Skaterdater

Overview

The film tells a story with no dialogue. The group of boy skaters are suddenly at a point when one of the boys sees a young girl, and becomes interested in her. This causes a rift with the other boys, who challenges him to a skating duel that goes down a hilly street. The young boy loses. However, he gets the girl, and shortly, a few other girls are seen and become interested in the boys, too. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 11, 1965

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

United Artists,Byway Productions

Cast

Michael Mel,Melissa Mallory,Gary Hill,Bruce McKaig,Gregg Carroll,Ricky Anderson,Bill McKaig,Gary Jennings

Director

Noel Black

Writer

Noel Black

Producer

Marshall Backlar,Noel Black

Cinematography

Michael D. Murphy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059725