SKATERDATER
Skaterdater is a 1965 American short film. It was produced by Marshal Backlar, and written and directed by Noel Black and was the winner of the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It was also nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Short Subject category. The film tells a story with no dialogue. The surf rock-esque soundtrack was composed by Mike Curb and Nick Venet with Davie Allan and the Arrows playing “Skaterdater Rock”. It was the first film on skateboarding. (More from Wikipedia)
Mike Curb made a deal to supply soundtracks for the many Roger Corman films that came out in the 1960’s by American International Pictures. Roger Corman began using Davie Allan music after hearing his work in the 1965 short film, Skaterdater.
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