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Skatetown U.S.A.

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A street-gang leader challenges a handsome young skater in a championship contest at the local roller-disco rink.

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Adam Lippe Examiner.com 09/12/2010
To give you an idea of the innocence of the time period and mindset behind the movie, Bradford performs his solo show to The Village People's Macho Man, and there's not even the hint of a homoerotic tint to it, he even courts Swayze's younger sister. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 27 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Kelly Jean P Mar 9 I can't believe how low the score on this movie is. I would watch it every day. See more Shannon H 10/23/2024 If you ever spent your weekends at the roller rink and you appreciate choreography, disco and the nostalgia of a cast full of favorites from our youth, this is worth seeing. The entire movie is on roller skates. Elaborate dance routines, lifting partners while keeping time to the music. I feel that alone is sorely undervalued. So much training and rehearsal had to be done to achieve the level needed for the movie and they were excellent. Yes, the storyline is stupid, the comedy bits are stupid but the skating is fantastic. See more 07/25/2014 Not a particularly good movie, but if you've ever wanted to see Patrick Swayze as the leader of evil roller-disco gang, you should check it out. See more 09/03/2012 I've only seen this (in recent years, but that's probably the only time) on YouTube in around 14 pieces, so I'd love to see it on an actual TV, in one piece. Of the few skating movies from that era, I'd say this one spends the most time in the rink (almost all of it). Lots of stars of the day, too (...it's like "The Love Boat" on wheels!) See more 02/26/2012 I used to love the roller rink when I was a kid. Not really old enough to get into the pure hype of it all when it was in its disco hey day but I do remember skating in 1980 when Another Bites the Dust was big. That was a fucking awesome song to skate to. Personally I used to spend more time in the arcade then on the rink though..anyways Skatetown USA is a fun little trip down memory lane to the roller disco in all its cheesy goodness. Not nearly as good as Roller Boogie it still has a huge nostalgia w/ neon & disco balls galore. It's like the Disney World of skate halls. Plus it has time capsule actors like Scott Baio, Maureen McCormick & Ron 'Horseshack' Palillo in the cast. How can you not get more retro kitch then that? Worth it alone to see Patrick Swayze in his first role who tries to prove what a badass skater he is to do a routine w/ his own belt See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A street-gang leader challenges a handsome young skater in a championship contest at the local roller-disco rink.
Director
William A. Levey
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 38m