'Until the Wheels Fall Off' brings home Hawk's obsessive quest, scientific mind and the pitfalls of fame and fortune.
do we hear from the native San Diegan who’s ridden skateboards to millions of dollars in earnings, international fame and status as the sport’s most accomplished competitor.
Director Sam Jones, to his credit, can’t be accused of over-glamorizing either the endorphin-unleashing sport of vertical skateboarding or Hawk, whose “Pro Skater” video games have generated more than $1 billion in sales. Following each harrowing miss leading up to his breakthrough trick at the 1999 X Games, the crowd and Hawk’s fellow competitors exhort him to try again.“He just said, ‘Either I’m going to make this trick, or somebody’s going to take me off on a stretcher — that’s how it’s gonna go,’ “ says one of Hawk’s two sisters, Pat.
The film doesn’t shy from attempting to plumb the seemingly bottomless depths of Hawk’s motivational wellspring to invent and perfect skateboarding tricks.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tony Hawk on the Oscars, Fatherhood and Taking RisksTony Hawk, who's the subject of a new documentary, sometimes gets his best ideas while dozing off. 'A lot of times I will literally jolt myself up and be like, 'Okay, write that down.''
Read more »
Guest Column: Blame Louis C.K.’s Grammy Comeback on Comedy’s Gatekeepers'The message this award sends to C.K.'s victims and other female comics and comedy writers is that their cries will fall on deaf ears – and might well backfire,' writes comedian Mona Shaikh.
Read more »
DeSantis’ Attack on Disney Recalls a ’90s Culture War That the Right Lost (Guest Column)If the increasingly bare-knuckle battle between Florida’s conservative Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, and the Walt Disney Co., over the Sunshine State’s new “Don’t Say Gay” law and other legislation…
Read more »
Column: Only guaranteed season with starting pitching quintet another reason Padres need to win now'Precious moment' for franchise adds urgency for long-vowed breakthrough in 2022
Read more »