Skaterdater

Though I only saw this movie once forty years ago, I, too, distinctly remember it.

It was a short before a feature, but the next day all I could talk about was 'Skaterdater'. I met someone else who had been equally effected by it. What I remember is the drama of a young California skate boarder rising to the challenge of plunging down a steep hill. Set to instrumental surf music, it made the hair on my neck stand up! The fact that the film won as many awards as it did assures me it wasn't just my imagination.

It's very cool to see it here on IMDb and learn who the director (Noel Black) and composer (Mike Curb) were and what they did. The children actors, who don't speak, never made another film. This is a timeless movie that should be available for all who seek

Yes this was an excellent movie. I had fun making it. The skateboard club was called the Imperials. We won a skateboard contest in Hermosa Beach around 1964 and Noel Black was there looking for some kids. Since most of the other teams were sponsored by Hobie, Jack's Surfboard,etc., he talked with us. Melisda was the only one with prior experience in acting, Noel and Marshall got her from somewhere else. All the rest of the group went to Newton Elementary and then South High in Torrance Calif. The two girls at the end of the film where Molly Macloud (RIP) and Ceilo Weislo (sp) which they usually don't get the credit for.

Bill McKaig

I was in Southern California, at a Marine base when this came out.

Like most of the other reviewers I don't know what the feature film I saw this with was, but I never forgot "Skaterdater"!

Always knew Mike Curb was involved and it was, for me, the only redeeming moment in his career.

It was close to being a silent film, there is NO dialogue, only some laughter at one point. So pleased that one of the other reviewers knew the locations; Torrence and Rolling Hills. Thanks for that, I love location info.

Today was the day I left a message on IMDb about this little gem, and then had the thought to check YouTube.

There it was, it's been put up at least twice.

Would any skaters be able to tell us what the wheels were made of in 1965?

This is a great short film; I was looking for it for a friend who like all the other commenters saw it years ago and loved it.

I decided to try the former distributor, Pyramid Media.

THEY STILL HAVE IT, IT IS STILL AVAILABLE.

Get Skaterdater on VHS or DVD from Pyramid. Their website is www.pyramidmedia.com - though it's not listed there.

Call them (phone numbers are on the website) for a price. Not that expensive for a personal copy of a wonderful vision of growing up, surfer music, southern California and just being a kid.

Hope this helps.

I host a backyard 16mm film festival every September. For many years we were able to borrow films from a static collection owned by our county library system.While perusing their catalog several years ago, I happened to see that "Skaterdater" was available. I remembered viewing this on TV late one night when I was younger. It had stuck with me. At that time, I was swept up in the initial craze of "sidewalk surfing". We built our own skateboards from discarded roller skate wheels and scrap lumber. There weren't a lot of hills by my house, so sometimes we would get a pal to tow us on a bike. But I digress...

Skaterdater is just a sweet movie with a timeless message. Long story short, I now own the 16mm print and it is the featured presentation at my film festival. I highly recommend it.