Issue #2 • June 2018 Girls, On Film A zine about 80s movies. RAD GYMKATA NORTH SHORE VISION QUEST STEALING HOME BETTER OFF DEAD JOHNNY BE GOOD GLEAMING THE CUBE THE SPORTS ISSUE
[email protected] GIRLS, ON SPORTS FILMS Girls, on Film is a zine that is hopelessly devoted to 80s movies. In this issue, we’re tackling sports movies (including non-competitive, non-team activities like surfing and skating). THE LINEUP RAD The movie that brought you BMX dancing! .................................................................................... 3 NORTH SHORE A surfer learns to look deep into his soul ................................................................... 6 STEALING HOME A baseball movie more into the 60s than the Sandlot’s Grover Weeks ............. 9 VISION QUEST A teenage wrestler is torn between a guy and a girl .................................................. 12 JOHNNY BE GOOD Anthony Michael Hall plays a jock?......................................................................... 15 BETTER OFF DEAD A heartbroken teen hits the slopes to win a girl back ......................................... 18 GYMKATA Olympian Kurt Thomas’s karate-gymnastic skills are a national security issue ........... 21 GLEAMING THE CUBE A skater follows the trail of Scooby Snacks to his brother’s killers ........... 24 ABOUT THE ZINE This zine is co-founded and managed by Stephanie McDevitt and Janene Scelza. We’re based in Washington, DC. Stephanie is a freelance writer and editor. Born at the dawn of the 80s, she has great appreciation for all movies, music, and fashion that came out of this radical decade. You can find her celebrating at 80s dance parties. Janene has written a buttload of zines in the last 20 years. She spent much of her high school years combing dank video stores in search of every 80s movie her hometown had to offer.