Thrashin' (1986) on Netflix
Corey Webster, an out-of-town skateboarder, trains in Los Angeles for a downhill race. He falls for Chrissy, whose brother Hook leads the Daggers and tells him to stay away from her.
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Plot summary
The Daggers, a punk skate crew led by Tommy Hook, make trouble for the locals around Venice Beach. Corey Webster, an out-of-town skateboarder staying with his friends the Ramp Locals, is training for a downhill competition. He falls for Chrissy, Hook's younger sister, who has come from Indiana to spend the summer with her brother. When Hook learns that the two are seeing each other, he tells Corey to stay away from her. Corey refuses to give her up, and the Daggers chase him down city streets and through a parking garage. He gets away by boarding a bus and slipping out the back.
Cast
- David Wagneras Little Stevie
- Gary Goodrichas Skate Club Announcer (as Zachary)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Thrashin' (1986)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Director David Winters' first choice for the lead was a pre-21 Jump Street Johnny Depp, cast alongside Depp's girlfriend at the time Sherilyn Fenn, but after three attempts to get Depp approved by the producer, Winters had to recast, ultimately choosing Robert Rusler.
- The film features appearances from famous skaters including Tony Alva, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers make an appearance as well.
- The film features a performance from the Freaky Styley incarnation of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with Cliff Martinez and Hillel Slovak, as well as music by Devo, Circle Jerks and Meat Loaf.
- Being overruled on that casting decision so upset director David Winters that he made the professional decision to control all aspects of future projects he worked on.
- Sixteen years after the film's release, the MTV series Jackass paid homage to its skateboard jousting scene in a February 2002 episode, with “maces and man-purse”.
