''Boxboarders!'' is a 2007

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written and directed by

Rob Hedden Robert Ray Hedden (born March 2, 1954) is an American writer and film director. Early life Hedden was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Laguna Beach. While a student at Laguna Beach High School, he began making short films. Hedde ...

and starring, among others, Marieh Delfino,

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and

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Plot

Imagine a refrigerator box with a pair of skateboards duct-taped onto it, no brakes and no rules, and you will find the inspiration behind the ground-breaking sport of boxboarding. After a few test-runs on their new creation, the underdog duo of James (Basis) and Ty (Immekus) capture the attention of a local TV news crew, this becoming an instant hit at their high school. Seeing the potential for marketing the boxboards, the teens create a high-stakes competition where the winner will secure all rights to what might be the next hula-hoop. Joined by crazy parents, stuck up beach girls, obnoxious brothers and a group of rich kids trying to steal their idea ... not to mention a Space Vampire and a Lizard Man ... the film captures a race that gives new meaning to the word absurd.

Cast

*James Immekus as Ty Neptune *

Austin Basis Austin Lee Basis (born September 14, 1976) is an American actor. Early life and education Basis was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended Mark Twain Intermediate School 239 and Midwood High School. While majoring in theatre at Bingha ...

as James James *

as Tara Rockwell *Mitch Eakins as Alexander Keene *Michelle Alexis as Stephanie McCoy *

Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in '' Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television characters ...

as Dr. Stephen James *Andy Hedden as Terry 'Zazu' Neptune *Hudson Thames as Rick James *

as Ruth Keene *Christopher Cass as William Keene III * Kitty Swink as Ginger James *

Julie Brown Julie Ann Brown (born August 31, 1958) is an American actress, comedian, screen/television writer, singer-songwriter, and television director. Brown is known for her work in the 1980s, where she often played a quintessential valley girl charac ...

as Anny Neptune *

Jana Kramer Jana Rae Kramer (born December 2, 1983) Gives birthplace as Detroit, Michigan, of which Rochester Hills is a suburb. is an American country music singer and actress. She is known for her role as Alex Dupre on the television series '' One Tree H ...

as Victoria *Marieh Delfino as Cambria Rockwell * Douglas Rowe as Doug McCoy *

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as Sheldon *

Josh Duhon Joshua Wilson Duhon (born August 27, 1982) is an American actor. Duhon was born in McKinney, Texas, and stands 5'9”. Josh Duhon joined the cast of '' General Hospital'' in March 2007 as Logan Hayes, Lulu Spencer's eventual love interest. He lef ...

as Jason *Shane Edelman as Security Guard Bob *Troy MacDonald as Surf Rat #1 *Corey Hedden as Surf Rat #2 *

Ezra Buzzington Ezra Buzzington is an American character actor in film and television. A figure in underground cinema, Buzzington is also the founder of the Seattle Fringe Festival and co-founder of the New York International Fringe Festival. Career With ov ...

as Zoltar *

as Bruce Rockwell

External links

* * 2007 films 2007 comedy films American independent films 2007 independent films American comedy films Films directed by Rob Hedden Films with screenplays by Rob Hedden 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{indie-film-stub