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Lords of Dogtown (2005)

Year of U.S. Release: 2005

Starring: Emile Hirsch, Heath Ledger, Jeremy Renner, John Robinson, Nikki Reed, Michael Angarano, Victor Rasukv.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Screenwriter(s): Stacy Peralta, Catherine Hardwicke
Producer(s): David Fincher, Art Linson, Joe Drake
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Genre(s): Drama, Sports
Runtime: 1 hr. 45 min.
U.S. Release Date: June 03, 2005 (Wide)
U.S. DVD Release Date: September 27, 2005
U.S. Box Office Total:
Rated Parents Strongly Cautioned for druge and alcohol content, sexuality, violence, language and reckless behavior - all involving teens.
arrowPlot Summary:
In the 1970s, 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-Boyz, 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-boyz paved the way to what is now referred to as "extreme sports," and created a lifestyle that spread infectiously to beomce 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.
arrowAdditional Notes:

Fictionalized version of the 2001 documentary ''Dogtown and Z-Boys'', written and directed by skateboard guru Stacy Peralta based on a ''Spin'' magazine article that explored 1970s skateboarding culture.

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