Frankie Hill (from Ban This)

[JulianJJM]

Powell fucked him over after knee injury and left him to hang. That company was always about the brand, the money, the image and the exploitation of kids and their money....not what skating is about. The fucking Microsoft of the industry...

[jaytv777]

fucking hell!..who else had those horrible 'bones' pants !?!?..I'd forgotten about those!! like really heavy cheap jogging pants that tore easily & cost a fortune!..good ol' Powell knew how to get my dollars!

[massoud74]

song ?



[radicalartindustries]

But can he do a hand plant?! That's what comes next in the video :-D

[dealt]

first skate video I ever saw, I was 7 yrs old....still have the original copy of this vid, '89 in effect, and yes a fuckin great intro part... the skating, the music. Before this I didn't know skateboarding could be so gnarly.

[emericanskaterbro12]

I just got kick in the ass by inspiration,no joke

[pj7dustpepper]

that no comply at 1:00 is awesome.

[cayorider]

the best part of Ban This

[panthro213]

I remember the debate about whether or not he made that handrail at the end...

[StarMagik]

The same feeling when I was 15y : it rocks!

Great clip!

[MarioBonafe]

Still got his skatebord somwhere with the bulldog picture on it. Watched this video a million times.!!!

[Primo034]

That was an awsome board... Kick tails were the shit. lack of better words.

[skatetolive34]

one of the great classic clips from one of the most talented riders of all time. That no fear, taking chances approach makes even his bail segment a winner.....and he's the only person I may have recorded proof of falling on the ground as much as I do while skating...I gotta stop falling so much! last skate out i fell 5 times!ouch! too big fot that shit!!

[marty135]

I met frankie hill at a demo in moorooka in brisbane in australia, just after this vid came out. we asked him if he made that rail at the end of his part. he said that he tried it twice, once with rails and nearly landed it, but had too much speed, and then tried without rails, 3/4 way down he didnt make it, said he slammed.

[seraphincoven]

he's a Dental Tech, but still skates

[Radicdj]

what's frankie hill doing these days? Still living in California? Still selling cars?

[naboba]

he sold cars?

[hensatvai]

Ah... Good old times. What a classic!

[bigburd08]

Every landing sounds the same

[tatsujincorp]

it's teh usual sound of landing sk8wheels!!

[bigburd08]

Normally they don't soud that similar. Are you German?

[elementskater7777]

cheesy music, fiming and hair but the sick skating makes up for it

[downhell666]

unbelivebly good

or what ever

[SirLoin1987]

do u know if they used film cameras for this vid?

[nawsh93]

yes dey did obviosly dis wuz in 1989

[tju568]

like a breakdancer, on a skateboard.

[tju568]

personally i think hes got the best(street-style)of any skateboarder ive ever seen.

[laffrenere]

I thought I read in a TW mag back in the day that he landed that last huge rail slide. Anyone know for sure? That's a big rail even for todays standards.

[kyleeastman]

he didnt land it

it says in transworld