Classics: Rodney Mullen "Virtual Reality"

[@bondedwithpotatoes0076]

Learned from reading his book: That bit at the end where it says “I love you mom, Rodney.” was put in without his mom knowing. She was battling an aggressive form of leukemia, and passed soon after this video released. A friend of Rodney’s mom brought the video to her hospital bed, and they watched his part together. Her last memory was that end screen to Rodney’s part.

[@coltt45s80]

what a class act

[@pottergeist]

The song playing before that part tho, now it hits even harder.

[@williamkelly2463]

That's so nice and so sad at the same time 💔

[@TheartistFormerlyknownas-lf3qf]

Wow! What a hard thing to wrap your head around. Mortality is something I'm realizing more and more each day. I'm a 44 yo prior skater and I have no parents or grandparents left. My wife's mom is slowly and uncomfortably passing as I type this. We don't have long on this planet is what I guess I'm getting at. To quote Bill S. Preston Esq. And Ted Theodore Logan, "Be excellent to each other".

[@pabdiary]

With a positive attitude, hard work, and dedication, you'll still never be Rodney

[@nofxdude89]

lol

[@berriesfruitas430]

Lmao

[@водительгрузовика-ъ3з]

lol, what an inspiring comment

[@averagejuicer3913]

Hey my names jim now take that back

[@chipolata7605]

Lol

[@TheSupercharger1981]

He could probably perform open heart surgery with his feet

[@JWB86]

Haha great comment 👍

[@sewerslidemg]

yes

[@user-re7po]

*railstands on arteries*

[@JTOG617]

U made this vid better 💀

[@jhonatanramos3528]

4sho

[@JamesWilliams-dz5tn]

I feel like he’s almost more of a savant than an athlete, a remarkably talented and creative genius

[@lilsleepy3332]

i think he’s both. he must have some serious athletic genes or a gymnastics background being able to do a full backflip from standing position when he’s pushing 40.

[@lilsleepy3332]

Roger Dodger he was pushing 40 in his best parts. i know he does a full backflip on flat ground in the globe opinion video

[@lol109109]

I really want to see live reactions of people seeing this for the first time in 1993. I can't imagine how mindfucked everyone must have been when this is STILL mindblowing in 2020.

[@Dang3rMouSe]

We'd hear about his parts through word of mouth b4 even getting the VHS, they were that epic. Sometimes we'd catch some shots in Thrasher magazine. We literally wore VHS tapes out rewinding, playing, putting him in slo mo cause the shit he pulled was god like. Mindfucked is definitely a good word for it. It was like having skate Jesus to look up to. You know you'll never be like him but he made you want to be better, be creative & session hard

[@rebusd]

What struck me then, and still to this moment rewatching, was the authoritative landings.

[@damiencross7334]

I was 13 then and seeing him skate was such a mind fuck. It was so inspiring and completely soul crushing at the same time. He made you wanna go skate and create like he did. Then you realized how far ahead he was and that you were never gonna catch up. Rodney and daewons series was my favorite collection from back then. Those two along with richie jackson are guys that never stop amazing me with the way they approach skating.

[@niko00abda]

You can see people's reaction in this video, amigo : Rodney Mullen Putting on a 1-Man Flatground Demo.

[@bassage13]

I was in High School when this came out. Let me tell you, we rewound the VHS 100 times and paused every frame of this part to try to figure out what the hell he was doing.

[@alZiiHardstylez]

USS Liberty.

[@schwarzerpeter9432]

rodney the plainswalker, high druid to the flatlands "yoda" mullen

[@appleinsanity4733]

skating wizard

[@Jay-S04]

Pin HEAD you’re

[@basvanvelthoven625]

He is so special. Real skater

[@vecchioutente]

He is father of skateboarding

[@RootinrPootine]

This part can't be dated because there's nothing to compare it to. People always say, "he was so ahead of his time...he was a pioneer, invented so many tricks back in the day." Those are pretty gross understatements considering MOST of the tricks he invented are literally one-offs no one even bothers to try. He's been ahead of his time for 30 years! He's not even part of skating. Everything he does is hands-off stuff! I mean people talk about creativity in skating, but how many tricks on tape have you done that literally no one else has done or could do? When someone else does something no one could do----everyone remembers it fondly and counts the times. With Mullen, you can't count or remember. You can just shake your head...

[@marcoswilson1613]

Amen brother

[@rickp2965]

a talented man hits a target no one can hit. a genius hits a target no one can see.

[@diegoariel1745]

yeah man, but chill

[@SkaterJames760]

He literally is the J Dilla of skateboarding

[@sk3ptik0s49]

@@rickp2965 Schopenhauer.

[@JBrad-ht2sx]

I don't know what amazes me more, the skating or the fact that he used Jim Croce songs for his video part. What a bad ass video.

[@shapes9495]

J. Brad i have no idea how they got that license either stole it or pure stroke of luck of when they made i had to double take when i heard the song come on

[@antoniofuller1394]

What's the song called

[@cyrus5075]

Baby eater Leroy brown and photographs and memories

[@kmatthews1867]

Cyrus “time and a bottle” is the name of the second song.

[@jeremypaluck4246]

Big Jim walker, and time in a bottle . The fact that my greatest skate hero combined with one of my favorite musicians wound up in my suggested videos, blows my mind. Rip Jim Croce.

[@glennnortonjr2455]

I'm sixty four years old and I do not get bored over watching rodney Mullins skate freestyle. Timeless,Really, Timeless. I've never seen anybody do it better

[@bassage13]

I'm 46 and feel the same way.

[@sppsports2449]

Rodney has been pulling off tricks 30 years ago that skaters in 2020 can't pull off. In my opinion, the GOAT of skateboarding. Humble, sincere, and had talent that was unmatched.

[@urdeath01]

Triple Heel, Fakie Halfcab Flip Underflip, Late Varial Heel, Casper Slide 360 Flip out?!?!?! To this day he is a god of skateboarding.

[@kevingibson7654]

wasnt that triple heel late?

[@zacklaird407]

there is no such thing as a fakie halfcab

[@charlesdube7495]

Been here to say there's no such thing as fakie halfcab but someone already said it so, you need to know your history young folks !!!!

[@matheusbc9622]

yes Kevin, that was a fucking late triple heel on nearly a flat ground situation, that guy is scary

[@Nominay]

@@matheusbc9622 Done on an 8.62 wide deck with just a trace of concave, off wheels as small as mouse shit, and trucks were a lot heavier then too!

[@BierBrille]

Man, this Plan B video must have broken thousands upon thousands of VCRs

[@1439of2000]

Broke mine. I wore out Santa Cruz "BPSW" too

[@alterbr33d]

Most tapes you don't usually rewind small parts over and over again, that'll put stress on the VCR and VHS tape.

[@buttersstotch2014]

Every time I see him do a trick I hear the tony hawk “special” trick sound 😂

[@fionabroughton8900]

Same!😂

[@mousyanno]

BRRNK!

[@tedmccarthy1401]

It's very possible that in 1993 we saw the absolute best skate video section to date!!! 2021 and I never seen better. Rodney is the Godfather of 🛹🛹🛹🛹🛹🛹 there very well may never be anyone else to literally change skateboarding. Thank you Rodney for your love and passion for the sport.

[@benhaney5843]

The ender was a legit darkslide. Down a decent sized stair set, at speed. You usually don't even see him do that.

[@MrNickrandi]

with only car lights because it was fucking dark, i must add

[@rollthelosingdice]

At night too.

[@RobertJW]

It looks like a move they *made up* for the Tony Hawk videogames, like Christ Air, something that's not supposed to actually happen. Nah, Rodney was out there hitting darkslides on video. The king of the most ludicrous shit you've ever seen done on the streets.

[@d_d1881]

You would never see somebody make the same darkslide ever,not even close to that

[@srarcade]

Even though this was like the "dark age" of skating after vert died, I miss it. Slick decks. Over waxed black curbs. Small wheels. Skinny boards. Trademark infringing graphics. Big ass pants. And, Rodney Mullen - the ultimate high power hybrid mutant of freestyle and innovation that would define skate tricks for the next two decades.

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

srarcade -two decades- *eternity*

[@samrose3205]

Nicely put

[@stillonvhs5798]

about that grind king calvin klein shirt...

[@joshbarth9469]

The dark ages? I think not, sir.

[@joshuadaly1976]

Dark ages!?!? Dude this is like the fucking Renaissance! This is when whack ass very finally died and companies like h Street and then Works too skating back to it's proletariat roots in the street. It's also the time that every trick that exists still to this day was invented by brothers in the street skating for love, and friendship, and the pure art of it. Without this period skating would be whack ass snowboarding with Olympic sponsorship and huge companies like Powell dominating everything. Dark Ages? Ha.

[@TwizslurD]

The double flip to casper.. I've watched it I don't know how many times over the years, and it still blows my mind. Its not the biggest, flashiest, or most technical spot, but it is the CLEANEST. You cannot get much smoother than that. Lays his left foot out there, curb stomps the board with his right, the board _barely_ dribbles off his foot, and he just floats on by like some kind of wizard.. well, he is, but I digress. I'm done fan-boying now, gonna watch the clip a few dozen more times

[@d_d1881]

You will never see someone does this so i guess its one of the craziest things ever done on a skateboard.

[@waynebruce24893]

The skater greats make people say "Wow!" Rodney Mullen makes them say "How?!"

[@bubbakushii]

Jumpy Cat I have the Almost DC Batman Rodney Mullen board. Just thought I’d share.

[@JamesStiling1985]

Absolute legend of skateboarding. This video will never get old.

[@johnspillan7785]

Rodney is the GOAT and a brilliant person. He’s a joy to watch skate but an even greater joy when he decided to speak. Thanks for being an inspiration Love you forever

[@michaelpullings]

Rodney you will always be a one of a kind person with your unique style and wisdoms. Wise man never Change the old u but instead get into new things that better your life. Thank you Rodney u truly brought happiness to my life. The skate community is very thankful, your haters motivate you.

[@EpicSpence]

No one will ever have more skill than Rodney. 5 hours a day practising on flat, mostly on the spot without any motion, for your entire youth, then taking that skill to street as an adult. that's the only way anyone would get close. What kid would do that these days?

[@Echomemes]

Andy Anderson? He's 23 rn and his flatland skills are already remarkable.

[@Slimnz-89]

Mateo Giger is inspired by mullen, you can tell in his skating. He's not the flashiest out there but he's underrated I reckon

[@muruzabal]

Absolutely agreed, that’s the point.

[@TheMapleDreamer]

@@PotatoeSnow I don't really like BATB, even Eric koston lost kind of early on, didn't he?

[@datguy9408]

Mateo Getting beat at skate doesn’t take away the fact the dude is hella skilled.

[@heinrichkleist3473]

Great upload! So many amazing memories associated with this. Almost thirty years later and this stuff is still ahead of its time.

[@Lipples76]

This should have way more views. This is some of the greatest skating anyone will ever see

[@PeteRumley]

20/25 years ahead of the game... most won't even realising that he's underflipping most tricks aswell... whole section dedicated to some of the hardest variations of a darkslide you will ever see... and the just through casper slides in and jobs a gooden still so sick all these years later! The king

[@502jackal]

this dude is the reason i was hated when playing skate when i was little. even now i can piss some people off and leave thm bitching about "that's not a real trick" XD rodney didn't just do NBD's. these tricks haven't been attempted since some of these vid's came out cuz they couldn't do them. respect

[@youwish1135]

Well he will credit so much of his innovativeness to his background in flatground freestyle, a trend that is mostly ignored and often sneered at by most street skaters. He was able to transition from one to the other by transferring his skills and reworking much of it into a street setting. Hence why he is able to perform tricks most others wouldn't attempt or even think too. Does also help to have been the BEST flatground freestyle skater prior, but either way if you don't learn the basics how could you ever master the pros? Most people think of Rodney, they think Darkslides, Casper Slides, Primo Slides, Underflips, Gazelle tricks, Finger flips and maybe Handstand flips. Most of those have there roots in flatground freestlye.

[@zukodude487987]

You Wish Even in freestyle most people didn't even know those tricks were possible until Rodney came around and even later on most people hardly even did the basics of what rodney did

[@kalloused]

GODNEY Mullen

[@arasvali]

Hahahaha straight up

[@SocksworthRiffs]

Mullen, the guy who made me skate in the first place. Legendary. Just fucking legendary.

[@johnm3946]

What if Rodney never existed, how far back would skating be? We owe you Rodney!

[@M.C._3369]

That was the most insane skating I've ever seen. His board control is flawless. I can hardly believe that's real and the name is simply perfect lol. Can't believe I've never seen this but sooo happy at the same time 🔥🔥🔥

[@boonnathan9827]

Man I’m 43 and watching this now trips me out as much as it did when I was a grommet 🤙

[@indieelite9778]

Back when wheels where 36mm

[@MorningShotFilms]

+Indie Elite damn

[@baldguywithbeard]

Hahah that's what I thought! Basically a polyurethane wrap for your bearings :D

[@silent-ninja837]

Can you still get wheels that small? does it have any benefit?

[@MorningShotFilms]

+Task Tool probable benefit would be fast acceleration

[@spencerkopp3741]

it might be a little bit easier for flip tricks... please don't try to ride any that small. you'll look like a fool and it isn't practical.

[@exactlywhatisaid]

rodney m,ullen invented all the tricks your favorite skaters do

[@neverland1097]

But my favorite skater is Rodney

[@exactlywhatisaid]

exactly

[@exactlywhatisaid]

you couldnt be more wrong. he literally invented almost every trick including the fucking ollie for christ sake en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Mullen#Trick_invention

[@jayj791]

yeah but naaa .. it depends on what platform you're talking about .. guys were doing ollies on transition long before Mullen did flat ground stuff .. but i still have to disagree that he invented the flat ground ollie... he invented a lot of ollie tricks but not the ollie itself... Allen "ollie" Gelfand pretty much owns that claim.

[@Rufusdos]

Mullen invented the flatground ollie dude. He saw Gelfand do it on transition, then took it and made it happen on flat. He describes the process in his book The Mutt.

[@datrickster8674]

His skill is simply majestic. Sure skaters have an aggressive rough nature to their style, but Rodney Mullen makes it not just viscous, but incredibly graceful. Insane props man

[@PaudinsDrawings]

2:53 - This double flip into casperslide is totally nuts.

[@flompyflomperson3726]

That. And the casper to 360 flip. And the late triple heel. And that shit at 3:45 I can't even name. Dude, I just cry at the whole thing.

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

@@flompyflomperson3726 - Use the frame-by-frame, it's the ONLY way to understand what the board does.

[@Dang3rMouSe]

That transition into the casperslide... 🤌beautiful

[@bassage13]

Not a double flip. 1.5 flip. If it was double, it wouldn't be a casper.

[@Garf2O]

this is why Rodney Mullen is my favorite skateboarder,those god damn underflips are amazing.

[@SVTCO]

Always been the biggest Daewon fan and was always convinced that no one is better, but what made me realize that Mullen will always be the goat is that he's the only guy I see doing inward kickflips constantly, everyone does inward heels nowadays but seeing rodney doing inward kickflips which are wayyy harder like it's nothing and wayyy back then is incredible. Inward kickflips are the rarest flip trick I see like everyone avoids them.

[@RAREDEATHMETAL]

SVTCO an inward kickflip is a hardflip. Which is a pretty common trick.

[@hughjanus3782]

3:07 OOOOOOOOMMMMMFFFFGGGGGGGG

[@a3as]

that trick tho, WHAT THE ACTUAL!??!

[@JasonJayWray]

I've never even seen anyone attempt that

[@fistoftulkas7335]

Those Caspers are fucking unreal, it's like watching a magician manipulate the laws of physics with a board. No one is touching that trick even today, 30 years after.

[@GOOCHIElicker]

Its simple he lands in perfect balance and stance on the tale lifting the board up to where you are gliding on tour tail then once you near the end JUMP hard and flick your feet in a 360 flip motion and catch it as a 360 flip. I do them all the time they arent that hard i have actual videos of me doing mullen tricks on my channel

[@GOOCHIElicker]

Your not tour

[@FTWLiveMusicScene]

Throughout the skate world for obvious reasons this guy is revered, hard to believe others don't see his genious both on & off the skateboard ! God bless you Rodney !

[@dubsie2209]

Rodney Mullen, Louie Barletta, Mike V, skaters with a legacy, a style. Not just another guy that will kickflip a big set and grind a big rail in their career and be forgotten forever with all the other faces. Thank you guys and many more for your real contributions to skating.

[@MIKEK3NT]

This my friend is the Skate God and there can only be one Skate God and that is Rodney Mullen

[@X11CHASE]

MIKEK3NT no it's Lance.

[@lanceseaman88]

Joey Arthur Zooberry ahh thank you

[@weho1233]

MIKEK3NT danny way is a skate god

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

weho1233 Danny way is just a stunt man.

[@turbocateyeS475]

Lance Silber the #SkateGod

[@jeraldoatlarge2299]

Dang, this guy was doing flips out of mannys, grinds before it was even recognized, he was waaay ahead of his time!!! Lol, I just watched the girl yeah right video that came out in the 00's and they don't even flip out of grinds, yet alone darkslides. Lol!!! MULLEN IS A LEGEND!!!

[@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable]

Daewon was doing a lot of this at the same time as Mullen. He wasn’t quite at the same level, but there’s plenty of early 90’s skating with a high tech focus. The 00’s shifted focus and rails became more of a thing.

[@terryheo3464]

@@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable i still think mullen was better than him

[@lookralphsbak]

I'm so fortunate I started skated when THPS came out. I discovered Rodney Mullen by unlocking his videos and the rest is history. Kids today take skating way too seriously, you notice by the immature and ignorant comments on this video. The 90s an innovative time for street skating but the early 2000s was one of the best times for skateboarding. I remember watching Rodney Mullen's parts then going out to meet up with my crew, where I would practice primos and caspers, while also working on improving my ollies and flip tricks. Kids today are so focused on learning "tre flips" and going big down stairs from starting gate, that they over look the simpler stuff. Tony Hawk and his video games really helped innovate skateboarding in such a unique way for my generation, a way that no SKATE video game or Street League could ever compete with.

[@erikchavez7521]

+soberpunk Yea he was but without thps games a shit ton of now dedicated skaters would not of had access to this footage.

[@Mankemacho]

+lookralphsbak Totally bullshit, I'd come up with some tricks back in the day from THPS and people laughed at me and called me a geek. Times haven't changed.

[@bassage13]

He was already awesome when Skate or Die and 720 were popular, forget THPS!

[@DeathBringer769]

Rodney was already awesome in the 80s, but THPS helped expose him to kids in the late 90s and early 2000s who didn't know about him otherwise ;)

[@yancieb]

you are correct, the 2000s were huge for skateboarding(although I think its at an all time high right now but mostly people who want the image/clothing of a skateoarder not the lifestyle). It blew up in my town, everybody skated and if you didnt you were going to soon. I miss it man, because i look at my town now and theres no skate scene here, not even the skatepark has skaters there its ridiculous. back in the day all I had to do was hop on the bus and I was guarenteed to find someone to skate with, no need for calling people up and making plans just hop on the bus and go to the infamous marble stair set where all the crews met up. It was such a golden time. I constantly reminisce on those days.

[@demonrat9667]

Seen this so many times. Still watch with the same levels of joy and amazement everytime and never gets old.

[@wdkshow6928]

Everytime I watch this, My Mind Implodes and I'm left watching it Stunned!!

[@mittinedkitten]

The man is a word treasure. We must protect him at all cost.

[@d_d1881]

I will try to remember that one last dark slide the moment before i die.Thank you God for bringing Rodney to our mortal world.

[@ruuls]

2019, still the best

[@giuliobarina9936]

2021 and this is still my favourite Thrasher video

[@jasonrichardson6655]

I could watch this every month for the rest of my life and it would still be inspirational.

[@flavadog17]

It's been said a million times...but I'm gonna say it again, Rodney is a pioneer and a LEGEND.

[@DZaneSilvers]

his banger would still make it into a video today to be honest, that darkslide is too scary

[@joaquinherreros8083]

In 20 years looking skate videos.. is the only one showing an anticasper slide.. mindblowing!!

[@unumwetwetwe]

Nose Casper ?

[@3elements623]

Came back 9 years later, pulls my heart strings and touches the soul

[@Dang3rMouSe]

25 yrs later & still gives me chills watching😳 I remember the 1st time I saw him in a video & we rewound it again & again just to try & figure out how he was doing most of his tricks

[@JoHnAnDjAnEdOe81]

This is still relevant today! If it came out tomorrow it would be just as sick. Damn Rodney!

[@brujodosmil]

Respect and Love. Greetings from Chile.

[@emantoni9914]

It's almost 2020 (October 2019) and a majority of professional skaters still can't do what he was doing back then. Even today there are less than 10 skaters in the world that can pull off a clean, legit Dark Slide.

[@d_d1881]

let alone on a big stair….

[@skaneverdies]

Like all of the best art, it leaves one unsure of what they are looking at. Not immediately relatable but utterly compelling. Disorienting. Perfect.

[@tiana1420]

I don’t understand how he’s doing these things. Just so in awe of him. Always.

[@jlancast96]

Just ordered his batman model, he's inspired me to pick up skateboarding!

[@saucymace25]

Those almost boards are dope!

[@midgetpro74]

update?

[@345Taco]

hope his darkslides are coming along nicely- also I thought the batman deck was Daewon's and the superman deck was Rodney's

[@cubesolverS]

kickflip to casperslide! That's so mental!!

[@kryptekskateboards7714]

Lol im coming with my hospital flip 😂

[@jctc213]

cubesolver S that was actually double flip to casper

[@RealDavoX]

+Erick Vera If you really want to get technical... kickflip and half to casper slide.

[@bassage13]

What about that half impossible to nose casper slide?

[@CS-fr4vd]

@@bassage13 Watching this 2018 and that trick is blowing my mind

[@TommyClemenza273]

its kind of relieving when he does simple tricks inbetween, just to see hes still human

[@johnwarring2337]

most amazing street skateboarder of all time by a mile. absolutely incredible. still can't believe what he's been doing for decades. it's mind blowing.

[@expropriatus]

When I was a teenager, this video was apart of our nightly ceremony. We would watch this and a certain 411 video to get pumped up at night, then the next morning we would tear up the streets. Life will never be the same again. And out of that video, Rodney's part was by far the best. I haven't watched this in many years until now and yet I still remember these tricks. Who can forget that triple-heelflip??? Of course my friends and I could only dream and drool about actually doing these tricks, they were the main source of inspiration that got us to skate everyday. That right there is what guys like Rodney have done to this world, influence. Thanks Rodney!

[@expropriatus]

Oh yeah, and I had to have those pants!

[@solodepressomorto]

Such an epic soundtrack.

[@AudioSloth]

Man was ahead of his time... and our time... and any time in the future

[@radioactivepotato2068]

After all these years, it's still the most beautiful thing I've seen in my whole fucking life.

[@ETH85]

Nobody will ever be as good as Rodney no matter who comes along.. he made street what it is today and most his tricks are still insane today

[@hellyeah3871]

Carzy that his part is over 30 years old now

[@sid9942]

Epic to say the least, this changed everything. I stretched many-a-tape pausing, rewinding, pausing….such an innovator.

[@gettrivialstuffed4620]

This guy is the god of street skateboardimg , i mean , most of the tricks we do were invented by him like the tre flip , and the hardflip

[@KingBarney]

Kick Flip, Heel Flip, flat ground Ollie. Basically everything. :P

[@pressureflipin1992]

Daewon was actually the first person to do a hardflip.

[@TheRickyp83]

King Barney Pretty sure he didn't invent the ollie. If I remember correctly, it was invented by a guy with the nickname, "Ollie."

[@KingBarney]

TheRickyp83 Rodney invented the Ollie that we see today. Ollie invented some other kind of Ollie. Honestly I'm not entirely sure. But I read that Rodney invented the flat ground Ollie.

[@pressureflipin1992]

you are correct..Rodney was the first person to do flat ground ollies...Alan Oliie Gelfand did them out of a pool..but it was more of a scoop..i think he got lucky basically.

[@SHITsk8isgr8]

Him and Danny Way have truly evolved skateboarding.

[@Nominay]

Jugde S Mullen, Way, Gonz, Duffy and Hawk have done the most to evolve skating probably.

[@NEVproductions2012]

4:08.... Wait, what?

[@John_TheHammer_Johnson]

My thoughts exactly

[@AnttiBrax]

@@John_TheHammer_Johnson Fakie FS kickflip to late old school kickflip? He also does a regular without the rotation at 1:03.

[@eduardobernales350]

half cab kickcflip underflip.

[@tomjuhasz326]

I watched this everyday. So many good memories from the era when the wheels were small and the pants were big.

[@lilbrucebanner3533]

It’s 2023 the time of this comment and god damn!!!! This is still some of the best skateboarding ever. How come nobody does this stuff. Crazy

[@BACTAonPC]

Damn, Rodney was ahead of his time

[@symmetricalfish]

2:51 that's a work of art

[@crazzylarry1]

Best trick of his to me. Casper slides are insane as is, but this... this is unreal.

[@_Maxten]

i have dreams of doing casper slides and ending the video with "i love you mom"

[@joshwilliams7692]

He ended his part with that because his mom was dying. Watching this video was one of the last things she did.

[@bombaytk]

This was one of my favorite videos. Perfect song for an icon!

[@RzK084]

I was 10 the first time I saw this video and this part in particular BLEW my mind. I couldn't even understand the level of talent Rodney has.

[@jamalydude]

that was nasty jeez Rodney some of those were such filthy combos I experienced discomfort impressive impressive stuff sure makes me wonder the epic things that Rodney has landed that were never filmed, only to live and die within his conscious

[@netmatrix75]

He is the only guy that transformed himself from a freestyle to streestyle. Non of the other skaters who specializes in Vert or freestyle managed to do this.

[@ICanHasGnarGnar]

He had to otherwise he would have lost sponsors

[@diegomo1413]

He has the finesse of an ice skater

[@bassage13]

No. Ice skaters have the finesse of Rodney.

[@clzm90]

For real, Rodney Mullen is such an inspiration for many budding skaters. He made things look so easy, yet also fun and cool.

[@jimashley754]

I too watched this on vhs in 93… 94 ish. Watching it now, the transition into Jim Croce’s Time in a Bottle and the slow mo tricks of insanity that follow still give me goosebumps 30 years later.

[@armin38822]

when a skater talks something about rodney ...like : he's kinda goofy or his trick look weird. that's basicly spitting in your own bowl. he INVENTED these things. INVENTED !. got that ? he owns it,he did the first ollie,kickflip,heelflip and a whole another world of flips trick you've never heard off. to me,rodney is number 1 most influnetal skater of all times. he made the strong background for everything that came later. Gonzales made it more smooth and ''cool'' I guess with street stuff. hes2

[@dalebass2192]

armin38822 u he didn't invent the ollie he was one of the first to do it on flat ground but he did not invent it

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Dale Bass They give Alan "Ollie" Gelfand credit for doing the first Ollie on vert but from everything I've read (and remember because I'm old as dirt) Rodney gets credit for the first flat ground ollie. There were freestyle skating long before Rodney but I don't think they popping ollies, more tick tacks, spins, and handstands. Where's Grosso and his Love Letter to the Ollie when we need him?

[@hamiltonellis9724]

Gonz also invented his fair share of tricks, including the darkslide.

[@irmasil3]

Rodney invented the flat ground ollie, the pop-ollie. Alan never actually popped in vert.

[@pandorawarwick873]

But yo, mullen is goofy as fuck! Thats part of what makes him great, he fucking rocks that goofiness

[@mnnrlfs]

3:13 nuff said

[@smokestakz]

dafuq was that crazy voodoo flip at 1:15....looked like he kick flipped it then flip the board 180 vertically from under the tail.....I swear dude has the ability to stop time and reposition the board and his feet........

[@smokestakz]

+Synapsis or was it just a gnarly lookin hardflip.......fuck it

[@smokestakz]

I agree Mr. Skategod. not common is a understatement. that was just filmed maybe in the perfect angle where I couldn't see the rotation like im used to...while you are here, thank you soooo much for your continued dedication to the sport and being one of the most gnarly cats ever to flip a board. seriously...

[@SKATER720PRO567]

+Synapsis It was a semi-flip. It's a quarter kickflip late back foot varial heelfip

[@smokestakz]

or its a hardflip like the man that created it said........

[@SKATER720PRO567]

What the hell? I keep responding and like a week later it's deleted. Okay to make things clear that's not Rodney Mullen. You can find his real channel when you type in His name then in filters put channel. At 3:36 he does the trick again and you could clearly see it's not a hardflip.

[@cmckittrick91]

This left me open jawed and amazed even after all these years.

[@TechWizMaster]

this guy is the best skateboarder i've seen.his style is amazing in this video.

[@lightningfarronxp8899]

kinda funny how Rodney has gone on record saying the casper slide 360 flip out in this video is the hardest trick he's ever done but the darkslide down the ledge was used as the ender. says a lot about where skateboarding was at that time and where it was headed.

[@joshwilliams7692]

“I still think of the casper tricks as some of the hardest tricks I’ve ever done” - the man who did an impossible late varial flip.

[@mav3818]

@@joshwilliams7692 Yeah, 30yrs later and still no one has pulled a Casper Slide 360 Flip. At this point I'm thinking it might stay that way

[@coolbro47]

Ah the good ol days of big pants small wheels xD

[@silkysketcha]

And fat shoes,love me some chunky skate shoes.

[@coolbro47]

Yeah I had a pair of Orange and Purple airwalks lol

[@JasonAries1979]

silkysketcha I think at that time Airwalk was out and the only things people were rocking those days were enties and half cabs and the original vans it wasnt until osiris and dc when the fat shoes came out.

[@coolbro47]

Yeah then I had Addidas shell toes after I saw the world video

[@1439of2000]

@@JasonAries1979 Nope, Airwalk, Sheep, Simple all were big puffy shoes in the 90s.

[@JacobNorwood1]

What is also amazing this is not to long after he started street skating which he resisted for a long time. He thought his career was over. Also in the early 90's people just started to skate switch. The stupid small wheels where a misguided concept that if the board was closer to the ground you could flip you board easier. It was an exciting time for invention. You would watch a video and literally see a trick that had never been done before. I don't have any excuse for the pants. That trend only really lasted a 4-5 years.

[@skadude113]

I've always admired Rondey's skating, not only because he is obviously unique but because he constantly reminds me that all types of skating is well, skating! and can always be fun. I got pretty good back as a teen like most, no second thoughts on jumping down stairs, getting hurt and pushing your self with no limits. Never got to that hit the legit handrails and giant gaps but wanted to so bad. But now Rodney parts get me stoked to just go ride! hit some curbs, do some flip tricks, continue to just be creative on a skateboard and never forget why I picked up a skateboard in the first place

[@patrickcronin3264]

I was 21 when this came out and watched it every day for months with my crew. We were from NJ but skated all the NYC spots like Brooklyn banks and the double set at MSG , Astor place. Usually see the Zoo York/ Kids crew there like Harold Hunter. What a great time to be alive and to be a skater. Even got to skate Cheapskates, Woodward and Tampa Skatepark. This video changed the skateboard world

[@tyheff4615]

Soo siick sooo difficult! Modern pros don't even attempt this shit anymore because Mullen pwned it so hard. There can be only one!!!

[@SupremeKilroy]

This part would be mind blowing if it came out today. Those manual flip in and flip outs plus 360 hardflips?!

[@pressureflipin1992]

i think we are the only people who noticed he actually did 360 hardflip in that video..the video was released in 1993 so the footage has to be from late 1992...360 hardlips in 1992! and people are still barely learning them.

[@francescosaturnino113]

chuck Core I watched the video twice and I didn't see a 360 hardflip. Could you tell me at which time he does it?

[@pressureflipin1992]

Yeah he does it around 2:06 pay real close attention cause he does it pretty low, but it definitely is a 360 hard flip. People back then still hadn't caught on to them so they were done different or they flipped them differently I should say, it was more or a push the board out behind you type of motion instead of making it go directly through your legs

[@francescosaturnino113]

Looks more like some sort of fs shove it underflip to me. Though I don't doubt he was able to do them since he can do with a skateboard whatever he wants to!

[@pressureflipin1992]

I know he does them in another video too I can't remember which one though

[@austinhrkid1]

Yall may birch but I will tell yall this 99 percent of the flip tricks we all do now are because of him the kick flip heel flip varial heel and kick the flip later flips inward heel hard flip the dark slide grind primo slides because of him.

[@Drew4078]

This video was the motto for my childhood! These guys were so inspirational!

[@crazycatman5928]

Even in slow motion his tricks and mindset are both so insane. This was 30 years ago. In another 100 years his tricks will still be close to impossible.