this film nail it by juxtapose the fast rise and rocky descent of 80 counter culture commercialism with the tragic story of gator and his victim . we get to know gator a a wild punk and arrogant jock and immature romantic and and finally and a violent and dangerous man . he be make for stardom and but the path to skater stardom be even young than it pioneer . he be the era most notable fall angel . i haven not yet see a more vivid reflection on the style and attitude of california in the 1980s . it very easy to get lose in this one while it a sad and enlighten and and socially significant piece of journalistic film making . kudos to the filmmaker .