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Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

The top, the base, you are having a relationship with a piece of art that symbolizes your...

The top, the base, you are having a relationship with a piece of art that symbolizes your beliefs
and your identity every single time
you get on it. It's cultural commentary. People were
defining themselves

Full Transcript

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The top, the base,
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you are having a relationship
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with a piece of art
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that symbolizes your beliefs and your identity
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every single time you get on it.
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It's cultural commentary.
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People were defining themselves.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:47
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
Red Bull Media House,HBO Sports

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Movie Summary

An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport- and unexpectedly launches a global cultural phenomenon: snowboarding.
- Snowboarding's got so much attitude - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:15
- Snowboarding's got so much attitude
Which was, to traditional design, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:23
Which was, to traditional design,
- We took a page from Madonna's sex book - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:05
- We took a page from Madonna's sex book
We scratched it out and replaced it - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:08
We scratched it out and replaced it
- A lot of resorts, they just said, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:07
- A lot of resorts, they just said,
You know, you gotta live sort of on the edge - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:06
You know, you gotta live sort of on the edge
- It was freaking full-on - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:09
- It was freaking full-on
That confluence of music, art, sport, life, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:11
That confluence of music, art, sport, life,
[Biz Markie's "Bodyrock"] - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:07
[Biz Markie's "Bodyrock"]
The top riders are here today to show us, you, the people, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:15
The top riders are here today to show us, you, the people,
- ♪ Coming right out of your speakers ♪ - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:38
- ♪ Coming right out of your speakers ♪
Network television was like, "How can we cash in?" - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:07
Network television was like, "How can we cash in?"
- Here is the first woman to spin off the big jump. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:10
- Here is the first woman to spin off the big jump.
- ♪ Like a poor hustler, like a homeless beggar ♪ - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:29
- ♪ Like a poor hustler, like a homeless beggar ♪
- Terje came along and right from the start, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:22
- Terje came along and right from the start,
[crowd cheering] - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:22
[crowd cheering]
Craig mentioned to Burton that they should invite me - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:18
Craig mentioned to Burton that they should invite me
- Terje just spend every minute - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:18
- Terje just spend every minute
When Terje was the best rider in the world, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:17
When Terje was the best rider in the world,
The bottom line is that it's the athletes' decision, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:06
The bottom line is that it's the athletes' decisio...