Go for It

1976

Action / Documentary / Sport

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95%
IMDb Rating 4.0/10 10 99 99

Plot summary

Extreme sports meets midnight movie with a film that showcases wild surfing and skateboarding madness.

Director

Paul Rapp Photo
Paul Rapp

Top cast

Tony Alva Photo
Tony Alva as Skateboarder
Peter Fonda Photo
Peter Fonda as Self - Spectator
Ron Gans Photo
Ron Gans as Narrator
Shaun Tomson Photo
Shaun Tomson as Self - Surfer
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847.16 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.54 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by standp

My introduction to... surfing

I saw this movie when I was nine, in a double feature with the original "Gone in Sixty Seconds." It was a sort of montage documentary about skateboarding, car racing, skiing, etc., things considered extreme individual sports at the time. I remember two scenes very vividly - one was a skateboarder going down a steep hill and doing a fake body slam into a car (there was a goofy sound effect, then you saw him embedded in a person-shaped dent in a VW), and then there was a sequence with young women surfing topless. I just don't have enough good things to say about that particular scene. I'd like to thank the makers of this movie for inspiring a nine-year old boy and instilling in me a love of fine cinema and photography.
Reviewed by paulrapp1 10 / 10

Thank you

Go For It was a love from my heart way before extreme games. It was a pioneer that inspired many copies including Dogtown. The title became part of the language. I worked on many important films but this one was a real challenge with camera work that was not yet invented. It still holds up many years later to entertain and enjoy. ABC Wide world asked me to show them how I did some shots. When I directed Fonzie jumping the shark in Happy Days I used the same techniques that I did with Go For It. I shot the shark jump in 16mm and blew it to 35mm. The music was a great deal of fun and I particularly liked the love ballad that was put over the hang gliding scene. It was my understanding that it got quite a few votes from the academy. Paul Rapp
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