Mark 'Gator' Rogowski,
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Stacy Peralta,
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Steve Olson
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As a teenager growing up in the mid-'70s, Mark "Gator" Rogowski became a passionate skateboarder. With time, he became quite good on a deck and, by the early '80s, his skills on the vertical ramp, com... read more
DVD Release Date: February 17, 2004
Stats: 45 reviews
Gator the rise and fall of Gator is just one of those documentaries that even if you arent into the subject matter will keep your fall attention from the first shot to the last this documentary follows the story of 80's vert skater Mark *gator* Rogowski who let fame and drugs spi... read more
The synopsis says it all: The rise and fall of 80's vert skateboard legend Mark 'Gator' Rogowski.
Helen Stickler's brilliantly directed documentary on legendary vert ramp skater Mark "Gator" Rogowski whose rise to fame came crashing down after being convicted of the brutal murder of his girlfriend. I grew up in that part of North San Diego in the early to late 80's, so this f... read more
This is a seriously disturbing portrait of pro skater Marc 'Gator" Rowgowski, whos rise and fall to and from fame culminated in his murdering his girlfriend and burying her in the desert. Great footage of old skate jams and interviews with those who knew him best. He was a cocky ... read more
An exhilarating and terrifying journey through youth-culture hell. Full Review
The movie fails to pull off all its trick moves. Full Review
Offers a fascinating look into the skater's tumble from grace, as well as chronicling the renaissance of his rebel sport.
By focusing on the self-immolation of the thoroughly despicable skateboarding star Mark "Gator" Rogowski, Stoked makes us all question the eternal chase for popularity and acceptance that takes up so ... Full Review
Gives us a succinct sense of an entire youth culture and the marketing of a fleeting mini-legend.
Despite Stickler's best efforts at putting his crimes into psychological and sociocultural context, Gator never emerges as anything but a blatant and outspoken -- and virulently brutal -- jerk.
The calculus of a craze's honest genesis, heady peak, exploitation, and burnout is so familiar by now as to be numbing, but Stoked makes it fresh because it has the primary sources at hand. Full Review
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