The Birth of Big Air with Matt Hoffman

In 1985, at the tender age of 13, Mat Hoffman entered into the BMX circuit as an amateur, and by 16 he had risen to the professional level. Throughout his storied career, Hoffman has ignored conventional limitations, instead, focusing his efforts on the purity of the sport and the pursuit of "what's next." His motivations stem purely from his own ambitions, and even without endorsements, cameras, fame and fans, Hoffman would still be working to push the boundaries of gravity. Academy Award nominee Spike Jonze and extreme sport fanatic Johnny Knoxville, along with director Jeff Tremaine, will showcase the inner workings and exploits of the man who gave birth to "Big Air."

Category:

• Sports
• Action & Adventure
• Special Events

Starring:

• travis pastrana shaun white bob benquist tanner foust pierre-luc gagnon plg bestwick jake brown ryan sheckler mirra dave danny way blake williams

Produced by:

• frantz cayo

Tags:

• ESPN
• Sports
• 30 for 30
• The Birth of Big Air
• Spike Jonze
• Johnny Knoxville
• Jeff Tremaine
• Matt Hoffman
• X Games
• 1991
• telephone
• polls
• big
• air
• oklahoma
• quarter
• pipe
• hoffman
• bikes

[red5marauder]

@tlh235 What are you waiting for? I'm 38 and 75 lbs over weight and I ride every chance I get...... and I get air. Who says pigs can't fly?

[Massivekid83]

i missed this! everyone of my mates are saying its the best thing they've ever seen! most of them dont even have any idea about bmx. HAS any one got any a link so i can watch it! i live the uk and dont have ESPN

[Massivekid83]

@buriedintime cheers dude!

[buriedintime]

@Massivekid83 it's on DVD now. you can probably rent it somewhere.

[tlh235]

just watched it....matt hoffman makes me wanna buy a bmx bike at 36.

[buriedintime]

Matt Hoffman deserves more credit than he gets. he's a Tony Hawk type guy for BMX.

[MariaDamnSure]

I'm no BMX fan but I'm actually excited to watch this tonight!

[creamcheeseandonions]

First comment! Woo!