verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message powell peralta brand industry skateboarding quad roller skates successor powell corporation founded 1978 founder george powell and stacy peralta products skateboard decks skateboard wheels quad roller skate wheels bearings and accessories website http powell peralta.com powell peralta is an american skateboard company founded by george powell and stacy peralta in 1978 . the company rose to prominence in the 1980s as skateboarding began maturing as a sport . the company featured the bones brigade a team featuring the era s top competitors . peralta left the company in 1991 and powell continued to produce skateboard equipment as powell bones bearings and rollerbones . the two company founders reunited to produce the company s now classic inventory under the name powell classic . contents 1 background 2 foundation of powell peralta 2.1 members 2.2 filmography 3 downturn and formation of powell corporation 3.1 filmography as powell 3.2 bones bearings 4 reunion 5 cultural references 6 references 7 skateboarding hall of fame 8 external links background edit george powell studied engineering at stanford university and started making homemade skateboards in 1957 . in 1974 powell s son came and asked for a skateboard . when powell pulled an old one out of the garage his son complained it did not ride smoothly . powell became interested in skateboarding again as he realized urethane wheels improved a skateboard s ride . with this prompting powell started making his own skateboards and wheels . he bought urethane and baked his own wheels . he also used some new materials like aluminum and fiberglass to fabricate his own composite boards . one of the test riders of one of his flexible slalom boards was stacy peralta . when powell was laid off from his job in the aerospace industry he moved from los angeles to santa barbara to start his own skateboard manufacturing business . in 1976 george built the quiksilver proslalom deck which he marketed through sims . this was followed by the quicktail . foundation of powell peralta edit in 1978 george teamed up with stacy peralta forming powell peralta . 1 peralta took over team management and advertising . in 1979 they created a skateboarding team called the bones brigade name unrelated to the wheels . members edit the bones brigade was a skateboarding team that rode under the powell peralta and later powell banner . notable bones brigade members throughout the years have included 2 3 ray barbee steve caballero alan gelfand tommy guerrero kevin harris tony hawk brandon novak bucky lasek andy macdonald guy mariano mike mcgill colin mckay lance mountain rodney mullen steve rocco chris senn jim thiebaud mike vallely danny way per welinder ray underhill filmography edit powell peralta produced the bones brigade videos starting in 1982 and they became some of the most influential skateboarding videos of the era the bones brigade video show 1984 future primitive 1985 the search for animal chin 1987 public domain 1988 axe rated 1988 ban this 1989 propaganda 1990 eight 1991 celebrity tropical fish 1991 downturn and formation of powell corporation edit in the late 1980s smaller skater run companies like world industries appeared and took market share from the bigger companies . powell peralta suffered as many of their riders defected and either set up or rode for those new independent companies . at the end of 1991 stacy peralta left powell peralta and the company was then re branded as powell corporation . 1 filmography as powell edit hot batch 1992 chaos 1992 play 1993 suburban diners 1994 scenic drive 1995 strip mall heroes 1998 magic 1999 bones bearings class of 2000 1999 fun 2009 bones bearings edit bones specializes in wheels . powell continues to make skateboard products including bones bearings and wheels . reunion edit powell peralta has re issued decks under the brand powell classic . george powell and stacy peralta have teamed up once again to re issue some of the original pro models under the powell peralta brand . current reissues include models from steve caballero ray bones rodriguez mike mcgill steve steadham and mike vallely . in late 2010 powell skateboards and powell classic were folded into powell peralta . the current team is pros which includes steve caballero . 4 in march 2011 it was announced that artist vcj vernon courtlandt johnson has returned to powell peralta and is working on new art for the brand . 5 cultural references edit powell peralta skateboards appeared in several films from them the 1992 film encino man features brendan fraser s character link riding a lance mountain family art by lance s son skateboard deck near the end . there is a powell peralta poster clearly visible in dave s room . in the teen angst skateboard movie gleaming the cube 1989 starring christian slater and featuring an early cameo from tony hawk the crew can be witnessed in one scene to be stickering skate transfers on public property one or many of which are of powell peralta design . also the main character brian as played by slater can be seen wearing some powell peralta lizard bones black sweat pants . most of the bones brigade appeared in a skateboard sequence in police academy 4 citizens on patrol in 1987 . in the 2009 single skate or die by teenage bottlerocket the bones brigade was mentioned in the lyrics . we re waging war against the poseurs of the day if we play our cards right someday we might be in the bones brigade . the lead off track hornets hornets on the hold steady s 2005 album separation sunday references bones brigade with the lyrics she s got those bones brigade videos . she knew em back and forth . she slept with so many skaters . references edit a b a short history of skateboarding in isla vista by henry sarria from the santa barbara independent march 31 2009 . independent.com . 2009 03 31 . retrieved 2010 04 14 . powell peralta.com history section . powell peralta.com . retrieved 2010 04 14 . powell peralta future primitive dvd powell peralta . powell peralta.com . retrieved 2015 04 08 . powell peralta . powell peralta . retrieved 2015 04 08 . vcj blog powell peralta . powell peralta.com . 2011 03 08 . retrieved 2015 04 08 . skateboarding hall of fame edit powell peralta was inducted into the skateboarding hall of fame on friday may 13th 2016 external links edit powell peralta v t e skateboarding skateboarding styles freestyle skateboarding street skateboarding vert skateboarding slalom skateboarding skateboarding tricks 900 1080 aerials benihana casper flip tricks freestyle tricks grabs grinds heelflip kickflip lip tricks ollie no comply pole jam shove it slides skateboard variations brakeboard caster board fingerboard flowboard freeboard longboard snakeboard street luge other skate punk skate shoes skateboarders 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