Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.
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Stacy Peralta
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Cast
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| Sean Penn | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jay Adams | ... | Himself - Zephyr Skate Team | |
| Tony Alva | ... | Himself - Zephyr Skate Team | |
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Jeff Ament | ... | Himself |
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Bob Biniak | ... | Himself - Zephyr Skate Team |
| Steve Caballero | ... | Himself - Skateboard Champion | |
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Paul Constantineau | ... | Himself - Zephyr Skate Team |
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'Baby' Paul Cullen | ... | Himself - Zephyr Skate Team |
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Skip Engblom | ... | Himself - Zephyr Co-Founder |
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Steve Freidman | ... | Surfer (archive footage) |
| Tony Friedkin | ... | Himself | |
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Glen E. Friedman | ... | Himself |
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Alan Gelfand | ... | Himself |
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Marty Grimes | ... | Himself - Dogtown Skater |
| David Hackett | ... | Himself - 70s Skateboard Champion | |
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Sub-titled "The Birth of Extreme", this documetary takes a look at the transformation of skateboarding from its former image as a land-bound pastime for surfers to its status today as an extreme and acrobatic sport in its own right. Starting from the California surf community of Dogtown, the film follows the evolution of modern skateboarding through it's 70's heyday, its decline during the 80's, and its eventual (and highly lucrative) return in the 90's. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 May 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dogtown & Z-Boys See more »Edit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$103,355, 28 April 2002, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,293,295, 4 August 2002Company Credits
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Written by Leroy Green, Ron Kersey
Performed by The Trammps (as The Tramps)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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One of Sean Penn's reasons for signing on as the Narrator was that he, himself, had lived and surfed in and near the Dogtown area. See more »Goofs
A brief shot of a news article/photo of the Z-Boys is flopped (so that the text is backwards). See more »Quotes
Tom Sims: [at their first competition] They were unconventional and they didn't care if they got judged well.See more »
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Empty backyard pools & pool skateboarding for sound recordings by Toby Burger. See more »Soundtracks
Disco InfernoWritten by Leroy Green, Ron Kersey
Performed by The Trammps (as The Tramps)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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If you have ever been, has a friend, or a kid that is or was into skating at one time, then watch this flick!. I have seen it several times and I get something new out of it every time that I see it. It reminded me of why I got into skating in the first place (a long time ago) . It reminded me of what skating brings to a person and I have found will also help a person who doesn't understand why skaters, well, skate. Sure there is a very dark side to the whole seen, which the movie does touch on slightly. But it tends to focus more on what is at the core of skating. Just a person on a board, doing it because they love to do it. This movie was so inspirational to me that I'm now skating once again (I'm 32) and I haven't been this happy with my self in years .. Give this one a go, you will not be disappointed.