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- Best friends, Darryl "Flea" Virostko, Shawn "Barney" Barron and Jason "Ratboy" Collins bonded by common tragedy and their love of surfing. They helped each other through shattered homes, drug addiction, psychological issues and hard-core localism to achieve their dream of becoming professional surfers before the age of 24.
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Oct 6, 2010 · In order to surf the notorious Steamer Lane, they were forced to join "The Westsiders" Surf Gang and go face to face with Vince Collier, aka "The Godfather of The Westside". Vince, a massive brute force, ran Steamer Lane with his own version of street justice.
- A Westside Story
But, if you could take your beatings, and then prove...
- A Westside Story
The Westsiders: Directed by Josh Pomer. With Rosanna Arquette, Darryl Virostko, Shawn Barron, Jason Collins. From surfing innovations to gritty localism, follow the rise and fall of The Westsiders surf gang through the eyes of three best friends from the original 'Surf City': Santa Cruz, California.
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- Josh Pomer
- Not Rated
- 3 min
Oct 11, 2010 · Consequently, Josh Pomer’s much-anticipated documentary, The Westsiders, which details Santa Cruz’s violent, drug-addled surf culture through the eyes of Jason “Ratboy” Collins, Shawn “Barney”...
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Apr 21, 2010 · But, if you could take your beatings, and then prove yourself in the big waves, then you could count yourself as one of “The Westsiders” Surf Gang. Vince Collier, VC, was the biggest brute force in the water at Steamer Lane, and he got any wave he wanted.
Santa Cruz is known around the international surf community not only for its excellent waves, but also for its fierce localism. The film gives an insiders view of gang-like mentality of the surfing scene in Santa Cruz. Many of the surfers are working class kids who have various dramas at home.
From surfing innovations to gritty localism, follow the rise and fall of The "Westsiders" surf tribe through the eyes of three best friends from the original Surf City: Santa Cruz, California.
The Westsiders is the awe-inspiring, eye-popping tale of a special piece of Santa Cruz history: the rise and fall of The Westsiders surf gang as portrayed through the experiences of our own hometown's surfers.
