Huck It
Encyclopedia
Huck It is a film, released on DVD
and VHS
by The Offspring
. It was created in the Conspiracy of One
era, and is named after the bonus song on that album. The song itself is featured frequently in the film, alongside other Offspring songs, mainly from Ixnay on the Hombre
, Americana, and Conspiracy of One.
The film's main content is that of stunt or skate videos to a soundtrack from The Offspring. Live performances and interviews or videos of each member of the band are also included. Numerous scenes from the film are also available on The Offspring's official Youtube
channel, offspringtv.
Special Features:
DVD
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and VHS
VHS
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by The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
. It was created in the Conspiracy of One
Conspiracy of One
-Bonus tracks:-Album length:-Notes:* First pressings in Australia and UK had the track "Huck It" listed as track 14, later reprints have it unlisted as well as the original Mature audiences rating reduced to a PG rating in Australia....
era, and is named after the bonus song on that album. The song itself is featured frequently in the film, alongside other Offspring songs, mainly from Ixnay on the Hombre
Ixnay on the Hombre
-In popular culture:* "The Meaning of Life" is featured on the soundtrack to Tekken: The Motion Picture.* "All I Want", "Way Down the Line" and "Change the World" were all featured in 1999 video game Crazy Taxi....
, Americana, and Conspiracy of One.
The film's main content is that of stunt or skate videos to a soundtrack from The Offspring. Live performances and interviews or videos of each member of the band are also included. Numerous scenes from the film are also available on The Offspring's official Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel, offspringtv.
Content Description
- Intro - The film opens with the instrumental section of "Pay the Man" over a time lapseTime LapseTime Lapse is the first live album by guitarist Steve Hackett. The album is drawn from live performances at the Savoy Theater in New York City and at Central TV Studios in Nottingham.-Track listing:...
of a hill and lake while the opening credits are displayed intermittently.
- Meet Greg K - "Special Delivery" plays over a stunt video of Greg KrieselGreg KrieselGregory David Kriesel , best known by his stage name Greg K., is an American bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the punk band, The Offspring.-Biography:...
, the band's bassist, scaling an extremely high structure, and then jumping off. The video does not show him using a parachuteParachuteA parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag, or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift. Parachutes are usually made out of light, strong cloth, originally silk, now most commonly nylon...
and instead jokingly ends with an obvious dummyCrash test dummyCrash test dummies are full-scale anthropomorphic test devices that simulate the dimensions, weight proportions and articulation of the human body, and are usually instrumented to record data about the dynamic behavior of the ATD in simulated vehicle impacts...
hitting the ground at high speed. This video is available on The Offspring's official Youtube channel, offspringtv.
- The instrumental part of "Pay the Man" then resumes as Greg plays golfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
at his house. He hits one of the balls through his window, then proceeds to hit the hole with his club.
- L.A.P.D. - A live performance of "L.A.P.D." (from Ignition) follows, performed at Huntington Beach. Crude special effects are in use, such as covering band members' skin with skulls and bones. Near the end of the song, singer Dexter HollandDexter HollandBryan Keith "Dexter" Holland is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the California punk rock band The Offspring...
forgets the words. This video is also available from The Offspring's Youtube channel.
- Skateboard Huck It - The titular song, "Huck It", then plays over various stunts. The first stunt shows Dexter on a bicycleBicycleA bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
, pulling then-drummer Ron WeltyRon WeltyRonald "Ron" Welty is the former drummer for the American punk rock band The Offspring. Of all the band's drummers, Welty's tenure was the longest, as he was in the band from July 1987 to March 2003. He had replaced their original drummer James Lilja, and was only 16 at the time of his joining...
, who is on a skateboardSkateboardA skateboard is typically a specially designed plywood board combined with a polyurethane coating used for making smoother slides and stronger durability, used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s,...
. Kevin Wasserman (Noodles) and Greg are lying on the ground, a skateboard next to them. When Ron is close enough on the skateboard, he jumps to the other one and lands perfectly. From then on other skateboarders are shown skitchingSkitchingSkitching is the act of hitching a ride by holding on to a motor vehicle while riding on a skateboard or roller skates...
from a motorbike and then jumping over a large ramp. This is another video available on offspringtv.
- Staring at the Sun - Following this is a continuation of the Huntington Beach show. The band tease the crowd by playing "KumbayaKumbaya"Kumbaya" or "Kumbayah" — is an African-American spiritual song from the 1930s. It enjoyed newfound popularity during the folk revival of the 1960s and became a standard campfire song in Scouting and nature-oriented organizations...
" while a morphing effect is used on each member of the band's head. The Offspring then launch into a performance of "Staring at the Sun". This video is another available on offspringtv.
- Meet Ron Welty - Shows him messing around and then the rest of the video is him surfing
- Meet Dexter - featuring the song Vultures playing in the background while he does stunts in his plane then he jumps out of the plane and does stunts on his parachute and then an obvious dummy hits a barn wall.
- All I Want
- BMX Huck It
- Gone Away
- Meet Noodles
- Credits
Special Features:
- The Kids Aren't Alight
- Behind the Scenes (Features a cameo of Daniel JohnsDaniel JohnsDaniel Paul Johns is an Australian musician, vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as the frontman of the rock band Silverchair. He is also part of The Dissociatives...
from SilverchairSilverchairSilverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
)
- Outtakes