Stoked the rise and fall of gator season 1

The rise and fall of gator is the featurelength documentary about mark gator rogowski, one of the 80s most celebrated professional skateboarders, now serving 31 years to life in prison. The rise and fall of gator dvd for sale online ebay. The rise and fall of gator synopsis skateboarder mark rogowski enjoys success in the 1980s, then goes to prison for rape and murder. The rise and fall of gator a film by helen stickler. We look at the most anticipated streaming titles for june 2020, from the twilight zone season 2 to spike lees da 5 bloods. Rogowski had one of the most popular signature skateboards in the 1980s, and the most coverage in skateboarding magazines and videos for a period of time in that era. Sep 23, 2003 stoked is a chilling tale about gators rise to fame, his crumble from hero to zero in less than a second, and his ultimate decision to cross the line and take the life of someone else. Beginning with the shocking news of gator s demisehe brutally raped and murdered a woman, buried her in the san diego desert, and received a 31year prison sentence the film then starts back at gator s beginnings when he was just an innocent 14year. In one of the best examples of the american dream turning into the american nightmare, the tale of mark gator rogowski should have been one of the great successes of a young man with groundbreaking and innovative talent that took him to the top and kept him there. At times stoked feels like a bythenumbers episode of vh1s behind the music. Beginning with the shocking news of gators demisehe brutally raped and murdered a woman, buried her in the san diego desert, and received a 31year prison sentencethe film then starts back at gators beginnings when he was just an innocent 14year. Jeff grossos loveletters to skateboarding s4 e4 season 4 finale jeff grossos loveletters to skateboarding vans duration. The rise and fall of gator is a documentary which chronicles rogowskis personal successes and private failures.

When you could still keep track of the number of pro skaters in the mid and late 80s, gator was counted as one of the best, matching ranks with christian hosoi and the bones brigade team. Once the elite thrashers gave themselves over to a fad, they were. The dark side of skateboardings commercialization is explored via the harrowing story of vertical skater mark gator rogowski. This documentary film explores the life of former skateboarding pro mark gator rogowski, who, in 1991, was sentenced to 31 years in jail. Six years in the making, helen sticklers documentary charts the rise of skateboarding culture in the 1980s and the trappings of success. Stoked is a documentary about the rise and fall of vision skate companys glory boy, mark gator gravity rogowskianthony. The rise and fall of gator, 2002 a documentary exploring the rise and fall of 80s skateboard legend mark gator rogowski.

A documentary exploring the rise and fall of 80s skateboard legend mark gator rogowski. The rise and fall of gator movie trailer and videos tv. One of the stars of the early years of this combination of artistic expression and extreme sport was mark rogowski, known to the public as gator. Stoked the rise and fall of gator 2002 trailer youtube.

Directed by helen stickler and starring mark \\gator\\ rogowski, tony hawk, jason jessee and stacy peralta. Stoked tracks rise and fall of murdererpro skater gator mtv. The rise and fall of gator mark gator rogowski is currently serving a term of thirtyone years to life in prison for rape and murder. The rise and fall of gator movie trailer starring tony hawk, jason jessee, john brinton hogan, steve olson, brandi mcclain, mark gator r. Rogowski, a pro skateboarding star in the 80s currentl. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below.

With mark gator rogowski, stacy peralta, tony hawk, jason jessee. The rise and fall of gator 2002 helen stickler on allmovie stoked. Stoked takes a trip to the inyourface era of 80s youth pop culture, exploring the mechanism of fame and its darker consequences in one man. The handsome, outspoken rebel was one of the first pro skaters, like christian.

The rise and fall of gator on dvd february 17, 2004 starring mark rogowski, tony hawk, jason jessee, stacy peralta. An absorbing and meticulous piece of reportage, helen sticklers fine documentary stoked views gator s tragic story as a case study in the identity crisis that gripped the skating world in the late 80s, when a sport built on rebelliousness was coopted by the corporate dollar. The rise and fall of gator 2002 starring mark gator. The rise and fall of gator, which opens in new york on friday august 22 and elsewhere through november, looks at one of skateboardings biggest stars as the sports popularity exploded. Mark gator rogowski, stacy peralta, tony hawk, jason. A documentary exploring the rise and fall of 80s skateboard legend mark. As a follow up to my reflection of the 1990s in my last post, and continuing with this long trail of documentaries featuring tragic and bizarre eventspeople, i present to you, stoked.

Rogowski had one of the most popular signature skateboards in the 1980s, and the most coverage in skateboarding magazines and videos for a period of time. The rise and fall of gator opens friday, september 5th at landmarks ken cinema. Riding a wave of popularity in the 80s to lucrative megastardomonly to be chewed up and spat out by the corporate sponsors that created himgator ended up behind bars for rape and murder. Helen sticklers film begins with an entertaining overview of. This is a long way off from his earlier life of skateboarding demigod, product endorser, and all around cool bad boy. The rise and fall of gator 2003 this documentary film explores the life of former skateboarding pro mark gator rogowski, who, in 1991, was sentenced to 31 years in jail after raping. Rogowski had one of the most popular signature skateboards in the 1980s, and the most coverage in. Rogowski had one of the most popular signature skateboards in the 1980s, and.

Stoked follows gator s life in skateboarding and highlights his rise to fame and problem with alcohol and depression which, through various events in his life, led. This documentary focuses on the rise of skateboarding culture in the 1980s as evidenced by one of the sport\\s biggest stars, mark \\gator\\ rogowski, whose bad boy attitude made him a poster boy for the burgeoning. Stoked is a fascinating history of southern californias skateboarding scene in the late 1980s, a profitable and exciting time for thenrising superstars such as tony hawk, lance mountain, and steve caballero, but a far darker experience for the muchworshipped mark gator rogowski. See how bob morley, eliza taylor and more have changed since season 1.