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Board Crazy is a skateboarding video directed by filmmaker Greg James.^[1]

"Rad hot skating action the way you want it! This spectacular video includes Lee Taylor as he sets the 1988 Official World Speed Record of over 7O MPH (Guiness Book of World Records) on a down-hill speed skate run! Top pros and amateurs shredding ramps with unbelievable aerials! Watch rippin' skating, lip tricks, and gnarly maneuvers of the hairiest kind! If you're into music, thrashin' speed and the best of boardin', this video is for you."
— Board Crazy video jacket

Production

The video was released on VHS in 1990 by MNTEX Entertainment with a run-time of thirty minutes.^[1] It saw a second release by Simitar Entertainment in the same year.^[2] Board Crazy features 29 skaters, including Scott Smiley of Seattle-based skateboard store and record label Beer City Skateboards and Records [1] ^[3] and Canada's first pro-skateboarder Kevin Harris.^[4] The showcase also includes (1993) Thrasher Magazine feature Mike Ranquet^[5] appearing with Leaf Treinen, model in an advertisement run by skateboarding production company Powell Peralta in a 1987 Thrasher release.^[6] In one scene, the footage is shot at the Seattle-based ramps of Mike Ranquet.^[7]

The video soundtrack^[8] features Nirvana's first single Love Buzz, released by up-and-coming^[9] Seattle-based record label Sub Pop.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Board Crazy". SkateVideoSite.
^ Board Crazy (Video 1990) - Company credits - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via www.imdb.com.
^ "Scott Smiley". Skate and Annoy Galleries. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^ "Kevin Harris | The World Freestyle Round-Up". www.theworldroundup.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^ "Thrasher Magazine - Displaying items by tag: Mike Ranquet". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^ "Leaf Treinen". Womxn Skateboard History. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^ Staff, VICE; VICE, Staff de (2011-01-05). "Mike Ranquet". Vice (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^ "Board Crazy (1990, VHS)". Discogs.
^ Scanlon, Tom (2008-01-27). "Sub Pop's got some kind of record". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
^ "A look at Nirvana's collectible recordings". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[:0-1] "Board Crazy". SkateVideoSite.

[2] Board Crazy (Video 1990) - Company credits - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-20 – via www.imdb.com.

[3] "Scott Smiley". Skate and Annoy Galleries. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[4] "Kevin Harris | The World Freestyle Round-Up". www.theworldroundup.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[5] "Thrasher Magazine - Displaying items by tag: Mike Ranquet". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[6] "Leaf Treinen". Womxn Skateboard History. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[7] Staff, VICE; VICE, Staff de (2011-01-05). "Mike Ranquet". Vice (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[8] "Board Crazy (1990, VHS)". Discogs.

[9] Scanlon, Tom (2008-01-27). "Sub Pop's got some kind of record". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[10] "A look at Nirvana's collectible recordings". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

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