New World Disorder 1
An early, hard-rock-fueled mountain bike documentary that turns freeride riding and a legendary cliff drop into high-impact action spectacle.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- adrenalized
- irreverent
- kinetic
- extreme sports marathon
- mountain biking inspiration
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is presented as the beginning of a series and documents freeriding, trails, and downhill riding during the discipline's formative period.
Josh Bender's attempted 55-foot Jah Drop in Kamloops is identified as the film's iconic centerpiece.
The soundtrack is described as late-1990s hard rock accompanying high-risk mountain biking and related stunts.
The film is described as one of only a few early documentaries covering freeriding, trails, downhill, unicycling, mountain boarding, and four-wheel mountain biking.
Films like New World Disorder 1, and why
New World Disorder 2
action sports documentary focused on high-risk riding, technical stunts, and kinetic outdoor cinematography
The Collective
mountain bike documentary emphasizing freeriding, downhill runs, athletic skill, and hard rock energy
Kranked 6: Progression
visually driven extreme sports documentary built around dangerous outdoor feats and countercultural music
Movie Details
- Director
- Derek Westerlund
- Release Date
- 2000-01-01
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Bobby Root
- Richie Schley
- John Cowan
- Joe Schwartz
Common questions
- What is New World Disorder 1 about?
- An early, hard-rock-fueled mountain bike documentary that turns freeride riding and a legendary cliff drop into high-impact action spectacle.
- What is New World Disorder 1 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of New World Disorder 1 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is New World Disorder 1 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in New World Disorder 1.
- Which films are like New World Disorder 1?
- Films with a similar feel include New World Disorder 2, The Collective, and Kranked 6: Progression.
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