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MONEY
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Earned back only 86% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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"Live Fast... Play Hard... Die Laughing..."
2003 1h 44m EN
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ActionComedyAdventure
Synopsis
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Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.
βLive Fast... Play Hard... Die Laughing...β
Cast
Mike Vogel
Eric Rivers
Vince Vieluf
Matt Jensen
Adam Brody
Dustin Knight
Joey Kern
Sweet Lou
Jennifer Morrison
Jamie
Bam Margera
Bam
Jason London
Jimmy Wilson
Summer Altice
Winona
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Casey La Scala
- Writers
- Ralph Sall
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 23 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Casey La Scala, shot by Richard Crudo. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Eric Strand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mike Vogel and Vince Vieluf and Adam Brody carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Live Fast... Play Hard... Die Laughing...".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0338077 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Casey La Scala directs. Richard Crudo behind the camera. Eric Strand cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 86% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 23 years ago.
- 3Directed by Casey La Scala, shot by Richard Crudo. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Eric Strand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Mike Vogel and Vince Vieluf and Adam Brody carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Live Fast... Play Hard... Die Laughing...".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0338077 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 12 themes, including "friendship", "skateboarding", "sports", "sponsorship".
- 9Released under 10 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Richard Crudo
- Editing
- Eric Strand
- Production design
- Perry Andelin Blake
- Costume design
- Tangi Crawford
- Makeup / hair
- Tracy Murphy
- Sound
- Stuart Provine
- Stunt coordinator
- Paul E. Short
- Runtime
- 104 min Β· 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Box office
- $5,141,166
- Return
- 86% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Grind (2003)
Also by
Casey La Scala
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PA
Pandora Cinema
US
- 90
900 Films
- AS
Asphalt Productions
- GA
Gaylord Films
US
Gerber Pictures
US
Key crew
- Script SupervisorJan McWilliams
- MusicRalph Sall
- ProducerBill Gerber
- EditorEric Strand
- Makeup Department HeadTracy Murphy
- ProducerHunt Lowry
- Production DesignPerry Andelin Blake
- Set DecorationClaire Kaufman
- ProducerCasey La Scala
- Costume DesignTangi Crawford
- CastingNancy Nayor
- Second Unit First Assistant DirectorMichelle LeDoux
- ADR MixerAlan Freedman
- Sound Effects EditorMarc Meyer
- GripCraig Bilodeau
- Property MasterJ.P. Jones
- GripKrystina Figg
- Supervising Sound EditorLance Brown
- Foley SupervisorLisa O'Donoghue
- ElectricianSteve Francis
- Key GripBill-Brady Majors
- Boom OperatorBob Fisher
- Special Effects TechnicianMichael Clarke
- Special EffectsJosh Hakian
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- friendship
- skateboarding
- sports
- sponsorship
- road trip
- desert
- sport competition
- professional sports
- skateboarder
- skate park
- skater
- sportsmanship
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2003-08-13
- Theatrical2003-08-15PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Manobras RadicaisBR
- GrindUS
- Γa planche!CA
- Grind - Sex, Boards & Rock'n'RollDE
- Oi assoi tou skateboardGR
- DeszkΓ‘sokHU
- Π‘ΠΊΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ±ΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΡRU
- SkejtbordingRS
- GrindGB
- ε²δΈδΊιCN
