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The Skateboard Kid

The Skateboard Kid

Why take the road when you can fly?

PG 1993 · 83 min · ★ 3.3 · Family, Comedy, Fantasy

No one could be more bored than Zack, the new kid in town with no friends in sight. When a gang of hip, skateboarding thrashers start cruising his neighborhood, Zack hopes his luck will change. But they want nothing to do with him. Then Zack makes the discovery of his life: a talking wisecracking, magical skateboard. And suddenly, skateboarding rises to entirely new heights.

Directed by Larry Swerdlove · Written by Gary Stuart Kaplan

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