You can't make a lifelong career out of pro skateboarding and Jason wanted to leave the sport while at the top of his game. So, after appearing in Video Days and the Sonic Youth video, he decided a good career to fall back on would be movie acting. Yeah, he himself admits that was pretty naive.
Yet by 1995 he landed the part of Brodie Bruce, one of the two leads in Kevin Smith's movie Mallrats.
Here's a scene that clearly shows why Rene (Shannen Doherty) could, and should, find a better boyfriend than Brodie:
And a very fun video featuring Jay & Silent Bob dancing to the song "Build Me Up, Buttercup":
There are scenes from the movie in this, but they don't start until well over a minute into the video.
I didn't love the movie, but I do think Jason Lee is awesome in it.
Enjoy!
Janet
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Sonic Youth 100% Video with Jason Lee
Jason Lee plays one of the skateboarders in this Sonic Youth video:
Jason Lee was one of the skateboarders in the video (not surprisingly). He's adorable in this, except at the end, as a guy who is dead. There's some nice skateboarding in this video, which was directed by Spike Jonze. I believe it was made in 1992.
Jason Lee was one of the skateboarders in the video (not surprisingly). He's adorable in this, except at the end, as a guy who is dead. There's some nice skateboarding in this video, which was directed by Spike Jonze. I believe it was made in 1992.
Video Days (a skateboarding video)
In 1991, pro skateboarder Mark Gonzales recruited four more pro skateboarders, including Jason Lee, to film a move called Video Days, directed by Spike Jonze. This was through Gonzales's skateboarding company, Blind Skateboards.
This video shows Lee's part in the video. He's about 21 years old here. And just like in the last video I posted, he's got something goofy to say.
UPDATE: YouTube took the sound out of this video due to some copyright infringement. This seems unfair, as the band that made the song isn't even well known. I'm all for respecting copyright laws, but I don't get how this benefits anyone. If you search diligently, you may be able to find intact clips of Video Days online. Chances are, people will post them, they will get taken down, then people will post more, etc.
If you want a little more background on the video, here's the Wikipedia page:
Video Days Wikipedia Page
By the way, if you like the first song, it's called "The Knife Song" and it's by a band called Milk. I don't know if they're still around.
Janet
P.S. Watch out for the third video, Lee's part in the Sonic Youth video 100%.
This video shows Lee's part in the video. He's about 21 years old here. And just like in the last video I posted, he's got something goofy to say.
UPDATE: YouTube took the sound out of this video due to some copyright infringement. This seems unfair, as the band that made the song isn't even well known. I'm all for respecting copyright laws, but I don't get how this benefits anyone. If you search diligently, you may be able to find intact clips of Video Days online. Chances are, people will post them, they will get taken down, then people will post more, etc.
If you want a little more background on the video, here's the Wikipedia page:
Video Days Wikipedia Page
By the way, if you like the first song, it's called "The Knife Song" and it's by a band called Milk. I don't know if they're still around.
Janet
P.S. Watch out for the third video, Lee's part in the Sonic Youth video 100%.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Jason Lee Skateboarding as a Teen
I've decided to post a bunch of Jason Lee videos so you can trace his career from teen skateboarder to his first big movie role in Mallrats and on to his new TV career on My Name is Earl.
I think he's a pretty fascinating guy and a very interesting actor. Okay, I think he's cute too, but that's secondary (so I tell myself).
So here is the oldest Jason Lee video I know of. Need I tell you it's a skateboarding vid? He's a teenager here, still amateur.
Over time, I'll post more Jason Lee videos, in order from oldest to newest.
I think he's a pretty fascinating guy and a very interesting actor. Okay, I think he's cute too, but that's secondary (so I tell myself).
So here is the oldest Jason Lee video I know of. Need I tell you it's a skateboarding vid? He's a teenager here, still amateur.
Over time, I'll post more Jason Lee videos, in order from oldest to newest.
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