A look at the rise and fall of the subversive skateboarding magazine Big Brother, which rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and had a profound effect on the skating subculture with its unfiltered approach.
Direction
O'Dell was THERE — insider access without nostalgia goggles.
Editing
Matches the magazine's reckless, barely-legal energy perfectly.
Production
Archival footage so raw it smells like cheap beer.
Director
Patrick O'Dell
Chad Muska
Self - pro skateboarder
Jonah Hill
Self - Big Brother reader
Jeff Grosso
Self - pro skateboarder
Johnny Knoxville
Self - writer / actor
Rob Dyrdek
Self - pro skateboarder
Jeff Tremaine
Self - art / editorial director of Big Brother
Bam Margera
Self - pro skateboarder
Tony Hawk
Self - pro skateboarder
Jason Jessee
Self - pro skateboarder
Spike Jonze
Self - photographer / filmmaker
Jamie Thomas
Self - pro skateboarder
Steve Rocco
Self - founder of World Industries and Big Brother
Mike Vallely
Self - pro skateboarder
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Big Brother essentially created the blueprint for viral stunt content two decades before YouTube existed.
Spike Jonze used the magazine as his sandbox before directing Being John Malkovich and Her.
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