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Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story

Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story

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Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story

2020

1h 11m

6.4(19 votes)

Documentary

Overview

The story of the skaters and developers who came together to create one of the best-selling games of all time, changing the skateboarding scene and pop culture forever.

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

Tony Hawk

Self

Tony Hawk

Acting

Steve Caballero

Self

Steve Caballero

Acting

Christian Hosoi

Self

Christian Hosoi

Acting

Jamie Thomas

Self

Jamie Thomas

Acting

Cara-Beth Burnside

Self

Cara-Beth Burnside

Acting

Rodney Mullen

Self

Rodney Mullen

Acting

Eric Koston

Self

Eric Koston

Acting

Chad Muska

Self

Chad Muska

Acting

Aaron Snyder

Self

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Bob Burnquist

Self

Bob Burnquist

Acting

Elliot Sloan

Self

No Image

Acting

Walter Day

Self

Walter Day

Acting

Mick West

Self

Mick West

Acting

Scott Pease

Self

No Image

Acting

Silvio Porretta

Self

No Image

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Chris Rausch

Self

No Image

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Larry LaLonde

Self

No Image

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John Feldmann

Self

John Feldmann

Acting

Aaron Homoki

Self

Aaron Homoki

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Jay Bentley

Self

Jay Bentley

Acting

Keire Johnson

Self

Keire Johnson

Acting

Jordyn Barratt

Self

Jordyn Barratt

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Nolan Nelson

Self

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