''Skateboard'' is a 1978 American

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directed by George Gage and starring

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and

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Tony Alva Tony Alva (born September 2, 1957) is an American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician. He was a pioneer of vertical skateboarding and one of the original members of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team, also known as the Z-Boys. The ...

features in a cameo as "Tony Bluetile".

Overview

Manny Bloom, a Hollywood agent, finds himself in debt to Sol, a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000.

Cast

- Manny Bloom *

Kathleen Lloyd Kathleen Lloyd is an American actress known for her role as the female lead in '' The Missouri Breaks'' (1976), opposite Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson. She also appeared in the horror films ''The Car'' (1977) and '' It Lives Again'' (1978). Ea ...

- Millicent Broderick *

- Brad Harris *

- Tony Bluetile *Ellen O'Neal - Jenny Bradshaw *Richard Van der Wyk - Jason Maddox *Steve Monahan - Peter Steffens *David Hyde - Dennis *Pam Kenneally - Randi *

Antony Carbone Antony Deago Carbone (July 15, 1925 – October 7, 2020) was an American film and television actor. Biography Carbone was born as Antonio Giuseppe Carmelo Carbone in Calabria, Italy on July 15, 1925. His family moved to Syracuse, New York when ...

- Sol *

Gordon Jump Alexander Gordon Jump (April 1, 1932 – September 22, 2003) was an American actor best known as the clueless, yet occasionally wise, radio station manager Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson in the TV series ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' and the incompetent Ch ...

- Mr. Harris *

Pat Hitchcock Patricia Alma Hitchcock O'Connell (7 July 1928 – 9 August 2021) was an English-American actress and producer, acting under the name Pat Hitchcock. She was the only child of English director Alfred Hitchcock and film editor Alma Reville, and ...

- Mrs. Harris *

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- Himself

References

External links

* 1978 films 1970s sports drama films American sports drama films Films scored by Mark Snow Skateboarding films 1978 drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{sport-film-stub