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- 2003
- R
- Palm Pictures
- 1 h 22 m
- 2003
- R
- Palm Pictures
- 1 h 22 m
Summary This documentary explores the rise and fall of 80's skateboard legend Mark "Gator" Rogowski.
- 2003
- R
- Palm Pictures
- 1 h 22 m
- 2003
- R
- Palm Pictures
- 1 h 22 m
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator
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Summary This documentary explores the rise and fall of 80's skateboard legend Mark "Gator" Rogowski.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
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1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
69
80% Positive
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
16% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It's a classic rags-to-riches-to-rage tale about the fatal nexus of celebrity and market forces, a story that is unexpectedly poignant even though it's told to an insistent punk rock beat.
It's a pungent study of fads, trends and the way everything once genuine ends up being homogenized and exploited beyond recognition by corporate America -- a fine companion piece to Stacy Peralta's "Dogtown and Z-Boys," but with a more raw, punkish aesthetic.
Rogowski's transition from youth-culture poster boy to murderer demands deeper analysis.
Stoked supplies a unique perspective on the hazards of rock-star fame that went with the sport's explosion for a band of rebels who didn't see it coming -- or going.
It's an old story, but at a time when high-school-aged athletes are wooed away from real-life with staggering, multi-million dollar endorsement deals, it's one that bears repeating.
Perhaps it was not intended to serve as a sequel to the fabulous "Dogtown And Z-Boys," but Helen Stickler's documentary does pick up where Stacey Peralta left off, following skateboarding into the '80s boom.
Gator never emerges as anything but a blatant and outspoken -- and virulently brutal -- jerk.
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Production Company
HMS Projects
Release Date Aug 22, 2003
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline The compelling life of Mark "Gator" Rogowski, 80's skateboarding superstar now serving 31 years to life in prison.
Website
http://www.stokedmovie.com/
