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Fruit of the Vine

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A little sociology lesson as you travel around with rick and buddy, drinking beer and breaking into backyards to ride some gems. Don't get the idea that this is vintage footage. shot and edited on super 8. This is the kind of thing that skaters dream about all day. Great footage of the greatest pool riders of modern times. Salba, Tony Farmer, OX, Royce Nelson and others. Don't get sucked in by the egoes of other films, there is no comparison for this movie.

This was shot at the turn of the century- the 21st CENTURY. Nothing "vintage" that I remember in this vid. But across the country there is concrete being poured in the name of skating better and longer and flowing like the Old Masters, and this vid is all about that. Street tricks and tech-style is fine, if that's what you're into, but this video will open blind eyes and energize swollen ankles. If you can't find a pool or a park, build your own (though that can get pricey), or get all the skaters in town together and demand that city council build one and build it right. This vid is about the concrete style, the ride of the pool, the respect for where everything today came from. Tony Alva and Steve Alba both appear and have plenty to say in regards to the practice of pool skating.
*SPECIAL FEATURE* not to be missed is in the "interviews" section, under Pat Quirk, the Q-man gives the most passionate rallying cry for the SkateNation to rise up, to ride hard, to take your lumps and love it, to be a Skater with pride and confidence in yourself. BUY THIS DVD!!!!

Not my favorite, but definitely entertaining. Does a good job of documenting pool skating out west.

A fine insight into the realms of the skate underground. Watch out Mom and Dad! This is no Tony Hawk Toy Box/Action figure/ Computer generated/ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ How to DVD-----THIS IS THE REAL DEAL! I had the absolute pleasure of skating/philosophizing/chillin' with the illustrious "Q". Not your average guy to say the least. To see him and his opinions--not just @ the North End compound--is something ALL should catch a glimps of! RARE! Mark Hubbard, Randy Hanfro----all absolute legends in the realms of ALDEDLY!!! Life altering personalities for good or worse---but never any shortage of entertainment or raw skate footage. SCHRALP!! Try to feel a little of it by checking this DVD out. Great insight into the WORKING CLASS personalities and lives of some great human beings who love to skate. Thanks to Coan/Buddy for bringing this one into the world.

WATCH THE 3 BONUS INTERVIEWS AT THE END!!!
Coming soon: CURTIS HEAD--WHO's YOUR DADDY-THE ALDEDLY AFFAIR Documentary!

It's not often that a film about modern day skateboard culture can make you feel nostalgic, but that's exactly what this movie does. Fruit Of The Vine is a documentary on the subculture of modern day pool skating. The entire movie was shot on 8mm black and white film, which gives you the feeling you are watching archival footage even though the material is current. Well known spots like Burnside bridge are featured as well as places that only the hardcore local would know about. The way that the filmakers have the skaters talking about spots as the footage rolls has an amazing effect. The skaters in this film don't do what they do for the money or fame but simply for the fun of skating and discovering a new spot. This movie will stoke you to go skate.

Not so much about skateboarding but rather the entertaining humans loosely attached to the boards, DOG TOWN AND THE Z-BOYS was an audience favorite and winner at Sundance and AFI film fests. Sean Penn is the perfect narrator for skateboarding legend Stacey Peralta's true story about a gang of discarded Venice (CA) kids who revolutionized skateboarding and transformed the culture. In the late 60s and early 70s, skateboarding had gone the way of the Hula-Hoop. And then polyurethane wheels, hi-tech bearings, custom trucks and laminated, curved, surfboard-shaped platforms were custom rigged. And the sport exploded with an aggressive style, awe inspiring moves and intimidating, sometimes cynical, street smarts. This is an affectionate, irreverent look back by the guys who lived and loved it. FRUIT OF THE VINE is an even better film, also nominally about skateboarding. This wonderful vintage footage, shot on Super-8 is dirty, raw, disrespectful and anarchic. At its heart, it's about breaking into private property, cleaning out refuse-filled but otherwise empty swimming pools, and using the tempting concave shells for practicing blissful wall-riding stunts that often end in bone crunching crashes and torn flesh. It's very tribal: enemy territory is claimed and marked, then daring tests of manhood, repetitive, almost trance-inducing coming of age rituals are performed that inevitably involve blood-letting. Recommended.