The Devil's Toy

(1966)

★ 6.4 IMDb · 14 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1966

Runtime: 15 мин

Country: Canada

Director: Claude Jutra

Cast: Pierre Charpentier, Charles Denner, Marc Harvey

Plot

Dedicated “to all victims of intolerance,” "The Devil’s Toy" is a faux–public service documentary that chronicles the early days of skateboarding in Montreal. Framed as mock anti-skateboarding propaganda, Claude Jutra contrasts official hostility with the exhilaration and freedom experienced by youths racing downhill through city streets, shortly before the activity was banned.