Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (FULL MOVIE) Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, skateboarding, skateboard

[@acetate909]

Good stuff. Rodney Mullen is probably the most influential skater of all time and hearing his story is heartbreaking and inspiring. He was so close to never realizing his potential and I can't imagine how different the skate scene would have turned out without his pioneering genius.

[@pladampa]

He changed skating more than anyone. His innovation was amazing.

[@unclenoob3062]

tortured genius just like beethoven

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

Probably ? 😂

[@jeremyrobertson7267]

As if, clearly mark Gonzalez or natas kaupus had far more of an influence over skateboarding as a sport!?

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

@@jeremyrobertson7267 By taking tricks Rodney invented and making them main stream ? That isn’t an opinion they say that themselves. Not sure where you got lost

[@maartenn2217]

"That's the only contest I lost" is such a sick line. Personal turmoil was the only opponent Rodney had

[@dofphish]

I was skating during this time. Skating brought freedom, mobility and a means of self-expression. It was an escape from the ills of life as a teen. I rode a Hawk with Rat Bones wheels. I had big feet and that deck fit. I had all these magazines plastered over my walls. It was a great time. Alone or with friends kept us out of real trouble. I had a small mobile ramp and would put it on my deck and roll it to a friends house so we could do tricks. Sprained ankles and on crutches I rode that ramp. My mom didn't even bother because she knew I was going to skate anyway. I can't imagine this time in my life without skating, Powell Peralta and the Bones Brigade. Thanks guys. You made lives better.

[@UTP_ENT]

I was just thinking of how some of my closest friends growing up were all gang bangers but when it came to go out and get in trouble I was either to busy or too sweaty from being out skating or riding bikes. When i thought action sports were holding me back they were really keeping me inline

[@philanders3705]

Me too, bro. I recognize all these contests from the posters and mags I had all over my room. It was a simpler time amd skateboarding was the only thing that mattered to us. I was into freestyle bmx too but it was the lesser obsession compared to skating.

[@misguidedangel6550]

I loved Transworld Skateboarding magazine. I had a Powell Peralta Ripper and a Tommy Guerrero and a Vision Gator

[@dr350xr]

@@dofphish agreed, I had one of the later Tony Hawks boards and the Mike V Elephant board

[@wetwork1314]

And saved lives.

[@johnbinstead8544]

the lack of belief that Lance has in himself still, is heartbreaking ... dude was a rad rider, mate had a Mountain board I had a Cab Dragon we all loved his riding. Rodney is like a wise sage.

[@edamon20]

Definitely understand. There's many who shared his similar story, but everyone's story is different. Mental health is a real thing unfortunately most of us don't believe it to be true. I remember watching this when it first came out. I will never stop any of my children from there passion.

[@jax2428]

Mid 80s was the best time to be a kid. We were blessed to be a part of all this.

[@cecilfloyd8331]

You beat me to it! I stated skating full time between the summer of 1984 or 1985. I got my first real skateboard the VARIFLEX Voodoo the Pink and Black. The best of times!

[@Ritff666l-e9e]

The best was to be their Generation or a little older

[@timkincade9763]

Absolutely

[@IrrelevantInformation]

Every dude here is a legend and they're still humble. Just glad to be a part of something. This is why the skate community is still the chillest. 10, 20, 30, 40, put in effort and be respectful and it's all love.

[@lookilookibuthearingtooi]

I'm sorry but I doubt that minorities get treated so respectfully. After all, it's still a male dominated, mysoginistic community.

[@FJ40Mark]

I worshipped these guys growing up. Had all the gear. Bought all the merch. So many core memories unlocked.

[@ni_wink84]

Rodney Mullen is a creative genius. That mind and that focus isn’t just something that you can learn, he was born to be a champion and an innovator. In whatever field it may have been he would have succeeded and done so far above most others. One in a billion person a savant, but in any area he wanted to be. Purely incredible

[@kristopherkrueger4617]

Did anyone notice McGills wheel on the coping on the Del Mar 540 re-entry? GNARLY.

[@rickyhits6547]

Good to see Christian came out the other side on his feet. He will always be my favorite vert skater.

[@macciebe]

I grew up watching these guys in the 80's .. and for me they are still the epitome of coolness.

[@Avatar711Wizard]

Lance made the video. The most influential video of my youth.

[@teahorseguitarstraps1856]

Incredible memories. The Bones Brigade videos and Thrasher magazine were my holy books from 85-88, (6th through 8th grade), and these guys were my biggest heroes. I'm so grateful to finally know the behind the scenes stories. It blows my mind that Lance Mountain struggles with feeling deserving of his place in this. He was my favorite because he embodied the soul of the sport: be yourself, have fun, and skate in your own way. I was lucky to have heroes like these, who taught us about camaraderie, creativity, and making your own path in life. Big thanks to all of them, and to Stacy Peralta for having the vision to make sure these guys had a team experience that lasted, and for coming back to tell us all the story and invite us into the magic.

[@tkyusko]

Those who know, know but this movie means so much to me. I've been lucky enough to meet and ride with so many of the uncles of skating and for that I am greatful

[@peterbachman5965]

Absolute truth. Skateboarding made/changed and improved my life.

[@DrMurdercock]

These were the dudes who showed us, that us weird outsiders could make it, we could do something. And not only that, we usually created the lasting efforts on society. Reg people don't paint masterpieces or decide to ride around on a board with wheels and do tricks with it, it takes a person with a lil cray cray up in em

[@curtanderson4145]

This what happened and we all stole wood from construction sites and built ramps in the woods in the 80s just to skate! What an amazing time to grow up!!!

[@shawnmcmullan5457]

That's how we did it in OZ, blew me away that how the Yankees did it to . We thought the yanks all had rich parents.

[@1walicki]

Driving in the middle of the night to a new housing development to get plywood .. 4 kids arms out the window of a Subaru wagon holding it down on the roof while the drivers not only holding it, but shifting & smoking too.. next day parents be like where’d ya get that wood to build ya ramp?! BaHahaa

[@headmondronary2127]

Same for us in NZ. We could have gotten into trouble for all the timber theft we did (and had some funny close calls) but either slot of luck or something bigger knew what we were doing was better than the theft. We stole 60 sheets of 18mm cd treated ply from a bank being extended one night. Took two trips with Mates dad's car and a hire trailer. @shawnmcmullan5457

[@paulaugust6293]

​@@headmondronary2127You did the right thing, no doubt.

[@acetate909]

@@curtanderson4145 That's so funny. My father was a carpenter by trade and built homes, decks, garages etc... around the Milwaukee area. Growing up as a skate rat in the late 80s and early 90s my dad would build us kickers, boxes and mini ramps with the left over scraps at job sites. He also knew how to secure the would supply so that it couldn't be easily stolen at night. But he was super cool and surfed in his younger day's in California and snowboards to this day. So he understood how important it was for me and my friends to have these ramps due to the fact that we didn't live near any skate parks.

[@breathspinecore]

Can we all agree that Lance's skating in the outro at the end, in that pool, was absolutely sick! He definitely deserved to be there. What an epic doc, and what an epic time to be alive and part of all that cultural history. Like so many in the comments, this doc unlocked so many core memories I have from that time, esp when they talked about how revolutionary it was to watch skating on VHS. We would watch those videos and get so amped and then go skate so hard. Long live the Bones Brigade 🤟

[@jamesvillebrun-dy7fw]

At 49 my knees and ankles kill me now but I wouldn't have missed it for the world, thanks bones brigade, I still bust an ollie or slide a rail when I see kids skating and it bliws their m8nds an old dude can do it to🤣😂🤘🏽😎

[@FahQ760]

Hell ya!

[@treymification]

My most important thing I treasure is my long board ❤

[@timkincade9763]

I'm 52 , still skating with my kids , my wife looks out the window shaking her head waiting to take me to the hospital

[@theoutside93]

What a vision of Stacy forming the Bones Brigade. What a talent, discipline and powerful energy from each of the brigade's members. Thanks for such a nostalgic and inspiring documentary.

[@ezioauditore8845]

I want to say thank you.. and this doc.. was so beautiful.. thank you..........

[@djsaeg]

Lucky me! i was born same times the best culture was developed skate, snowboard, rap, , graffiti, gunge, triphop , rap metal, jungle, dubstep, house, scratch, alternative rock, break dance. All of these have shaped my life

[@larryzeno7133]

Ya buddy! Me too!

[@tommyholiday9880]

@@larryzeno7133 same here. . . . . .

[@rickyhits6547]

Same

[@highgatehandyman6479]

I remember it too. Better days. Roller blades too. It's funny that you see girl skaters out there with skateboards now. BMX was cool too. Remember going about with trick nuts and giving backies

[@BigOlSpiderMonkey]

I'm 87 but I'm all for it! 😂

[@Metatron141]

This is an amazing documentary. I had a Caballero deck in the 80s. The one story that really touched me was Rodney Mullen. Very sad. Can't imagine Mullen not being a free styler. I loved watching him as a kid. The guy was unstoppable.

[@otohora6537]

I have a deck hanging in my study with the signatures of Tony hawk Lance mountain and Mike McGill. One of my most valuable possessions. I still skate to this day. Never quit. Sk8 or die❤

[@mg19cal]

I grew up down the street from Caballero, I was way younger than him but he was a legend to all of us Latin folks in the neighborhood. And being mixed, Ray Barbee was also a legend in town as well 👍👍👍

[@ponzzio]

Ray Barbie's style was my influence, sad he didn't continued skating (at least professionally).

[@vmnn1483]

Still got my original Ray Barbee Board. What a great time back in the days…

[@c.h.u.d]

You got to be a liberal LOL always got to bring race into it like it matters

[@jabronijoeoutdoors]

Watched this on Amazon last year. It's such a great documentary. All this happened before I was born up until I was super young so getting a long detailed account of what happened was awesome. I knew bits and pieces, but this filled in the gaps!

[@ericlinkhart4030]

This doc kicks and kicks back!! Awesome watch. Nostalgia is real.

[@AtortAerials]

Imagine if social media and all that noise was around guarantee would have been totally different results. Glad I grew up with this and without that BS 💩🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@rickyhits6547]

Skateboards and punk rock fit like a glove.

[@bedlambikes]

I rode freestyle BMX and was never "into" skating, but the Bones Brigade and their videos were the BEST entertainment in the extreme sports category. I watched Future Primitive 100's of times. Playing GOOD music like Agent Orange, Black Flag, DK, etc.... the skate scene delivered on all levels.

[@gabbyb9939]

1:07:40 I love this comment so much when they talk about Rodney’s level. “Getting second to him was like getting first” because they knew nobody had his skill. Rodney is such a kind hearted legend

[@jeremyrobertson7267]

@@gabbyb9939 thats not true!!! I cant remember his name right now but the dude that started world industries was just as talented and a major rival to rodney!? Im pretty sure he won far more than rodney, when the trophies are compared!? He was definitely a better competitor than Rodney and his quite personality could ever be, ever!? And he was far more aggressive about being a competitor who can always bring their best game!?

[@jeremyrobertson7267]

@@gabbyb9939 steve rocco it was

[@claptaincooked8023]

@@jeremyrobertson7267 The fact you could not remember his name straight away says enough.

[@AnatolySherstnev]

This story is unbelievable. Thank you for making this film

[@jeffv.akaonsjeffke9865]

Great memories of my youth. I have all these '80 videos in my head. I'm 51 now and when I walk my dog I start singing or humming songs from skate videos. Skateboarding is something so positive for youth and even older people. A creative sport you don't need much money to do, and get so much out of it. Now a days there are skateparks everywere, man I wish we had those back in the '80-'90s. It's also fun to see these guys just look the same as 35 years ago. Specialy Lance and Tommy, the same guys as back in the day. No old and waisted dudes. They may be called boy scouts by the Alva guys, but have all made it a long way in the sport. Where others failed, becoming adicts, criminals, or just simply lost in life, instead of athletes and buissiness men. A nice piece of sk8 history.

[@doctorross1470]

Freakin killer documentary. 🤙

[@ericcarr1648]

Really cool documentary. Definitely brought back some great memories!

[@pedrodelimamiranda]

What a story. Thank you guys for shining a light on these legends journey

[@jamiestewart7327]

This video is the best thing I've seen in a long time. I laughed, I cried, I remembered my skating youth. I was 14 when I saw the Bones Brigade crew on the Gold Coast, Australia at Nexus skate park❤❤❤ So much love for Rodney Mullen👊🏽🤯 He's an amazing human being❤️

[@TruGamer4Realz]

i can watch this till the end of time.

[@josephgrubb1105]

I love this so much I have much respect for all of you and I am very happy that the bones brigade and many more have been a part of me and my life

[@seabrafabiano1]

It's incredible how these people were inspiration for us to skate here in Brazil in the 80s, but I never had the money to buy a Powel Peralta skateboard, they were true consumer dreams, and I was a boy from the outskirts of a family without many financial conditions! Skateboarding was my salvation, as I never had the skills to practice conventional sports and was always excluded, especially in football, which still dominates children's imagination to this day. In the mid-80s here in Brazil, the then mayor of the city of São Paulo, Jânio Quadros banned skateboarding on the city streets, obviously we continued practicing, but sometimes we met the police who generally gave us a hard time, other times they were brutal and broke the skateboard in half, this made us more rebellious and persistent. Today in Brazil, skateboarding is very popular and we have several internationally renowned athletes! I'm still practicing skateboarding...

[@FORCE_PBC]

I remember that Christmas of 87. I had one of those boards. So did every guy in my class. Crazy…..

[@marciomendi924]

Skate and punk rock...is my life

[@matty_22ffs]

7 Seconds and my fav local SP and its heaven on earth bruhs. shout out to Kevin Seconds and the Crew, the Faction, San Jose scene....Los Olvidados OMFG!!!!!! AYYYYYYYOOOOO!!!!

[@massvfunk]

What a great video and story. As a kid growing up in texas I skated for the very same reasons as this crew. I built several ramps at my parents house and kids would come from all over to skate. With exception of the competition aspect, I 100% relate to their story. Now a parent, I try to promote creativity and mischief to my kids because I believe as did the bones brigade that it's ok to follow your dreams and that happiness is for them to discover. Big love to all these guys for helping me grow up and teaching me how to cope with the pain that life serves us.

[@djsltx4378]

This is great! These guys were all my heroes growing up. Its awesome to get to hear all of their thoughts and stories. Almost had me crying at times. These guys really spilled their guts on this.

[@AtortAerials]

I think I watch the longest ads ever watching this video.... it worth it! Tony making $20k back then was probably like us making $200k a month now. So wild. These guys were my childhood. ☠️

[@dankinnaird8702]

Rodney is a genius, hands down, and he's so right at the end. It's an awesome doc, and I grew up in this era

[@eklund8]

OMG! OMG! OMG! This should be EVERYWHERE!

[@seanjustg5425]

"You're very young to be a world's champion, huh?" ....."Uuuumm, i'm not sure." Respect.... Awesome documentary. i aint ever really skated, but the older i get, the more i like it...The rebeliousness that came with resonated always, but now i be seeing the technical, the balance, fearlessness. Respect. Thanx be to yuhz🙌

[@firstlast476]

I always wanted to skate. my balance was so terrible.... always appreciated watching videos and the amount of talent involved.

[@robertbraun7155]

I love when Rodney made the statement.. "Look inward not outward".. Perfect.. You have to truly look inward before you can ever look outward and be truly yourself.. Do not ever mean anything I say to be offensive but Rodney Mullen did not change but added something amazing to the universe of the potential of all the facets of what skateboard could be and what it became.

[@Unlockingparadoxes]

I hope that everyone has an amazing and memorable rest of the year and safe travels, vacations, work, adventures and skateboarding throughout the years. 🍀♾️❤️‍🔥

[@matthewmohri9990]

It's awesome to see how intelligent, wise, committed, persevering, and talented they all were. When Caballero said "I was putting the money in the bank" I thought damn he was a smart kid most would have blown it. Yet they were/are still all amazing in their own ways. It's no wonder why they were the best b/c they gave everything to Skating. Tony also was in and Episode of The Trailer Park Boys with his Son. I mean how cool is that?

[@reesegreenland7766]

Love it! Best video I've watched in a long time!!

[@TheOneHundredPercent]

A great watch. I'm an old skool skater myself, and knew most of the things mentioned but still a great watch. I felt particularly bad for Rodney. His home life as a kid sounds TOO intense. He's clearly intelligent, perhaps genius level? But he seems very sensitive, even now talking about it almost had him in tears. There will only ever be one Bones Brigade. Genius name coined by Stecyk.

[@Fkntrkn]

So rad. What a time to be alive.

[@MikeD-hn9hf]

Also great job Mel - digging the crossover into fighting sports for you!

[@ScottBellar]

Lance and Cab keepin it Christian and Rodney forming words with his board. Mind blownt 🙏 🤲

[@ethancropp600]

What a great documentary, moving. Growing up during those times i remember all my friends first real skateboards, my brother got a Christian hosoi, i got a brand x, my friend had a tony hawk, jeff kendal, lance mountain, robskoff, slime balls, bullets, everything was soooo cool, good times.

[@MrMichaelrg]

Everytime I see Rodney I just want to give him a manly hug. He is so simple and pure I wish I could live like that in my mind with acceptance.

[@rnoahgarcia5804]

I LOVE IT! And just like back then, we want more! We need more! Such pieces of history on the art normal people wouldn’t even know where to comprehend.

[@rsurdyk]

These boys were my childhood dreams. All i could do is read about them in magazines in the 70s..im 57 now. I still suck at skateboarding but i still love the gentlemen cruise at my old broken age. Gen X.. many acars

[@timothy5977]

I've seen this two or three times. Good times

[@jimjam8949]

This is just magical inspiring and should be shown to kids in school! What stands out to me as a lesson from this wonderful film is - STOP force feeding kids competition above everything else. Let them play and be creative, and some of them will go on to change the world for the better.

[@lookilookibuthearingtooi]

Skating is about competition. Who gets a part in a video? Who is allowed to skate at the park? Who doesn't want to be surrounded by minorities....

[@red2lucas]

To this day the McTwist (inverted) is the most beautiful looking skateboard trick.

[@vorpalblades]

Nah, ally-oop mute.

[@chrismeadows0199]

Love it! Bones Brigade until I die.

[@tonypalermo5796]

Love the old footage of back in the day. I skated Winchester for years before it went under .

[@darrenmoses3385]

Gotta love you tube...frigging awesome documentary...

[@Audiofiz6]

Absolutely fantastic documovie. Informative touching exciting reflective. Job well done to whom ever brought this to fruition. Last thought inspiring!💪🔥

[@fords_nothere_100]

Great documentary. Very well done. Nice to see people giving it another look (its from 2012).

[@chadcarrdrums]

"controlled desperation" Rodney. love that!!!

[@2116sassafrass]

Wow! Great film!

[@MegaCorey1977]

Drinking water from a strangers garden hose. Glad I’ve done that !!!

[@electriceye1734]

I as well my friend

[@chrizjacob-x7v]

checked that one off my list

[@JFLY78]

I love Rodney's mind, that metaphor about Tony's fame at 1:17 really helps to understand the joy-sapping pressure that Tony was under at that stage of his career.

[@PowellPeralta_fan]

I have spent my entire life a PowellPeralta and Bones Brigade fan. Still wear the merch almost daily. Still my heros. Always wished Jeff Phillips and Natas (my other favorites) had ended up there.

[@stevenjames1222]

Thank You!

[@fev0r]

My first "real" Board was The Brigade Caballero with the red dragon on it. Damn i was so proud. This was 23 years ago, and appart from an 11 year break, im still rocking today 🙂

[@jgminer18]

Top tier documentary

[@TheRealChetManley]

Man I can feel Rodney...this is the reason many of us skated. Our parents and the world was trying to push us into a box that we didn't fit in and didn't want to be in. It was our escape. There were no mobile phones. You could disappear for hours at a time and just release your energy and be yourself.

[@JakeFromSedrowoolley]

The goat, Rodney Mullen; forever the humble skateboarding master Yoda...

[@petrockanroll]

Perhaps the one downside to Rodney's influence was how the technical side killed style. And that is something that i truly miss. There was something about seeing someone that might not have technical tricks but a badass style tweaking out some air with a flowing smooth style. Nowadays most look the same back then just as the bones brigade there were very unique and different styles that were recognizable from a mile away. Even look at board shapes, all different to all the same! It seems to be the way to the exploitation of the organic as surfing too went through similar changes. The end of individuals and style was in the late 80s early 90s. Something happened because a change for the worse happened in music aswell?!?! Better days definitely!

[@rickyhits6547]

It's amazing what they could do as kids on those big heavy boards.

[@newjazzunderground]

rodney at 47:37 incredible. a true artist

[@gtdamwijk]

Hella cool movie, looked up to the Bones Brigade growing up. So cool seeing everyone in this video even the other skaters.

[@jasonhowell9589]

Not enough Thanksgiving awesome movie, brought back so many memories of my childhood

[@curtanderson4145]

Lance is a legend he had the best style !! Come on ..

[@curtanderson4145]

I don’t get it Lance Mountain is one of my favorite vert riders and Chris Miller ..

[@kage88]

This was fire!

[@michaelgonzalez2656]

I’ve seen this countless times bones brigade and it always hits me the same as lance

[@PMSTACKER3000]

Stacy Peralta was a brilliant marketer, in addition to being an awesome documentarian. What he did in the 80s was basically create a prototypical boy band for skateboarding. It worked, obviously. I wonder if Stacy saw the hard shift to street skating by as early as '87 or '88, and that fueled part of the angst between him and George.

[@viracocha03]

Stacey seen that brands would start creating off shoots or "genre"s like in music and George didn't see or agree with it, he though the investments into creating smaller niche brands would be too high. I'm explaining that extremely poorly, there is a really good article from a while back that talks about the split but it turns out Stacey was correct and when Powell/Peralta got back together that is essentially what they did with SkateOne and all the brands under that umbrella company.

[@Greywitch33]

My childhood heroes. Bones Brigade Forever. 💜

[@sid627]

I started skating in 87. My first board was a powell peralta tony hawk and iam still skateboarding today. I was definitely influenced by the bones brigade team and their skate videos and iam still learning new tricks. Skate or die 🔥

[@modaljazz59]

I think what Mullens getting at in that last part, is that stuff in books is all theory and, ideas. But these guys, all us skateboarders manifest something in the physical world which is ultimately beyond anything, any idea that can be thought.

[@crazycatman5928]

The only documentary I’ve watched close to 10 times now.

[@MG-ih7mg]

Same!!

[@dougfisher1266]

Stacy nailed it about giving kids too much attention and money.

[@robertbraun7155]

The Ollie McTwist when I witnessed that is what stayed in my head until this day. When the whole Rollerblade fad caught on and watching them I still respected the skill but it the way we always seen it was that ok cool. But you have no board but you have the wheels and they are strapped to your feet.. that board is not attached in anyway.. To pull off that move and never touched the board was mind boggling.. kind of like Pastrana pulling the backflip.. so much more skill on a skateboard vs boots binded to your feet. I still feel that way.

[@JamesBond-lj6ms]

9:10 lmao the CAP master pilot wings

[@Serpentis666]

Legends… every single one of them.

Tony Hawk watched SKY Brown do her 1st mega ramp when she was looking up at his knees 😅 and now she gets her 2nd bronze medal at the Paris Olympics at age 16 and 12yrs old the 1st time wow go girl go 👊SPECT

[@yrmatesux2191]

I love you guys bones brigade . I went to see you in paraparaumu New Zealand. We slept in the public toilets by the skate park.Natas came with you guys. The best

[@Skottink]

No one beats Rodney Mullins..only Mullins. Brought philosophy to riding your board. That it wasn't the board you are riding but life itself. And you can't fall off and might as well have some style while livin.

[@llewmills6406]

Man what an incredible soul Rodney Mullen is. Clearly troubled but has made the world better for everyone with his genius.

[@greengelacid2061]

Awesome video…

[@leofriedwald9901]

Never mind Animal Chin, where is Ray Bones Rodrigues? Why is he not even mentioned?

[@rickyhits6547]

I'm not a skater, but a fan. Rodney Mullen is the godfather!