Product Details

• Actors: Stacy Peralta, Tom Sims, Mike Weed, Ken Means, Russell Wayne Howell
• Format: Color
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Simitar Entertainment
• Run Time: 76 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0001HAEWQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,525 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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From the liner notes ... "Stacy and his friends are the best skateboarders around. They know all the latest tricks and stunts, and each has mastered his own incredible style. This fascinating movie will bring you along as they tour cities enjoying the sights and becoming the main attraction wherever they go." Loaded with classic footage from the early days of the original Zephyr team (of "Dogtown and Z-Boys" fame.)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Important document of skateboard history, August 28, 2004

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Boy Howdy "CWC local" (Nashville) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Santa Cruz Skateboards presents: Freewheelin' (VHS Tape)

If you thought that Dogtown and Z-Boys was a great document of the early years of modern skateboarding (which it was), then you need to see this. This actually predates the footage of Dogtown, and some of the footage of Peralta in Freewheelin was used in Dogtown. Yeah, there is a little hokey story line of Stacy and this young woman he was dating and teaching about skateboarding, but you can't deny these bits of extremely valuable footage: Peralta riding around with his Zephyr shirt, on a 7" x 27" open bearing 1976 skateboard, absolutely shredding slides and wheelies with his great style. Tom Sims, before he was sponsored, much less owner of Sims Skateboards, riding a loooong board. Footage of great old secret spots such as the Tea Bowl and the Escondido Reservoir (someone needs to build a replica of that thing!), with Stacy just pumping and gyrating the place to death. Footage of Mike Weed and Peralta getting excited about HITTING TILE, much less kickturning a pool. A nice segment containing footage of the almost lost art of slalom, with greats Bobby Pearcy, Hester, Turner, etc ripping a pick up slalom contest. Great footage of an almost UNGRAFFITIED BALDY PIPELINE, with the legendary Waldo Autry shredding. Man, this thing was made like in late 75 or 76, the most advanced equipment is early Fulltracks and Road Rider wheels, and the clothing is vintage 70's. I might not recommend this video to the average joe, but if you are a skater, especially old school, you will DIG this video. And one last thing, I would like to take this opportunity to commend and thank Stacy Peralta for all he has done for the sport. As a skater since 1978, if I were to recommend one skater for the Skateboard Hall of Fame based on ability and contribution, Peralta would be the first.