Skater Dater

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Pyramid Films

Complete Record: Portrays a boy’s emergence into adolescence as he slowly realizes that his skateboard gang is part of a childhood that he has outgrown. Log Synopsis from transfer. Suburban neighborhood tracking shots of skateboarders bare feet on skateboard Young kids doing tricks kid swings from tree onto skateboard group of kids keeps growing some older teens two kids look at one another from across street. younger kid runs into girl on bicycle who falls off, her and man with hose look angry at skateboard kid man playing pool, monkey in cage man getting shaved, notary public woman she dumps some gravel on the side walk, one of the kids hits it and falls. another kid stand upside down on skateboard, and camera does the same. kids slide under a truck one by one. skater dater looks on oil wells, skaters in distance kids getting sodas or shakes at drive up burger place main kid looks longingly at girl in car couple making out in car brief kids skating at a mission kids wet their hair and faces at fountain main kid hits same girl with bicycle she falls for him that is. he carries her on bicycle romantic walk by pond she smiles bearing her teeth which are a bit messed up. she ties her shoe and he plays footsies with her. the other boys are watching and laugh and than just look blankly at him next day he ignores her, she walks up with bike, and he rides away as soon as she gets there. he catches up with his crew / posse friends group splits up, and stares each other down one kicks skateboard at another. down hill skateboard drag race our hero vs. older kid. they slolom kris crossing each other trying to knock each other down. our hero spills falls into the grass, the stare at each other. the girl is watching the whole time. kids skate by hero looking into the camera. girl goes up to hero, who looks real dejected. he finally cracks a smile at her. hero in sweater walking hand in hand with girl. he looks at the skate board kids, keeps walking with her. DOG in sweater two more girls look at the other skaters, “will this happen again” yes says the DOG in the sweater credits kids skating in rain soaked parking lot