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Dogtown (1996)

99 min  -  Drama | Romance
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Dogtown -- Philip Van Horn, who left his small town to become a Hollywood actor returns for a visit. There he is uniformly met like some kind of celebrity and movie star. He uses it to impress his school love Dorothy, her life now a gray, boring experience. Dogtown -- Open-ended Trailer from Vanguard Cinema
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rory Cochrane ...
Curtis Lasky
David Shackelford ...
Jessie Jim
Trevor St. John ...
Phillip Van Horn
Price Carson ...
Cab Driver
Karen Black ...
Rose Van Horn
Bradford L. Schlei Bradford L. Schlei ...
Terry (as Brad Lindsley)
Natasha Gregson Wagner ...
Sara Ruth
Ryan James Ryan James ...
Young Phillip
Jennifer Ingersoll Jennifer Ingersoll ...
Young Dorothy (as Jennifer A. Ingersoll)
John Livingston ...
Ted Essig
Harold Russell ...
Blessed William
Gary Walkow Gary Walkow ...
Balding Man
Theodore Clarfield Theodore Clarfield ...
Young Ezra
Blayn Barbosa Blayn Barbosa ...
Young Curtis
Jon Favreau ...
Ezra Good
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Storyline

Philip Van Horn, who left his small town a long time ago to become a Hollywood actor and hasn't had any success at that, returns to the town for a visit. There he is uniformally met like some kind of celebrity and movie star. He uses it to impress his (and everybody's) school love Dorothy, her life now a grey boring experience. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | School | Van | Actor | Small Town  | See more »

Taglines:

Two guys. One girl. Someone loses.

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

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Filming Locations:

Torrance, California, USA

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 | USA: (video version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Harold Russell's final film appearance. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At least twice, Ezra Good (Jon Favreau) refers to his car as a Trans Am. The car he is shown driving is actually a Camaro. See more »

Connections

References Sixteen Candles (1984) See more »

Soundtracks

"Is That Me That You See?"
Written by Bob Merrill
Published by Golden Bell Songs (ASCAP)
Courtesy of All Nations Productions See more »