He noted the irony of the timing, given that the documentary is about Hawk and other skaters pushing themselves to the edges of their physical limits. On March 8, Hawk posted on Instagram that the previous day he’d broken his femur in a skateboarding accident. Hence the title Until the Wheels Fall Off,” he said. And I continued to skate through the ups and downs, and I continue to skate into my old age. “I felt like, sure, that’s the sort of fantastical version of it, but I did say to Sam that I’d like to think I’ve done a lot since then. “When Sam approached me… I was honored, and I told him I had other people offering me to do a documentary, and most of it was like, ‘You worked at it and you developed a skill, and then you had success, and then you didn’t have success, and then X Games happened and you made a 900 and then you did a videogame. Hawk said he trusted him more than anyone else to tell his story. Director Sam Jones was also in attendance.
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