Rodney Mullen, Flatland Routines

One of the best flatland routines you're ever likely to see, this video features a youngish Rodney Mullen (I'm guessing early 90's) pulling just about everything in the book. The high point for me starts at 0.53 with the spacewalked casper flipped to rail, culminating with the casper to spacewalk - insane balance.

Also at 1.53, Rodney does something that looks like a nosehook impossible to seatbelt air before saying "Okay that was nearly the best trick I've ever done". Yep... I guess doing a vert grab trick right after a pretty complex flip on flatland is kinda good.

Comments On This Skate Video

my stupid computer wont let me see it but i bet its a bad ass video

Posted by ben cobb on 15th of March 2006

Gutted :-) Do you maybe need to download flash player or shockwave?

Posted by Adam on 15th of March 2006

this guy is freaking sick. if this is possible tell me

Posted by uknown on 25th of March 2006

Rodney is not of this world...
Every time i see footage of him I can't decide whether or not I should be depressed or impressed. I'll settle for inspired.
BTW: my daughter really digs the music

Posted by Hans Smit on 28th of March 2006

Holy Crap I thought rodney mullen was good at freestyle...hes god...not good....freestyle god...

Posted by Jello on 01st of April 2006

rodney is the best skater of all time! but dawon song comes close

is there any girl sk8ers out there in st.louis
because i need someone two sk8 with or boys?

Posted by chelsea on 01st of April 2006

this dude is freakin sick !!! i also skate street but im nowhere as good as him

Posted by James on 01st of April 2006

how the hell do u do those tricks!?

Posted by kr3w on 02nd of April 2006

the best skater of all creationno one comparesnot even daewon!!!

Posted by mike lopez on 06th of April 2006

for god sake that was a fing smacker

Posted by craig Lindsay on 17th of April 2006

rodney mullen is the only man that can beat chuck norris in a game of s-k-a-t-e. rodney is a god

Posted by rudy on 20th of April 2006

damn laptop(IBM thinkpad)wont let me watch this video,but I know its the best video ever.The Mutt rules.

Posted by Oldschool Al on 21st of April 2006

man....i dont think it is our computers,...it has to be the site or sumthin. This is the sickest flatland video....EVER!!! Rodney Mullen is the shit!!!

Posted by an anonymous reader on 21st of April 2006

Maybe i need an upgrade for my laptop, because the video works on the normal computer at home. That was the best footage I've ever seen of Rodney Mullen! Sic!!! That yoyo plant was amazing!!!! I like flatland but i'll never be that good!!!

Posted by Oldschool Al on 21st of April 2006

THIS IS THE BEST FREAKING SK*R EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Michael on 24th of April 2006

Rodney Mullen inspires me in skateboarding like no other skater can. His talent and love for skateboarding pushes me to my limit. Thanx a lot Rodney. YOUR'RE THE SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!! oh by the way, the video clip kicks ass.

Posted by Ricky Jimenez on 24th of April 2006

DUde!!!!!!!!! That video was so fffffrrrrriiiiiiggggggggeeeeeeeennnnnn awsome dude I friggen wish I could skate like you Rodney!!!!!!

Posted by Antujuan on 02nd of May 2006

...just rodney... freaking unbelievable, ill streetskate for more then 8 years now... Hah ill bet ill never be as half as good as he is oOi mean; a "nosehook impossible to seatbelt air" wtf?..Twisted fealing when i watch stuff like this... Impressed and depressed ;)pure genius stuff

Posted by chris on 04th of May 2006

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen! Rodney's tight! Who sings the second song?

Posted by Random on 06th of May 2006

that was really sweet!

Posted by AL on 06th of May 2006

He is the best skater ever!!!!!!!!!(ever!!!!)

Posted by Gustavo m. Marinho on 13th of May 2006

......not the first time he has left me speechless. i lost count on the huge nose pivot. RODNEY MULLEN, YOU'RE MY IDOL! (more my skate-model)

Posted by an anonymous reader on 14th of May 2006

is the hook impossible seatbelt air before or after he did an impossible-late 360flip that i heard about once? cuz that sounds slightly more like the greatest thing hes ever done

Posted by an anonymous reader on 14th of May 2006

Rodney Mullen always has been and always will be the best skater ever.

Posted by Olly on 14th of May 2006

hes a bastard for being so good

Posted by Olly on 15th of May 2006

I don't think he's ever done an impossible to late 360 flip? Is that even physically possible?

Posted by Vaughn on 18th of May 2006

"...just rodney... freaking unbelievable, ill streetskate for more then 8 years now... Hah ill bet ill never be as half as good as he is oOi mean; a "nosehook impossible to seatbelt air" wtf?..Twisted fealing when i watch stuff like this... Impressed and depressed ;)pure genius stuff" look again, It is a cabelerial (fakie 360) impossible to seatbelt air.

Posted by ME on 18th of May 2006

Hey Vaughan, I've seen someone doing a varial pressure flip to late hardflip, so I reckon the impossible to late 360 is doable.

Posted by Adam on 21st of May 2006

i want to see keith renna and rodney mullen play skate ,, rodney mullen is better but keith renna is prolly one of the best at flatland

Posted by jake on 31st of May 2006

GoooooooD!!!!i am skatista and need skate...please i need...brasil...my e-mail is victormouramanzano@hotmail.com please i need skate thank you!

Posted by uallll... on 06th of June 2006

holy oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!, that was sik. ya that song is cool, the second one, and that is the style i like, anyone who agrees post I!!!, lol

Posted by LOGAN KESSLER on 07th of June 2006

All i have to say is this movie kicks but!

Posted by chelsea on 08th of June 2006

okay... he is not human... no one has that kinda balance. yea... its from da 90's.. can tell by the sneakers he's wearing... looks lik the one from back to the future.. the one marty wears..

Posted by mark james on 08th of June 2006

yea i that possible? i think that the best thing i ever did was an ollie... lol :P

Posted by mike on 13th of June 2006

Yea, thats an old video.now Rodney does a sort of street and freestyle hybrid.

Posted by Oldschool Al on 13th of June 2006

Dude! Rodney is definetly a skateboarding god! Hes been my favorite skater since i was in 5th grade and its so sick watching you at god status with your balance! The furthest I've come to balance is a 500yrds but he can easily go miles! I can almost nail that Half-Cab imbossible and i can nail lots of his flatground casper/truckstand/manual/rail etc routines. dude, hes easily the best skater ther is in the universe! (Daewon comes close, but He ais still by far the best!

Posted by ruben on 15th of June 2006

what is the last song called?

Posted by Damen on 20th of June 2006

The last song, from what I understand, was never actually released. It's pretty much just some guy dicking around; I have a vague idea it is Spike Jonze, but don't hold me to that.

Posted by Tony on 20th of June 2006

man he is sick on skateboard those trixcks are mad

Posted by jeremy on 22nd of June 2006

Awesome! The full-cab-nosehook-impossible to mutegrab was insane.

Posted by Andrew on 23rd of June 2006

rodneys a beast and this video rocked, butt whats with the getto song at the end?

Posted by bertboy on 25th of June 2006

rodney mullen kicks ass! hes the best sk8r eva!

Posted by Gemma on 25th of June 2006

i look at rodney and see a god not a man

Posted by renaldo on 26th of June 2006

Mean

Posted by Shandog on 27th of June 2006

this is the sickest skate video i ever seen.rodney mullen is the best skater in the world,and my number one idol.from a fan in norway

Posted by per on 28th of June 2006

mullen is a freacking good skater !!from nor

Posted by Lazy on 28th of June 2006

This video is really good, you cant say a bad word about rodney! respect to the Freestyle Skateboard King!

Posted by Bernard Geluk on 29th of June 2006

this video was sick as hell

Posted by blee on 07th of July 2006

what is the trick where he flips the board sideways and stands on the wheels??????????

Posted by sk8 on 07th of July 2006

primo

Posted by loe blow on 07th of July 2006

Actually it's a railstand - a primo is an alternative name given to a railslide which Mullen does not do in this video.

Posted by Adam on 09th of July 2006

wow!i got down my flatland n stuff, but i'm nowwhere near you.your way better than daewon!

Posted by futere rodney on 17th of July 2006

Yo, what's the difference between a primo and a to rail

Posted by confused on 17th of July 2006

Okay, again for whoever wasn't listening:
Going to rail (or landing to rail) means to land on the side of the board in what is called a "rail stand".
"Primo" is short for a Primoslide, which is when you slide along the floor in rail. Therefore, it is only called "primo" if you are sliding, and when you stand still, you are standing in rail.

Posted by Tony on 17th of July 2006

it's not about the video,but what's the difference between a daffy and a yeah right

Posted by curious on 18th of July 2006

"Yeah Right" is just the name neversoft gave a daffy when they put it into THPSwhatever, because someone did a daffy in Yeah Right, the girl video. The correct name is a Daffy.

Posted by Tony on 18th of July 2006

yo, is it possible that someone can do a 720 flip, like a double 360 flip, cuz i think that rodney shure can.

Posted by almost fan on 19th of July 2006

God...Madness.. He's SO GOOD/GOD! Another video with Rodney that inspired everybody. I'm so impresed by his love for skateboarding. Rodney Mullen really inspires me... and i'm a girl, i'm not so fucking good :D... but i try 2 be:) ... i wish i could be as half as good as him... lol.. at least i try, i try, and i hope. I don't give up. Ever! I also like Keith Renna but Rodney is The Best!!!! i love streetsk8ing... But this is unbelievable. I Respect Rodney -The God of Freestyle Skateboarding.

Posted by Tuxy(Xtreme Girl) Roxi on 23rd of July 2006

yo,wuz da difference between a primo whith da wheels in da front and when it's in da back?

Posted by O.G on 24th of July 2006

Hey,can Rodney double impossible?

Posted by tony on 26th of July 2006

this clip is mint as fuck and i wish i could do all that crazy old skool stuff

Posted by millerbong on 27th of July 2006

man he way better than daewon

Posted by big we were on 28th of July 2006

i cant get da friggn primo, some one tell me how to do 1 again

Posted by vanzrdr on 30th of July 2006

radical dude

Posted by millerbong on 30th of July 2006

that's like gag me with a spoon narly dude

Posted by millerbong on 30th of July 2006

still , i jist cant get the primo flip, the spins and the primo to anti caspers ok

Posted by vanzrdr on 31st of July 2006

don´t problem

Posted by kris on 02nd of August 2006

i am ok i am good at primo but better at flips ya thats kool ur the best

Posted by joseph on 04th of August 2006

Are those shoes anti gravity boots because there is no way they can possibly be normal if he can do tricks like that that guy must be minted with that kind of skating

Posted by Levi on 05th of August 2006

The video is rodneys part in "world industries, rubish heap"

Posted by an anonymous reader on 07th of August 2006

This video stay always in my mind!Rodney "Freestyle King" Mullen----------------------------------------"Bernard Geluk 08/08/06, 12:20,Utrecht , The Netherlands"

Posted by Bernard Geluk on 08th of August 2006

really no one calls a railstand a railstand anymore. everyone ive ever talked to just calls it primo, and a primo slide when its moving

Posted by putsapoo on 10th of August 2006

skate bording suck it sucks dick just like me if you want to fight about it add me on msn and ill bitch at you n_mdufour@hotmail.com Bitch and SKATE BORDING SUCKS

Posted by Nick dufore on 27th of October 2006

Trop impressionnant, dommage qu'on ne puisse pas la telecharger... Ce côté Old-Scool devait être tellemnent en avance sur son temps. C'est un extra-terrestre ! Rien ne lui est impossible.
Merci pour la qualité de vidéos du site... Salu'

Posted by Feuj on 30th of October 2006

Feuj, what? I have seen alot of skate videos, I enjoy Rodney Mullen's the most. He's one of those people who see things for what they can do instead of using it for what it was made for.

Posted by DmnCi on 06th of November 2006

Well, he uses it for what it was made for, but better than most people.

Posted by DmnCi on 06th of November 2006

man he is way beter then dawon!

Posted by zach on 09th of December 2006

if theres any one who wants to skate come out to our skatepark at our school only come in the summer because theres snow out here it is at sioux valley, manitoba west of brandon manitoba 30 mins drive theres signs out on numer 1 highway pointing to our place so hit use up come out and skate and have fun

Posted by steven whitecloud on 17th of December 2006

send in a video telling me how to do your tricks I've been dying to learn them. I love to skate flatland but I need help onhow to fo the tricks. Send in a video on how to do your tricks please!!! You are a sick skater!!!

Posted by phil on 23rd of December 2006

ele anda mo bem, pra mim ele e considerado o mestre no skateboard.

Posted by wiilian sossai pinico on 31st of December 2006

dude he's good but can he beat a 360 truckflip into a nose manual into a fingerfilp into a manual into a rail into a casper into a pogo into a wrap around into a switch foot pogo into a switch foot pogo flip and............................. land it i don't think so because i just did that today.

Posted by be that on 31st of December 2006

s-t-o-k-e-d.......

Posted by on 03rd of January 2007

the best street/freestyle skater on this fuckin planet...oh and mar,s

Posted by can on 06th of January 2007

this is the best skating ever no one will beat this ever no one and i will try 2 beat it

Posted by alex on 09th of January 2007

how doy do a 360 finger flip

Posted by alex on 09th of January 2007

Damn dude,I can't he can every flatland trick easy!

Posted by Vincent T on 13th of January 2007

yeah man that guy is a crazy man lol peace

Posted by justin on 15th of January 2007

muito loko!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love skateboarding......

Posted by lais viviane on 15th of January 2007

that was the most awsome thing i ever seen!!~~

Posted by andrew renolds on 20th of January 2007

that was bad!!!!!!!!!

Posted by f`--kinawsome on 20th of January 2007

dude rodney was the one who inspired me to sk8 as a lil kid :)

Posted by Gutter*Punk on 21st of January 2007

dude i tough my cousin was sick on a skate board but this is outstanding i am awsome on a skateboard....but that was the best one on this web site... that is all so have a fun life and keep being a reble that is awsome :-)¿¿

Posted by myerss on 04th of February 2007

how the hell does he do the tricks so fast when he doesnt even ollie that high

Posted by tyler jones on 01st of March 2007

that man is not human but god

Posted by tyler jones on 03rd of March 2007

i am working on fakie impossibles and normal ones also trey flip sex changes and nollie 360 s

Posted by nick on 04th of March 2007

This frikin' gay computer won't let me watch it but youv'e been my most fav. skater in the world for ever and iv'e been skating for 4 yrs and i will probably never be as good as you...you're the best street skater ever Rodney! And i'll keep skatin'...

Posted by James Peterson on 08th of March 2007

my god
i cant believe those people!!!!!
they just ignored him while he was skating
they were in the precense of a god and they just didnt care
i wish i could see him skate in real life that would be one hell of a dream come true

Posted by la la la la la on 10th of March 2007

LOL...for all of you watching Mullen the first time, he's been around since Tony was a kid in Bones Brigade early 80's. Daewon can't really compare to Mullen b/c Mullen literally invented most of the tricks that flatlanders do. If you can dig up your TWS magazines from 1993, there was a great ad spread called "The House that Rodney Built" with a list of around 20 or so tricks that he invented which include...tadaaaa: kickflip, heelflip, impossible, 360 flip, casper slide, half-flip, half-flip darkslides, to name a few.
Think about it...he invented the kickflip--don't even put Daewon in the same category, because if you're a skateboarder, you're doing tricks that he singlehandedly invented in the early 80's. He literally is the transition of oldschool to newschool.

Posted by samster on 17th of March 2007

Another thing I forgot to mention: he invented the flatland ollie. The poor guy doesn't get the credit he deserves.
Imagine a world w/o the tricks he invented! We'd all be stuck still doing Daffy's and spins!

Posted by samster on 17th of March 2007

rodney is pretty much my inspiration to skate... im pretty sure he made a deal with the devil or something cause a lot of his shit is borderline impossible for just about anyone but him

Posted by midge on 22nd of March 2007

yea all i gotta say is holy fuck...All hail Rodney Mullen

Posted by scott on 28th of March 2007

RODNEY MULLEN IS THE BOMB AT SKATEBOARDING!!! NO ONE WILL EVER BEAT HIM IN MY BOOK

Posted by poop on 02nd of April 2007

i thank that rodney mullen is the best skater in the would bam margara does not have any thang on mullen.

Posted by bruce on 10th of April 2007

this dude is the shit best skater iv ever seen

Posted by daniel craig on 16th of April 2007

RODNEY MULLEN beats all pro's

Posted by bamboo on 25th of April 2007

theres no-one like the guy

Posted by Phil on 25th of April 2007

Rodney Mullen is my favorite skater, ever man! He freakin' ROCKS!!!

Posted by C@$3Y on 26th of April 2007

DUDE! My computer won't let me watch it, but is looks freakin' CRAZY!!!

Posted by C@$3Y on 26th of April 2007

watchin it just frustrates/inspires me.the guy's a fuckin skate god

Posted by kyle on 27th of April 2007

this dude is my fav skater he can realy skate

Posted by mitcho101 on 04th of May 2007

Damn.. Thats all I can say.

Posted by Brandon on 13th of May 2007

rodney mullen has been my idol scince i was 4 but this by far was the most inspiring video of all

Posted by dylan johnosn on 28th of May 2007

Rodney Mullen has been my idol scince i was 4 but this by far was the most inspiring video of all
He his more beter than Bam Marguera YEA!!!!!

Posted by Anthony on 31st of May 2007

rodney mullen p00nz!!!!

Posted by tom on 12th of June 2007

anyone here i can talk to?

Posted by tom on 12th of June 2007

I think he is F@$^ing mad!!! WWOOHHOO

Posted by Kane on 20th of June 2007

How the hell does he do that stuff?

Posted by Zac on 29th of June 2007

Rodney Mullen is a genius on a skateboard. Those of you who dont know about him, you should do some research. The number of times he almost had to quit is somewhat frightening. When this video was shot, everybody was trying to get him to do street skating as apposed to freestyle because freestyle was pretty much dead at this time. What he does in this video is inspiring. 180 nosehook impossible seatbelt air. sick.

Posted by matt on 03rd of July 2007

I'm glad you all like it.

Posted by Rodney Mullen on 14th of July 2007

It's funny, some people who visit this site would actually believe that you're Rodney Mullen.
Also, this vid is radballs!

Posted by Ryan on 16th of July 2007

Dude!!!!!!!!!!!! How the f!!! do you do that!!!! That was fu!!##!!!!!! awsome bro!!!!! HOLY SH!!

Posted by Ricky Bruner on 16th of July 2007

omg!!!thts well ace!!!! how u do tht!!!!! i can only just shuvit!!!!!!!! ur well awsome at skatin!!!!!

Posted by H4Nn4h D4 Sk4tEr on 19th of July 2007

holy SHIT, he is without a dout the best skater,

see i rap and battle and i just got into skating not too long ago just becuz of what ive seen him do i can just now get into a primo and switch it to another primo into a casper to a halfflip...but ill never be that damn good.

Posted by lil bry on 29th of July 2007

holy shit he is the best i met he before

Posted by rob.c on 09th of August 2007

What a sick mo fo

Posted by shaun on 16th of August 2007

Ok Guys go to 2:13 and look at his pogofip :P

Posted by Daniel on 16th of August 2007

why do people call him the mutt

Posted by jose on 31st of August 2007

simply amazing.

Posted by bobo on 05th of September 2007

hes the best, he invented all the basics plus more, dont even think about saying theres a more important skater

Posted by flip on 11th of September 2007

damn man, this guy created an art form out of doing the wildest tricks without even needing the board to roll. Remember figure skating? Let's do figure skateboarding. Mullen'd be world champ every time. Biggest skater ever.

Posted by strike on 18th of September 2007

yup, hes the best

Posted by affron5 on 29th of September 2007

rodney kicks ass! hes the best skater in the world.

Posted by nick on 22nd of October 2007

does anyone no directions to a 360 fingerflip trick tip on the internet or movie?

Posted by lewis on 24th of October 2007

if you do email me on kiss_macca@hotmail.com

Posted by lewis on 24th of October 2007

Truckstand help? Please?

Posted by affron5 on 25th of October 2007

I have a signed Rodney Mullen deck that was actully used by him!!!!


1) God
2) Rodney Mullen

Posted by Kyle on 19th of November 2007

that 900 degree truckstand was sick as shit at the end

Posted by Rara on 01st of December 2007

RODNEY MULLEN OWNS YOU ALL!!!!!!!! PS. TONY HAWK SUCKS!!!!!!!!

Posted by wizit on 03rd of December 2007

no doubt this guy is the sh****.

Posted by john maine on 06th of December 2007

Rodney Mullen is the god of gods and forever will be

Posted by D.M.S.J on 10th of January 2008

that was awsome

Posted by Ty on 23rd of January 2008

that was a sweet video rodney mullen is mad good at flatland tricks

Posted by tyler on 23rd of January 2008

sick vid man

Posted by nick on 15th of April 2008

i cant watch it

Posted by tyler on 25th of April 2008

Rodey mullen will always be the best no matter how many years go by no oe will ever even come close rodney mullen inspired me from day one when i started i have skated for 6 years an im only skate for a skate shop hes god always will an always have i showed afew people who didnt know bout rodney an they were amazed no pro can or ever will bet rodey i dont even think daewon could come even close he dosnt even come close to rodney look at rodney an look at deawon no not in my book i thik i my book an everyody that knows out him hes the best an always will be there isnt one person that can argue that i didnt see the video but i know i will hes god an no one can or ever will take his title

Posted by layne on 07th of May 2008

this is briliant man awesome!!!

Posted by izzy on 16th of May 2008

Rodney Mullen is so awesome I have to captilize his name!!!That's how awesome he is.He's just like... flawless! It's so amazing.

Posted by bigkid on 11th of July 2008

Yo.Daewon can't even look in Rodney's direction without saing,"I'm not worthy"

Posted by bigkid on 11th of July 2008

Daewon Song is ten times better and chris haslam

Posted by lup on 22nd of September 2008

Holy Sh** he is crazy

Posted by Christian on 22nd of September 2008

off the hook yo...... my son (6) wants to let you know your cool.... awsome bro. ka pai...

Posted by jaydyn puha on 20th of October 2008

Rodney rules

Posted by J-W on 30th of October 2008

ive seen that vid so many times it fuckin kics ass !! i never get tired of it ,,i wish he would make new vids

Posted by sk8sleeper on 11th of December 2008

it works on internet explorer not firefox guys

Posted by jjimmy on 07th of February 2009

This was pretty sweet to watch. Anyone care to define that the hell he did at 2:17? First time I've ever seen anything like that.

Posted by Nemo Phoenix on 15th of February 2009

His skateboarding is basically a non gay way of dancing (not that i dislike male dancers) But seriously, awesome routine

Posted by Saphearo on 19th of February 2009

RODNEY MULLEN IS SICK

Posted by CODY on 24th of April 2009

(very speechless)

Posted by (speechless) on 02nd of June 2009

rodney mullen sucks dawon is way more teck

Posted by yo mamma on 18th of June 2009

i thought I was a killer, he MURDERED that shit

Posted by ted bundy on 28th of June 2009

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