When out-of-work agent and tapped-out horseplayer Manny Bloom (Allen Garfield) gets the squeeze from top bookie Sol (Anthony Carbone), he comes up with a unique solution to his financial dilemma: he starts a professional skateboard team, and persuades Sol to finance it. Unfortunately, the only thing professional about the L.A. Wheels are the bills they run up.

With a team roster that ranges from a 10-year-old who seems to have a skateboard grafted to his feet to an 18-year-old who'd rather be surfing, Manny's got his hands full.

No child psychiatrist, Manny suddenly finds himself dealing with a bunch of laid-back Southern California teenagers who don't dig Manny's regimen of no sex, no drinking and eight hours of practice. To make matters worse, he's forced to hire a nurse (Kathleen Lloyd) after one of the kids gets hurt. Manny thinks he's hired a middle-aged disciplinarian. Millicent turns out to be young, attractive, and sympathetic to the kids.

If that isn't bad enough, Manny's getting real pressure from Sol. Even with the pressure, he thinks he sees light at the end of the tunnel - a $20,000 Invitational Race that Jason (Richard Van Der Wyk), his star, is a shoo-in to win.

Nothing comes easy for Manny, however. The week before the race, Jason takes a powder and Manny has to depend on Brad (Leif Garret), a 15-year-old who doesn't seem ready for the big-time.

The day of the race, everyone's there - thousands of spectators, Manny, Millicent, Brad, Sol, the L.A. Wheels and dozens of the world's top professional skateboarders. As the gun goes off, Manny has bet his life on the unproven 15-year-old. Guess who wins?

SKATEBOARD, the movie, also stars skateboard legend, Tony Alva

Sundance 2001, the winning documentary was "Dogtown and Z-boys" which features Tony Alva.

Watch for "Dogtown & Z-boys", Sony Pictures Classics theatrical release scheduled for April, 2002....a documentary about Tony Alva, Bob Biniak, and the Z boys, many of whom are in "Skateboard".

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