The excitement of Hawk’s Boom Boom Huck Jam Tour is celebrated as more exciting than any rock concert. At one point in his life, Hawk notices he is losing so much money he has to sell his house, which means tearing down his backyard skate park with his own hands.īut any fan will know that’s not how the story ends. One of the most gut-wrenching moments in the documentary is when Hawk’s hometown Del Mar Skate Ranch and rival turf the Pipeline in Upland are demolished. I’m going to figure this out.’”Īlong with the peaks and valleys of Hawk’s career, the film acknowledges the cyclical nature of skateboarding as a trend. … I always approached it like, ‘This is going to work. If you’re convinced that you’re going to fail, that will come to fruition. “I never want to back down from a challenge.

“I’m willing to struggle through the learning process, even change my approach, just to figure out how to do it,” Hawk said. The movie gracefully leads up to some of Hawk’s greatest accomplishments where those who know what’s coming get excited to relive the moment while a newer audience is allowed to feel the tension just like those who witnessed – especially one landmark accomplishment – in real time. There are several scenes that, without context, would feel long as the audience watches Hawk fall over and over and over again in pursuit of landing a trick. Until the Wheels Fall Off largely uses the metaphor of Hawk’s unswerving commitment to his tricks parallel to how he’s grown as a man. I’m not going to quit doing it.” – Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off premieres tonight at 9PM on #TonyHawkHBO /4vc93g7ztT “I feel like if I’m able to stand on my own two feet, I’m going to ride a skateboard. There are plenty of gems dropped subtly, like the fact that his first skateboard is in the Smithsonian, against the larger story of how his brother supported him from the very beginning. The film, directed by Sam Jones, unpacks Hawk’s family life and how being the “mistake” youngest child fueled his search for purpose.

That’s the story that’s explored in the new HBO documentary Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off. But what many might not know is that before he became the skateboard legend he is today, he was a skinny kid whose father was too involved in the sport and whose tricks weren’t considered cool enough. Pop culture icon.Īny of these titles would fit Tony Hawk.

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