The Lords of Dogtown
2005 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
In the mid 1970's, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as "Dogtown" in Venice, California pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boys, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, combined the death-defying moves of surfing with the art of skateboarding and became overnight sensations and local legends. With empty pools as their canvas, the Z-Boys paved the way to what is now referred to as "extreme sports," and created a lifestyle that spread infectiously to become a worldwide counterculture phenomenon. But all of this fame would take its toll on the friendships that they thought would last a lifetime as the sport that started out as an afternoon hobby turned into big business.
Direction Catherine Hardwicke
Cast Emile Hirsch · Heath Ledger · Victor Rasuk · John Robinson · Michael Angarano · Nikki Reed · Rebecca De Mornay · Johnny Knoxville · Laura Ramsey · William Mapother · Vincent Laresca · Pablo Schreiber · Elden Henson · Julio Oscar Mechoso
Soundtrack Mark Mothersbaugh
Screenplay Stacy Peralta
Cinematography Elliot Davis
Original title The Lords of Dogtown
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8K votes (FilmAffinity)
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