Skateland

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Skateland

"It was a time when life was easy...in a place they thought would never change."

2011

1h 38m

5.1(37 votes)

Drama

Overview

In the early 1980s, in small-town Texas, dramatic events force a 19-year-old skating rink manager to look at his life in a very new way.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ashley Greene

Michelle Burkham

Shiloh Fernandez

Ritchie Wheeler

Brett Cullen

David Wheeler

Taylor Handley

Kenny Crawford

Heath Freeman

Brent Burkham

Melinda McGraw

Debbie Wheeler

Haley Ramm

Mary Wheeler

A.J. Buckley

Teddy Tullos

Ellen Hollman

Deana Trammel

James Le Gros

Clive Burkham

Creative team

Directed by: Anthony Burns
Written by: Anthony Burns
Produced by: Anthony Burns
Heath Freeman

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