In 1988 Mack Dawg Productions released a skateboarding film called“Sick Boys”. Shot entirely on Super 8 film “Sick Boys” documents theearly street skating movement in San Francisco along with footage ofselect demos, skate camps and competitions from those formative times.The film primarily focuses on legends Tommy Guerrero, Mickey Reyes,Bryce Kanights, Mike Archimedes, Natas Kaupas, Julien Stranger, JimThiebaud, Ron Allen, and Steve Caballero as well as shots of ChristianHosoi, Tony Magnusson, Eric Dressen, Danny Sargent, and many, manyothers.

Free from outside control or industry support, “Sick Boys” wasproduced without any sponsors and had a limited distribution of 1,000VHS copies worldwide. Sick Boys has become a cult classic that trulydepicts how fun and care free skating was 20 years ago. From the rootsof the whole street movement to classic road trips and excursions “SickBoys” remains relevant to this day. In order to commemorate this visualhistory, Mack Dawg Productions is proud to re-release “Sick Boys” forthe first time on DVD.

Included extras within the re-release are the “Sick Boys to Men”never-before seen interviews with Tommy Guerrero, Mickey Reyes, BryceKanights, Mike Archimedes, Natas Kaupas, Julien Stranger, Jim Thiebaud,and Ron Allen. These 2008 interviews provide great insight into the wayskating was back then and how being a skater featured in Sick Boys haschanged and intertwined their lives. Also included is a collector’sbooklet with classic photographic images from Bryce Kanights, TobinYelland and Luke Ogden.

“Sick Boys” DVDs will be shipping in November of 2008. Don’t missout on this special re-release because it won’t happen again foranother 20 years.