Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
7.7
2021
1 hr 31 min
Documentary
An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport- and unexpectedly launches a global cultural phenomenon: snowboarding.
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- Cast:
- Jake Burton , Woody Harrelson , Shaun White , Mark McMorris
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Best movie of this year hands down!
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Please don't spend money on this.
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At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
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The movie really just wants to entertain people.
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