Footskating 101 is a 2007 independently produced, South African comedy film.[1][2][3]
| Footskating 101 | |
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| Directed by | Thomas Ferreira, Brendan Jack |
| Written by | Ronnie Apteker, Brendan Jack |
| Produced by | Ronnie Apteker, Tendeka Matatu |
| Starring | Rob van Vuuren, Brendan Jack |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ZAR 1 million (Roughly US$ 147,500) |
Plot
editIn order to save his grandmother, his town, and his own skin, Vince, a poor miner's son, takes part in a skateboarding competition without a skateboard. He invents the extreme sport of footskating.
Production
editThe film was independently produced.
Trivia
edit- The film is dedicated to Brett Goldin, one of the original members of Crazy monkey, and avid footskater, who died in 2006. Originally, Goldin was meant to portray the role of Vince in the film.
- The film also stars Craig Archer as a crowd member, comedians John Vlismas, Rob van Vuuren, Kagiso Lediga and Riaad Moosa, Shaun "Worm" Brauteseth from the punk rock group The Finkelstiens, newsreader Reuben Goldberg, DJs Elana Afrika, Ian F and Sasha Martinengo, Isidingo actor Robert Whitehead and supermodel Kerry McGregor.
References
edit- ^ "Rocking Roodepoort". The Mail & Guardian. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Movie Review - Footskating 101". Independent Online. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Footskating 101". news24.com. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
edit- Official site Archived 17 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- Footskating 101 at IMDb
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