Bones Brigade (2012)

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Synopsis

In 1978, a mechanical engineer who had developed new skateboard products teamed up with one of the most popular skaters of the era. George Powell and Stacy Peralta created Powell Peralta and immediately began retooling how skateboard products were made and marketed. George, who had started developing products in his garage and kitchen oven, went on to invent innovative equipment such as double radial Bones wheels, named for their unique whiteness, and trend setting skateboard decks. Stacy recruited the skaters and handled marketing along with his longtime creative cohort Craig Stecyk III. Rejecting the expected action shot marketing, they used their young team to create esoteric images conveying the culture's sarcasm and disenfranchised dark humor. While spitballing about his stable of skaters, Stacy commented that he never wanted to call them a "team," a label that invited all kinds of jock baggage. Craig shrugged and simply said, "Bones Brigade." Powell Peralta reinterpreted a military motif, warping it with pioneering skateboard graphics more suited to biker gang tats than decks. As great a skater as Stacy was, his scouting skills surpassed any celebrated onboard skills. By 1984, Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Tommy Guerrero and Mike McGill compiled the most competitively dominant skateboard team in history. On top of winning large, cheap plastic trophies, Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen—two 13-year-olds initially ridiculed by their peers - created new ways to skate and pioneered modern technical skating.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 2nd, 2012 (Limited) by Self Distributed
Running Time: 111 minutes
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Keywords: Skateboarding, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Sports Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Union Avenue Productions, Non-Fiction Unlimited, Stacy Peralta
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Interviewee(s)

Stacy Peralta    Himself
Tony Hawk    Himself
Rodney Mullen    Himself
Steve Caballero    Himself
Mike McGill    Himself
Lance Mountain    Himself
Tommy Guerrero    Himself
George Powell    Himself
Alan 'Ollie' Gelfand    Himself
Craig Stecyk    Himself

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Production and Technical Credits

Stacy Peralta    Director
Stacy Peralta    Producer
John Oliver    Producer
Nadine Brown    Producer
James Truitt    Executive Producer
Albert Alan    Executive Producer
Penny Edmiston    Co-Producer
Michael Furukawa    Co-Producer
Don Paul Hoffman    Co-Producer

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Synopsis

In 1978, a mechanical engineer who had developed new skateboard products teamed up with one of the most popular skaters of the era. George Powell and Stacy Peralta created Powell Peralta and immediately began retooling how skateboard products were made and marketed. George, who had started developing products in his garage and kitchen oven, went on to invent innovative equipment such as double radial Bones wheels, named for their unique whiteness, and trend setting skateboard decks. Stacy recruited the skaters and handled marketing along with his longtime creative cohort Craig Stecyk III. Rejecting the expected action shot marketing, they used their young team to create esoteric images conveying the culture's sarcasm and disenfranchised dark humor. While spitballing about his stable of skaters, Stacy commented that he never wanted to call them a "team," a label that invited all kinds of jock baggage. Craig shrugged and simply said, "Bones Brigade." Powell Peralta reinterpreted a military motif, warping it with pioneering skateboard graphics more suited to biker gang tats than decks. As great a skater as Stacy was, his scouting skills surpassed any celebrated onboard skills. By 1984, Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Tommy Guerrero and Mike McGill compiled the most competitively dominant skateboard team in history. On top of winning large, cheap plastic trophies, Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen—two 13-year-olds initially ridiculed by their peers - created new ways to skate and pioneered modern technical skating.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 2nd, 2012 (Limited) by Self Distributed
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Challengers
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Skateboarding, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Sports Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Union Avenue Productions, Non-Fiction Unlimited, Stacy Peralta
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Stacy Peralta    Himself
Tony Hawk    Himself
Rodney Mullen    Himself
Steve Caballero    Himself
Mike McGill    Himself
Lance Mountain    Himself
Tommy Guerrero    Himself
George Powell    Himself
Alan 'Ollie' Gelfand    Himself
Craig Stecyk    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Stacy Peralta    Director
Stacy Peralta    Producer
John Oliver    Producer
Nadine Brown    Producer
James Truitt    Executive Producer
Albert Alan    Executive Producer
Penny Edmiston    Co-Producer
Michael Furukawa    Co-Producer
Don Paul Hoffman    Co-Producer

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.