Stoked - The Rise and Fall of Gator 1/9

Stoked is a fascinating history of Southern California's skateboarding scene in the late 1980s, a profitable and exciting time for then-rising superstars such as Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, and Steve Caballero, but a far darker experience for the much-worshipped Mark "Gator" Rogowski. Helen Stickler's film begins with an entertaining overview of skateboarding's renaissance in the '80s, when Rogowski and other talented skaters in and around Los Angeles developed a massive following of boys, who in turn provided a market for flashy, Rogowski-endorsed designer boards and accouterments. For a time, the charismatic, handsome Gator became a wealthy sports celebrity in search of greater pop-star status. When the skating scene shifted from the half-pipe to the street, however, Rogowski's fortunes, sanity, and freedom tragically erode. Stickler's thorough research, smart pacing, and extensive interviews make this a compelling, cautionary tale; a jailhouse phone interview with the now-mid-30s Gator proves both enlightening and spooky.

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[JesusRad20]

THX FOR THIS DUDE!!!!! THIS MOVIE IS SICK!!

[Timoth1983]

Mark was just denied parole this past Monday (February 7th 2011). He will be eligible again in 7 years.

[LocalHasbeen]

@Eric21ND I agree.

[Eric21ND]

@Timoth1983 Honestly he should never get out.

[SxEMETALBLADE]

@Timoth1983 He should have gotten the death penalty.

[jstrongjaw]

@Timoth1983 thats sooo fucked up are you serious? he only gets 1 fuckin chance every 7 years to be free?

[IranContraScumDid911]

I like the first shots at TJ. Had some fun sessions there. I grew up in Del Mar on the hill above the DMSR. Gator ruled the Kona pool and the Keyhole when I was 14. So good you would not believe it, fast and huge. I remember the whole Gator story. I even saw Gator skating at Josh Nelson's ramp after he had killed that girl. He had lost his marbles way before that turning into a wierdo, so we did not think much of his wierd silence and introverted behavior. This is a sad story, he went crazy

[AsianAdolf]

Gator KKKan stay @ my crib when he getz out. I wonder if Gator joined the aryan brotherhood in prison? That part of him in "full power trip" sk8n that pool in Florida blowz mindz. I'll have sum hookerz waitin' 4 him when he getz out. Gator hazn't had any pussy in awhile.

[510deadpool]

FREE GATOR

[mekosilvar]

if he gets out ...it won't be like when christian got out......a killer is'nt really cool "cool"....

[andrewmalacara1]

haah escondido i live there this FREAK USED TO LIVE IN MY CITY HAHAH WTF