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This film is the classic of classics. When Animal Chin, the master of skateboarding, goes missing, the Bones Brigade (Steve Caballero, Tommy Guerrero, Tony Hawk, Mike McGill and Lance Mountain) go on a search for him. The story is simple and fun, and it's obvious that the team had a lot of fun making it. The video is a must see for anyone who cares about skating - it's different from the skate videos of today, more low, simple, and fun.

It's a cheap 80s skate film, yes - but it's the BEST.

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Pros

• Super famous skateboarding video - the most well known skate video ever
• Fun, clean old school skating and humor all set in classic 80s style
• These guys are some of today's best skaters

Cons

• Let's just say that no one won any awards for their acting in this film!

Description

• Features the skating of Steve Caballero, Tommy Guerrero, Tony Hawk, Mike McGill and Lance Mountain
• Take a look at the credits for even more famous names in skateboarding, such as Rodney Mullen!
• Filmed in 1986/1987 by Stacy Peralta
• Running time - 60 minuets (VHS)

Guide Review - Video - The Search for Animal Chin

The basic story of the video that that Won Ton Animal Chin, the greatest skateboarding master in the world, has gone underground because skateboarding has become too commercial, and the Bones Brigade decides to go search for him.

If you don't own or haven't seen this video, you need to get it. The skating is smooth, low and most of all fun. The trend today in skate videos seems to be to show raw footage from one skater, trick after trick, set to music.

In Animal Chin, you see a group of five friends, all skating from location to location, laughing, and having a great time. There's plenty of great footage, but it's all set together with a certain relaxed feeling. It's a great way to make a video. I had a great time watching it, laughing at the cheesy jokes, being blown away that these guys were ever that young (Tony Hawk looks hilarious), and thinking about how awesome the 80s were. This is a time when skating was getting re-defined, skaters were serious enough, but there wasn't so much junk to deal with. It was all about fun.

The filming does feel cheaper, and the acting is so bad it's even funnier. But that all adds to the feel. The whole thing has a young, alive feeling to it. If you haven't seen this video, you have to get it.

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