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Language
  
English

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Genre
  
Action

Music director
  
William Santschi

Writer
  
John Smythe

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Release date
  
1987

Cast
  
(Himself), (Himself / Bouncer), (Himself), (Himself), (Himself), (Himself)

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Have you seen him?

Bones brigade the search for animal chin 1987


The Search for Animal Chin is a 1987 skateboarding film featuring the Bones Brigade. It is one of the first skateboarding films to have a plot, rather than simply a collection of skateboarding stunts and music videos.

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An early version of the screenplay by John Smythe, titled "The Rollersurfing Quest for Animal Chang", was damaged by some ranch dressing. Producer Stacy Peralta misread the name of the title character "Animal Chang" as "Animal Chin", and liked the name so much that the title and the character's name were officially changed.

The Search for Animal Chin movie scenes

Bones brigade the search for animal chin


Plot summary

The Search for Animal Chin movie scenes

The Bones Brigade travels around California, Nevada, and Hawaii to different skate spots in search of a wisened old man, Won Ton "Animal" Chin. The movie is of the old-school nomadic, skate-everything-in-your-path genre with interludes of stopping to rip-up a big ramp, pool or kicker. After much searching and skateboarding, they locate a large ramp in the desert. They also find a Chinese character on the inside of the ramp's spine. They conclude that in searching for Mr. Chin, they may have found his spirit.

Cast

The Search for Animal Chin movie scenes

Bones Brigade:

  • Tony Hawk - Himself
  • Steve Caballero - Himself
  • Mike McGill - Himself
  • Lance Mountain - Himself
  • Tommy Guerrero - Himself
  • C. R. Stecyk, III - Emerson "Won Ton Animal" Chin - Himself (credited as Emerson Chin)
  • The film also includes:

  • San Francisco Scene: Jim Thiebaud, Jesse Martinez, Bryce Kanights, Doug Smith
  • Bakersfield Scene: Chris Borst, Bobby Reeves, Charlie Dubois, Ray Underhill, Adrian Demain, Donny Griffin, Kevin Lambert
  • Rad Party Scene: Mike Vallely, Rodney Mullen, Per Welinder, Natas Kaupas, Arron Murray, Kevin HarrisJohnny Rad
  • Also, in non-skating roles are Skip Engblom as a bouncer and Gerrit Graham as Alan Winters, the head of Slash Skates.

    Legacy

    The iconic ramp featured in the movie was rebuilt at Woodward West Skatepark in Tehachapi, California for the 30th anniversary of the film. The original Bones Brigade reunited and skated the ramp design that no one has skated in 30 years - the original was torn down after filming.

    References

    The Search for Animal Chin Wikipedia
    The Search for Animal Chin IMDb The Search for Animal Chin themoviedb.org