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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
America's Newest Sport
1966 0h 11m EN
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7.0
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★7.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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America's Newest Sport is a short film made for Hobie. It was about his new skateboard and skateboard team. Hobie, as he always did, figured he could design something better. He came up with flexible trucks and clay wheels which sure beat the old steel ones. His skateboard "team" was a classic bunch of kids who performed state of the art maneuvers like riding a skateboard while covered by a trash can.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Bruce Brown
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Bruce Brown directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 260 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 11 min · 0h 11m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Bruce Brown
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1966-12-31
