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Grind (2003)

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• The first scene inside Chili 'n' Such is an homage to Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), where an employee and a customer argue about 100% satisfaction.
  
  
• The pregnant woman who turns away the Super Duper skate team is actually director Casey La Scala's wife.
  
  
• Many of the lines are improvised.
  
  

• The 12-year-old who challenges the skate team when they perform their own demo at the skate park is actually pro skater Ryan Sheckler.
  
  
• The band playing at the festival is Blindside, a Christian rock band from Sweden
  
  
• Many professional skaters have cameos in this movie, including Ryan Sheckler, Bam Margera, Bucky Lasek, Bob Burnquist, Mike Vallely, Willy Santos, Kareem Campbell, Tony Hawk, Brian Sumner and Matt Ball, along with Jason Acuña (aka "Wee Man"), Preston Lacy and Ehren McGhehey of "Jackass" (2000) and Playboy Playmates Summer Altice, Dalene Kurtis and Karen McDougal.
  
  

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