Plot Summary:STOKED tells the story of 80s skateboarding icon and convicted killer Mark "Gator" Rogowski. Spanning a decade from the early 80s to early 90s, STOKED is the fascinating character study of a young man's development, couched within the social and historical framework of skateboarding's biggest era. STOKED takes a trip to the 'in-your-face' era of 80s youth pop culture, exploring the mechanism of fame and its darker consequences in one man. A thoughtful and energetic look back at the apex of punk rock, neon jams, and the early days of MTV, the archival documentary follows skateboarding from its grass roots in Southern California backyards to an international phenomenon. Featuring skateboarding legends such as Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, and testimony from Mark "Gator" Rogowski from behind bars, STOKED dramatically reveals for the first time the factors leading to a hero's tragic fall from grace, and the unyielding spirit that allows skateboarding to reinvent itself.
本片的镜头对准了十九世纪八十年代新兴的溜冰滑板运动。一个大家眼中的坏孩子迈克加特·罗格斯基成为了公众眼中街头溜冰运动的代表人物,但在他因为他厌倦了四轮溜冰与地面的垂直感以及被当作公共人物后,他竟然于1991年强奸和谋杀了以前的女友,而代价则是在监狱中要度过31年时间.