i have never know this film exist . although i have be such a fan of skateboard and skateboarder for such a long time i love to watch any skateboarding event on tv or street skateboarder just skate . i be also amaze at how popular gator be all through the 80 and i have absolutely no clue who he be that be until i see this film . this be a brilliant film and it be also brilliantly make . so much to this on dvd there be an enormous 3 full hour of footage . this be the story of a young professional vertical skateboarder name mark rogowski who go on to earn the nickname gator after invent a skate style move all his own the gaite aire and then and later still drop his last name rogowski which he be quote a say that the name itself belong to his father and who be not present in his life . so then he be gator mark anthony and which be his birth first and middle name . gator have become pro at the age of 14 and after win a championship skate in canada . he be then promote by many large name skateboard and part company . gator work his butt off to stay in the lead . he be in the spotlight from 1985 to 1989 perform in many championship and demonstration video and music video and even stunt work on a particular movie . ( i wont say which movie because and for whatever the reason even imdb doesn not have him list a be part of it . ) he be also see in almost every issue of thrasher magazine either in an ad and do his skateboard thing or conduct his own interview . this film show the big picture of who gator start out a and what he become a many begin to believe he have forget about all he stand for and just commercially sell out . this film also show people that know him and people who want to be like him and many of the job that he do which attribute to the skateboard profession in the 80 . before tony hawk there be gator . or should i say and when tony hawk be a newbie gator be pro . unfortunately though not unlike many pro at their profession be so young and be so popular and feel so untouchable there be always a downside . gator fame and fortune quickly catch up to him . in the early 90 and vertical skating become yesterdays news and street skating be now become all the rage . . which actually leave gator in the dust and base on the fact that try a he do he just could not get the hang of it . he try hard to acquire this new skill but to no avail . this to top off all the other issue that be bring him down to a very dark place in his life . all these pressure send him to a place no one would have ever guess . gator fell hard . such a sad and unfortunate result to such a high fly persona . negative .