First Descent

2005 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,125 VOTES · DIR. Kemp Curly, Kevin Harrison

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Overview

First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress this young sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,250 lines

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00:00:36 [ Narrator Reading ]
00:09:05 I think that all goes away, really, once you get up here and start riding together.
00:12:50 And then a sport was born.
00:16:40 where I had to watch out for upcoming stuff...
00:21:34 But it's gonna be an excellent opportunity.
00:24:53 It's like rock and roll in the '50s or something,you know?
00:28:57 So, he turns around and is, like, "I'm going to do what I want. '"
00:32:30 It's like every run's its own mountain. I'm not used to it at all.
00:38:19 Oh! It was fun.
00:41:55 ;[ Man Singing Rock ]
00:46:46 It was really just, you know, kind of a mess.
00:50:35 Hopefully, it's dumping up top, up high. I'm sure it probably is.
00:56:15 Does it feel like a broken rib at all?
01:00:04 There it is. This is the old man right here.
01:03:31 and clipping lift tickets...
01:08:01 uh, it's definitely a humbling, humbling view.
01:14:06 We've both seen them before, and let's keep rolling.
01:19:32 and turn into, like, the full-blown snowboard rock star.
01:24:32 It was unfortunate,you know, to have the whole scandal...
01:27:47 as far as looking forward to our final goal here.
01:32:37 So, I think this is us right here on this cornice.
01:38:25 [ Man ] Five, four, three, He's gonna rip it, man. He's a good snowboarder.
01:43:07 before I come back here.
40:00:00 who arejust chanting

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,250
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:36
Final line40:00:00

Production Record

DirectorKemp Curly, Kevin Harrison
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$739,690
IMDb votes1,125