Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.
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Stacy Peralta
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Title: Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
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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:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$103,355, 28 April 2002Gross USA:
$1,300,682Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,523,090Company Credits
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Performed by Herb Alpert
Written by Allen Toussaint
Courtesy of A&M Records
By Arrangement with Universal Music Enterprises
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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 »Crazy Credits
Empty backyard pools & pool skateboarding for sound recordings by Toby Burger. See more »Soundtracks
Whipped CreamPerformed by Herb Alpert
Written by Allen Toussaint
Courtesy of A&M Records
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Let me say first of all that I spent a total of about two minutes of my life on a skateboard before I realized I was totally uncoordinated. I've always thought it was cool watching cats that know how to get extreme on 'em do their stuff, but I've never been a skateboarder and have never really followed the sport. That being said, I thought this was a very informative and interesting documentary. Some reviewers have said that these dudes were sort of waving their own flag a bit, but what the hell? It looks to me that these guys probably deserve as much credit as anyone for giving the skateboarding world a jolt and they've provided some good footage of their innovations to back it up. It's great the way viewers are allowed to see these guys both then and now and the footage they shot while they were teens growing up in California provides some interesting nostalgia that goes a bit beyond the sport of skating. I never would have realized where extreme skating came from, but this films sort of ties all the pieces together and gives us an informative documentary. I'm sure it's at least a tad biased, but aren't all documentaries? Worth watching for anyone interested in the sport or, as in my case, anyone who grew up in the 1970's.