Dragonslayer

2011

1h 13m

Documentary

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90%

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21 Reviews

61%

Audience Score

250+ Ratings

A professional skateboarder drifts through life with seemingly little regard for adult responsibilities, preferring instead to skate in abandoned pools and camp in friends' yards.

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Liz Braun

Toronto Sun

Dragonslayer is an amazing window into a particular part of the culture and how we live now. You'll think about Skreech -- his father's day gift for his son, his new job at a bowling alley -- for a long time after you leave the theatre.

Dec 16, 2011

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Stephen Cole

Globe and Mail

Like many good documentary filmmakers, Tristan Patterson is a talented eavesdropper who lets characters articulate overriding themes.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 16, 2011

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Peter Hartlaub

San Francisco Chronicle

In following this scattered character around, "Dragonslayer" director Tristan Patterson makes a very purposeful documentary about the pessimistic worldview of the nation's youth, and what that means for the future.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 17, 2011

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

Dragonslayer authentically portrays Sandoval in all his adrift glory while seeming to blur the lines of what a doc can be with effortless craft.

Nov 12, 2020

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

The dragon effects are fantastic and the monster really becomes an integral character in the story. The film has great practical effects and more heart than studio films generally crank out...

Apr 3, 2020

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Alexandra Hayward

CineVue

It is both heady and bleak to watch: an exquisite portrait of a lost boy chasing old dreams.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 5, 2019

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7/10 nice quaint thematic

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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I don't know why this movie exists. This guy is a "professional" skateboarder and I use professional loosely...he sucks I don't know how he even got any endorsements. I'm just glad he got a job to help support his kid.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Dragonslayer gives a somewhat interesting look at the burnout skater Skreech. Unfortunately that's all there really is to it. Skreech as a person isn't particularly likeable; he bums everything off other people, gets drunk, does drugs and doesn't seem all that happy about skating either as well as not being all that bothered about his baby son. What can I say? He's not all bad, there's a certain nomadic quality to him that i like, and i can't say his lifestyle is THAT terrible, he seems to have a good heart and considering i used to hang around with people like him & his friends he's probably just looking for a solid opportunity or inspiration in his life.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Picked this up thinking it was going to be another Dogtown and the Z Boyz. Ends up being a commentary about having nothing. Sad film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Not entirely impressed with this movie. There's nothing really bad about it, but the subject matter of this homeless, druggie, skateboarder didn't hold my interest.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Skreech (just about) holds his life together better than the crumbling pools he skates in. Insightful documentary.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Tristan Patterson

Director

Josh 'Skreech' Sandoval

Actor

Christine Vachon

Executive Producer

Thomas Fanning

Executive Producer

John Baker

Producer

Eric Koretz

Cinematographer

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Synopsis

A professional skateboarder drifts through life with seemingly little regard for adult responsibilities, preferring instead to skate in abandoned pools and camp in friends' yards.

Director: Tristan Patterson
Producer: John Baker
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2017
Runtime: 1h 13m

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