Grind (2003)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Casey La Scala

Writer (WGA):

Ralph Sall (written by)

Release Date:

15 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

This Summer the underdogs have their day.

Plot:

Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.

Plot Keywords:

Skate | Skateboarding | Skater | Road Trip | Friends

Cast

Mike Vogel	...	Eric Rivers
Vince Vieluf	...	Matt Jensen
Adam Brody	...	Dustin Knight
Joey Kern	...	Sweet Lou
Jennifer Morrison	...	Jamie
Jason London	...	Jimmy Wilson
Summer Altice	...	Winona
Bam Margera	...	Bam
Erin Murphy	...	Hot Mama
Baron La Scala	...	In Utero
Stephen Root	...	Cameron
Sasha Jenson	...	Greg (as Sasha Jensen)
Brian Posehn	...	Orville the Scraggly Guy
Christopher McDonald	...	Mr. Rivers
Donte Calarco	...	Buxom Girl #1

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude humor, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:14 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40015) | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG (cut) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

900 Films

Trivia:

The first scene inside Chili 'n' Such is an homage to Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), where an employee and a customer argue about 100% satisfaction.

Goofs:

Continuity: When they are skating the pool at the Pink Hotel, there is an "ambulance parking" sign taped to the bottom of the deep end. There are alternating shots with the sign there and gone.

Quotes:

Dustin: [seeing Jimmy Wilson's tour bus] Oh, black leather. That's just how Snoop would do it.

Movie Connections:

References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

Soundtrack:

Poetic Tragedy

I think it's great

I agree with another comment that the critics shouldn't have torn this movie apart like some others! It wasn't all that bad. There were those random parts that you don't think should be in there, but it is a funny movie that you can never get sick of!

The crowd that I believe the film is aiming for are those struggling athletes or skaters. There is supposed to be a little more struggle than what they put in, but it isn't a drama, it's comedy. Mike Vogel played his part well, along with Adam Brody. Most of the skating was stunt men, but there were those little scenes where the actors would actually have to skate! These actors actually took plenty of training to learn how to pull off the skating.

This is a movie that you can watch with your friends over and over again and never get sick of!