Steve Olson

Steve Olson

Steve Olson, is one of the most revered skateboardists in the galaxy; a pioneer of the sport, with a raft of now legendary tricks under his belt by the time he was 16. The first vertical skateboard champion, he’s also credited with introducing the scene to punk rock and creating the game-changing Santa Cruz Checkerboard model.

Movies for Steve Olson...

One Week of CPH Open
Title: One Week of CPH Open
Character: Steve Olson
Released: December 4, 2020
Type: Movie
Channel the vibes with Oski, KB, Kevin White, Hjalte and so many more. CPHO should be on every skater’s bucket list.
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Sk8face
Title: Sk8face
Character: Self
Released: February 15, 2020
Type: Movie
Tells the history of skateboard art and its evolution through the decades, as iconic and rebellious skateboarders and artists give firsthand experiences and stories about their art that challenged the establishment.
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The Tony Alva Story
Title: The Tony Alva Story
Character: Himself
Released: May 9, 2019
Type: Movie
62-years-old Alva, the oldest professional, skateboarder in the world, is considered by many to be the godfather of modern day skateboarding. Alva’s brand of aggression and bravado in the 70’s set the stage for the way skateboarding would be forever defined. Vans’ The Tony Alva Story chronicles T.A.’s humble beginnings on the streets of Santa Monica to his rise to superstardom as part of the legendary Z-Boys, his inevitable drug-induced implosion and his ultimate rise from the ashes to accept his rightful place as a beacon of hope and inspiration for generations of skateboarders the world over.
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OG: The Harry Jumonji Story
Title: OG: The Harry Jumonji Story
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2017
Type: Movie
'OG' is a film about a legendary, Brazilian born, NYC skateboarder, Harry Jumonji. In the course of telling his story, through his triumphs and travails, Jumonji emerges in this portrait as an adolescent innocent, much like skateboarding itself. He is irrepressible, manically energetic and ultimately, pure. He has a transcendent presence, well beyond charm or charisma, of such unalloyed joy that nothing he does is unforgiveable. This is fortunate because, as a drug addict, unsurprisingly, he lies, cheats and steals. Harry is rendered as the poet, the sprite, the artist and the street saint he is.
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Light Up the Night
Title: Light Up the Night
Character: Dr. Thomas Light
Released: December 23, 2016
Type: Movie
Light Up the Night is an analog science-fiction short film set in an Orwellian, futuristic 1980s. The story tells the tensions flaring between rebellious citizens and robotic law enforcement. We are introduced to two dissidents as they take aim at the city's looming, panoptic control tower, while local band The Protomen take the stage amidst the action, inciting unrest as they narrate the struggle.
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Hooked for Life
Title: Hooked for Life
Character: Self
Released: May 23, 2011
Type: Movie
In the summer of 1978 the Swedish film director Staffan Hildebrand encountered a group of young people with skateboards in Stockholm city, it resulted in a documentary about this new subculture "skateboard". The documentary, "14 års landet" (The land of 14) was presented in Swedish national TV (SVT) in the christmas of 1978. Now 30 years later Staffan and his crew have followed up the skateboarders from "14 års landet" what happened to them, what has happened with the skateboard industry in Sweden since then and why these people are "hooked for life".
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We Were Feared
Title: We Were Feared
Character: Himself
Released: April 25, 2010
Type: Movie
We Were Feared chronicles the rise and fall of the Cuckoo's Nest punk rock club. Hailed as the birthplace of slam-dancing, the Nest famously shared a parking lot with a cowboy bar and the mayhem that would ensue when both clubs emptied was immortalized in the Vandals' songs “The Legend of Pat Brown” and “Urban Struggle.” Featuring interviews with the people who populated the scene, archival images of gigs, and live performances by Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, & T.S.O.L.
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Machotaildrop
Title: Machotaildrop
Character: George
Released: September 12, 2009
Type: Movie
Walter Rhum, an amateur skateboarder, realizes his dream of turning pro and riding for the world's greatest skateboard company, Machotaildrop. Set in an anachronistic time and place, Machotaildrop is the greatest skateboard company of its day and the regal and grand sport of skateboarding has been thriving for many generations. Walter's journey serves as a window through which we discover the dark underbelly of what appears at first to be a benign skateboard company.
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Fulfill the Dream
Title: Fulfill the Dream
Released: July 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Shorty's first full length skateboarding video. Featuring: Steve Olson, Aaron Snyder, Toan Nguyen, Sammy Baptista, Jesse Silvey, Brandon Turner, Peter Smolik and Chad Muska.
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Thrasher - Raw
Title: Thrasher - Raw
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
What is inside this box? Well, it is just what the title suggests, raw skateboarding. No crybabies, pussies, or mamma's boys in here, gang, so get busy. Enjoy.
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Rolling Thunder
Title: Rolling Thunder
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Introducing the contemporary ambiguitive reflections of extraordinary enthusiasts Josh Beagle, Steve Berra, Frank Hirata, Heath Kirchart, Steve Olson, Paul Sharpe, plus special guests.
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Thrashin'
Title: Thrashin'
Character: Dagger
Released: August 29, 1986
Type: Movie
Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into any real trouble. Notorious enemy crew the Daggers, led by Tommy Hook, get their kicks terrorizing the locals at Venice Beach. When Corey starts dating Tommy's kid sister Chrissy, the Daggers are furious. The boys then take their beef to the "L.A. Massacre," a deadly skate race down a canyon road.