Lords of Dogtown (2005)

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970's.

Director:

Catherine Hardwicke

Writer:

Stacy Peralta

Stars:

Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Robinson	...	Stacy
Emile Hirsch	...	Jay
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Philaine
William Mapother	...	Donnie
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Mr. Alva
Victor Rasuk	...	Tony
Nikki Reed	...	Kathy Alva
Heath Ledger	...	Skip
Vincent Laresca	...	Chino
Brian Zarate	...	Montoya
Pablo Schreiber	...	Stecyk
Elden Henson	...	Billy Z
Michael Angarano	...	Sid
Mitch Hedberg	...	Urethane Wheels Guy
Benjamin Nurick	...	Browser

Storyline

A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Santa Monica, California. The Z-Boys, as they come to be known, perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport and eventually moving into legend.

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Plot Keywords:

head shaving | f rated | box office bomb | skateboarder | surf | 

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Taglines:

Based on the true story of the legendary z-boys.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug and alcohol content, sexuality, violence, language and reckless behavior - all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

3 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Les seigneurs de Dogtown

Filming Locations:

Imperial Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,623,373, 5 June 2005

Gross USA:

$11,008,432

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Art Linson Productions, Indelible Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Jay shouts at the elderly ladies from the car, the original line filmed made reference to "gray beaver", which the censors objected to. The scene was re-shot several times, with Emile Hirsch shouting a selection of various different obscenities. In the end, the censors only approved one of these, which was the one where he refers to "vintage ass", on the basis that the word 'vintage' had a positive connotation to it. As a sign of appreciation for being accommodating during the process, they sent Catherine Hardwicke a present after the film had been approved, which consisted of some jogging shorts with the word 'vintage' written across the back.

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Goofs

When Stacey and Kathy leave after the first competition, they get in his car, and Stacey exclaims the Skip called him bro, and said, "You look hungry, bro." When really, Skip had said, "Hey, bro, you're lookin' hungry."

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Quotes

Tony: [to Stacey] Grab your pad and take notes, Peralta!

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Crazy Credits

The TriStar Pictures logo gets "Locals Only" spray-painted across it.

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Alternate Versions

Also released on DVD as an "Unrated Extended Cut".

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Connections

Featured in I Am Heath Ledger (2017)

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Soundtracks

Crash Course in Brain Surgery
Written by John Shelley Burke, Anthony Bourge and Raymond Phillips
Performed by Budgie
Courtesy of Muscadet Productions Inc.

User Reviews

The lords of skateboarding

Prior to the Z Boys skateboarding team in the Dogtown part of Santa Monica it wasn't even considered a sport with most of the tricks being more related towards gymnastics. The Z Boys one of the first teams to use polyurethane wheels which allowed them to take their skateboarding to a whole other level then anyone else. They were able to make skateboarding into more of a fast paced and daredevil artform that it's today. Being able to stay on their boards on more types of terrain then ever before. They invented skating empty swimming pools which eventually lead to vert skating being invented. All of the skateboarders of the 1980's like Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain and s on wouldn't have been able to do what they did if it wasn't for Stacy Peralta, Jay Adams and Tony Alva. They were truly the forefathers of modern skateboarding.