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Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) -- Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.

Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   4,152 votes
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Director:
Stacy Peralta
Writers:
Stacy Peralta (written by) &
Craig Stecyk (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 January 2002 (Australia) more
Tagline:
A Film About The Birth Of The Now more
Plot:
Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
DVD: Review: Crips And Bloods: Made In America
 (From The AV Club. 19 May 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)

Games: Review: skate 2
 (From The AV Club. 26 January 2009, 11:40 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Thanks to IFC I finally caught this amazing film-well worth the wait! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Sean Penn ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jay Adams ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Tony Alva ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Jeff Ament ... Himself
Bob Biniak ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Steve Caballero ... Himself (skateboard champion)
Paul Constantineau ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
'Baby' Paul Cullen ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Skip Engblom ... Himself (Zephyr co-founder)
Steve Freidman ... Surfer (archive footage)
Tony Friedkin ... Himself
Glen E. Friedman ... Himself
Marty Grimes ... Himself (Dogtown skater)

David Hackett ... Himself (70's skateboard champion)

Tony Hawk ... Himself
Allan Jeff Ho ... Himself
Jeff Ho ... Himself (Zephyr co-founder)
Wes Humpston ... Himself (Dogtown skater / artist)
Shogo Kubo ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Joe Leahy ... 50s Voice Announcer (voice)
Ronnie Jay Leipold ... Himself (Zephyr surf team) (as Ronnie Jay)
Ian MacKaye ... Himself
Jim Muir ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Peggy Oki ... Herself (Zephyr skate team)
Steve Olson ... Himself
Stacy Peralta ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Jake Phelps ... Himself (editor, Thrasher magazine)
Nathan Pratt ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Mark Reiter ... Himself (70's New York skater)
Fran Richards ... Himself (Transworld skateboarding magazine)
Henry Rollins ... Himself
Wentzle Ruml ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Allen Sarlo ... Himself (Zephyr skate team)
Tom Sims ... Himself (70's skateboard champion)
Craig Stecyk ... Himself (Zephyr co-founder; writer / photographer)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and some drug references.
Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of 'Sean Penn''s reasons for signing on as Narrator was that he himself had lived and surfed in and near the Dogtown area. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: A brief shot of a news article/photo of the Z-Boys is flopped (so that the text is backwards). more
Quotes:
Stacy Peralta: Jay should've had it all, and it makes me so sad that he didn't. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Holiday (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Bad Boys more

FAQ

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Thanks to IFC I finally caught this amazing film-well worth the wait!, 30 January 2005
10/10
Author: Bobbi Crow (BobbiCrow@aol.com) from Pacific Northwest

Back in the day, I was one of the RN's in the Emergency Rooms, these skaters would occasionally land in. They were not treated well, and some of it was brought on by their asocial personalities- but we all knew they were a talented bunch of "wonderkids" even then. They deserved better care than they received, I'm afraid. They had "attitude" in spades.

I'm so glad I caught this documentary on IFC tonight- it will be on again at 1 am and I'll be watching again!

Little attention was given to them until the rich dying kid was able to talk his parents into draining the pool- and the film really highlights that as the taking off point....it was an amazing time, and deserved to be recorded. Stacy Peralta is due all the praise heaped on him, and long may those Z-Boys enjoy their memories and contribution to the real sport of skateboarding. As for the few "sour grape" reviews contained herein, there always were and there always will be "wannabees" and hangers-on who never do more than dream...the Z-boys lived it, breathed it, were it.

Nice to see the vintage films and even the lone girl, "Peggy" who was so talked about as being the only female to win their respect.

Thanks to IFC I get to really take the occasional drug-free head trip of my youth and relive the heart pounding excitement again.

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