Rockstar, the company famous for their Grand Theft Auto series, are flexing their creative muscles beyond just video games. With the help of documentary filmmaker, Carol Strong, Rockstar released a DVD documentary called Sunday Driver about the lowriding subculture of Compton, CA.

Lowriders have been a prominent part of several of their Grand Theft Auto releases and this lowrider documentary is a natural evolution of their brand and a treat for their existing gaming audience.

Sunday Driver is a smooth ride, at times evoking laughter, intrigue and sadness from its viewers. Throughout the course of this documentary you'll find yourself quite easily forgetting that some of these colorful, humorous characters were once criminally violent gang-banging members of the notorious West coast street gang called the Crips. Low riding, however, has literally and figuratively been their vehicle away from such civil clamor and confusion and this documentary serves well to convey just how far these few surviving men have come full circle in their respective lives, enjoying a more peaceful existence.

Documentary filmmaker, Carol Strong, provides an intimate look at some of the key figures and innovators of this remarkable subculture with an unusual candid eye. It isn't long before you realize the depth of low riding history, as told by the members of the oldest African-American low riding club known as the “Majestics”, and the conditions that spawned this life-style.

Sunday Driver reveals some of the triumphs and tragedies of each of these unique individuals and the codes they live by. Brotherhood, camaraderie, loyalty and dedication to their craft are a few of such codes. This film succeeds emphatically in portraying a clear and vivid glimpse of the human spirit comprised within these self-proclaimed Lowriders.

Here are some of the things you will see in the film:

• 1950's and 60's model cars rebuilt to perfection
• triple-dipped chrome & gold plating on almost every metallic surface including the trunk
• perplexing hydraulic system akin to an arcade flight simulator
• intricate, painstaking paint jobs & design
• ‘Hoppers' ‘catch a coil' by making their cars jump to dangerous and structurally damaging heights for competition and money
• cruising old school style on Crenshaw Boulevard with bumpers nearly kissing the pavement by the narrowest of margins

Sunday Driver is a relevant, definite must see, whether you're a passive car aficionado, Lowrider fanatic, Grand Theft Auto fan, or a student of cultural and social anthropology.

This item is available for purchase from Amazon.com Rockstar Games is the umbrella name for video game development studios acquired by the game publisher Take Two Interactive. The brand is most renowned for titles such as the Grand Theft Auto series. The Rockstar Games label, was founded in 1998 by Sam Houser, Terry Donovan, Dan Houser, Jamie King and Gary Foreman. Rating: Requirements: Any DVD player Manufacturer: Rockstar