Video Days
Encyclopedia
Video Days is a skateboarding
video by Blind Skateboards
released in 1991. It is considered one of the most influential skate videos, as director Spike Jonze
's format has continued to be the definitive template for most skate videos.
Video Days is the first movie/video directed by Spike Jonze
and stars Mark Gonzales
, Rudy Johnson, Jason Lee, Guy Mariano
and Jordan Richter. Legendary professional skateboarder Danny Way
was briefly on Blind Skateboards from 1990-1991 and shot some footage for Video Days. However, he soon quit Blind, returning to his original team H-Street Skateboards and his footage for Video Days was omitted. A brief shot of Way can be seen during Mark Gonzales' part in this video.
Jason Lee
's impromptu song at the end of his Video Days part caught the attention of Clerks
director Kevin Smith
, who would later cast Lee in Smith's follow-up film Mallrats
, thus launching Lee's acting career. The end of the video featured a stunt car crash that was portrayed as containing the team. The credits then roll, with each team member shown in slow motion, with "(birthdate-1991)" under the name of each skater. Although not intended to be serious, at the time, many people thought the team had actually died.
Video Days is shown playing in the background during a scene in the film Kids
.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
video by Blind Skateboards
Blind (company)
Blind is a skateboard company founded by Mark Gonzales, in 1989 under Steve Rocco's World Industries empire.The name "Blind" is an intentional slight to Gonzales' former sponsor, Vision Skateboards. He has since left the company and today the company continues under the ownership of Dwindle...
released in 1991. It is considered one of the most influential skate videos, as director Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television...
's format has continued to be the definitive template for most skate videos.
Video Days is the first movie/video directed by Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television...
and stars Mark Gonzales
Mark Gonzales
Mark Gonzales , also known as "Gonz" and "The Gonz," is an American professional skateboarder and artist. He is known in the skateboarding world as a pioneer of modern street skateboarding, currently skateboarding's most popular form....
, Rudy Johnson, Jason Lee, Guy Mariano
Guy Mariano
Guy Mariano is a professional skateboarder who gained widespread recognition at the age of 14 for his part in Blind Skateboards' Video Days . Before Blind, Mariano was sponsored by Powell Peralta, and appeared in their video Ban This. In his later years, Guy rode for Girl Skateboards and had a...
and Jordan Richter. Legendary professional skateboarder Danny Way
Danny Way
Danny Way is a professional skateboarder.-Awards and achievements:* 1986: Won the first contest he entered at age 11* 1989: Won his first vert contest in Michigan...
was briefly on Blind Skateboards from 1990-1991 and shot some footage for Video Days. However, he soon quit Blind, returning to his original team H-Street Skateboards and his footage for Video Days was omitted. A brief shot of Way can be seen during Mark Gonzales' part in this video.
Jason Lee
Jason Lee (actor)
Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and skateboarder known for his role as the title character on the NBC television series My Name is Earl, his portrayal of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, his role as Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin...
's impromptu song at the end of his Video Days part caught the attention of Clerks
Clerks
Clerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...
director Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
, who would later cast Lee in Smith's follow-up film Mallrats
Mallrats
Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center and Osowski's Flea Market which are located in Minnesota...
, thus launching Lee's acting career. The end of the video featured a stunt car crash that was portrayed as containing the team. The credits then roll, with each team member shown in slow motion, with "(birthdate-1991)" under the name of each skater. Although not intended to be serious, at the time, many people thought the team had actually died.
Video Days is shown playing in the background during a scene in the film Kids
Kids (film)
Kids is a 1995 drama film written by Harmony Korine and directed by Larry Clark.The film features Chloë Sevigny, Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Harold Hunter, and Rosario Dawson, all of them in their debut performances...
.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes many types of music, including grunge, jazz, pop and punk.- WarWar (band)War is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae...
: Low Rider - Jackson 5 : I Want You Back
- Black FlagBlack Flag (band)Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
: My War - John ColtraneJohn ColtraneJohn William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
: Traneing In - Dinosaur Jr. : Just Like Heaven
- MilkMilk (band)Milk was a band founded by Jackass co-creator Jeff Tremaine, which would go on to have a cult status with skateboarders. In 1991, with the release of Blind Video Days, Milk's "The Knife Song" was used in Jason Lee's skate section in the landmark Blind video, Video Days.Ten years later, "The Knife...
: The Knife Song - Hüsker DüHüsker DüHüsker Dü was an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band's continual members were guitarist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer Grant Hart....
: Real World - Jason LeeJason Lee (actor)Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and skateboarder known for his role as the title character on the NBC television series My Name is Earl, his portrayal of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, his role as Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin...
: There's A War Outside Your Window - Ry CooderRy CooderRyland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...
: Cancion Mixteca
External links
- Trashfilter.com editorial article A review and analysis of Video Days on Trashfilter.com