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Skaterdater

1965 · 0h 17m · Drama, Romance · United States of America

The film tells a story with no dialogue. The group of boy skaters are suddenly at a point when one of the boys sees a young girl, and becomes interested in her. This causes a rift with the other boys, who challenges him to a skating duel that goes down a hilly street. The young boy loses. However, he gets the girl, and shortly, a few other girls are seen and become interested in the boys, too. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Written & directed by
Noel Black
Starring
Michael Mel, Melissa Mallory, Gregg Carroll, Gary Hill
6.1Smart score

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