Wassup Rockers
South Central skateboarders test the limits of class, race, and belonging when a carefree trip into affluent Los Angeles turns confrontational.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- confrontational
- restless
- darkly comic
- independent film night
- skate film marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film provocative and occasionally compelling but uneven, with its adolescent fixation and increasingly campy plot drawing substantial criticism.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jonathan and his fellow South Central skaters reject neighborhood expectations and encounter hostility in affluent districts.
The boys bus from South Central to Hollywood and Beverly Hills, where class differences shape their encounters with girls, parents, and police.
Larry Clark foregrounds provocative teenage behavior, sexualized youth imagery, and escalating social discomfort.
The protagonists' skateboarding and movement through Los Angeles provide the film's central physical and cultural texture.
Films like Wassup Rockers, and why
Kids
youth rebellion, abrasive realism, and provocative examination of adolescent subcultures
Bully
teenage alienation, volatile sexuality, and confrontational independent drama
The Florida Project
working-class youth crossing social boundaries through a restless urban odyssey
Movie Details
- Director
- Larry Clark
- Release Date
- 2005-09-12
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (75)
Cast
- Jonathan Velasquez
- Francisco Pedrasa
- Milton Velasquez
- Usvaldo Panameno
- Eddie Velasquez
- Luis Rojas-Salgado
- Carlos Ramirez
- Iris Zelaya
- Ashley Maldonado
- Laura Cellner
Common questions
- What is Wassup Rockers about?
- South Central skateboarders test the limits of class, race, and belonging when a carefree trip into affluent Los Angeles turns confrontational.
- What is Wassup Rockers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wassup Rockers as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Wassup Rockers violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Wassup Rockers as moderate.
- What did critics think of Wassup Rockers?
- Critics found the film provocative and occasionally compelling but uneven, with its adolescent fixation and increasingly campy plot drawing substantial criticism.
- Which films are like Wassup Rockers?
- Films with a similar feel include Kids, Bully, and The Florida Project.
- How long is Wassup Rockers?
- Wassup Rockers runs 111 minutes.
