Stoked: The Rise And Fall Of Gator

Picking up where Stacy Peralta's far more celebratory skateboarding documentary DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS left off, this disturbing profile of skate superstar Mark "Gator" Rogowski serves as a real-life cautionary tale about the disastrous combination of youth and sudden success. At the age of 14, Rogowski, who'd been skating the empty pools and skate parks of Escondido, Calif., was already a star, famous for a flashy vertical style that made him a pioneer in the rebirth of a craze that had petered out in the late 1970s. He was ranked among the likes of Tony Hawk and Christian Hosoi, but in addition to talent, Rogowski had something equally important: the perfect image. Reb...