Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine

“from idiots to icons”

7.4

2017

1h 19m

Documentary

A look at the rise and fall of the subversive skateboarding magazine Big Brother, which rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and had a profound effect on the skating subculture with its unfiltered approach.

Key Crew

Director

Patrick O'Dell

Producers

Jeff Tremaine

Sean Cliver

Cast (19)

Jeff Tremaine

Self

Spike Jonze

Self

Chris Pontius

Self

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