Man, let’s have a moment of silence for the 80’s. What an amazing era. Gangs were essentially just skaters who did terrible graffiti. Most skate tricks were doable by everyone and the Red Hot Chili Peppers threw free decks out in the crowd while teenagers popped tops on Budweisers. You settled beefs by nunchuck jousting in a drainage ditch with your homies cheering you on. And everyone went home with a California girl. If this sounds good to you, watch Thrashin right now.
It stars Josh Brolin and the story line is pretty much Grease with skateboards. Good news is all the stunts and action scenes were performed by the top skaters of the day such as Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Christian Hosoi, Kevin Staab, Steve Steadham, and Natas Kaupus to name a few. Keep your eyes peeled for the chili peps as well.
