Lords of Dogtown
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| Lords of Dogtown | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Catherine Hardwicke |
| Produced by | John Linson |
| Written by | Stacy Peralta |
| Starring | John Robinson Emile Hirsch Victor Rasuk Michael Angarano Heath Ledger Rebecca De Mornay Nikki Reed |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Cinematography | Elliot Davis |
| Editing by | Nancy Richardson |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures TriStar Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 3, 2005 (USA) |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States Germany |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $25,000,000 (estimated) |
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Lords of Dogtown is an American film from 2005 from both Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, written by Stacy Peralta. The film is based on the story of "The Z-Boys", an influential group of skateboarders who revolutionized the sport. The movie is dedicated to the memory of comedian Mitch Hedberg, who appears in the movie but died before the film was released.
Tagline : "They came from nothing to change everything."
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[edit] Plot
In the 1970s, a group of apathetic teen surfers from a rough neighbourhood known as "Dogtown" in Venice, California, created a cultural revolution by transforming skateboarding from a recreational activity into an extreme sport.
When a shipment of urethane wheels arrives at Venice's Zephyr Surf/Skate Shop (traded by Mitch Hedberg's character to the owner of the shop for marijuana) the owner, Skip Engblom, played by Heath Ledger, puts together a team of local layabout skaters to compete.
Known as the Zephyr Skateboard Team, the boys transferred their surf skills to drain pipes and empty swimming pools with stunning results. Their acrobatic maneuvers inspired generations of teens to join the skateboarding frenzy and catapulted them to fame and fortune.
The movie is based on the real rise of skateboarding started by Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams. It follows their friendship, the rise and fall of the Zephyr skateboarding team and the tragic loss of one of their friends, Sid, to brain cancer. It follows their rise to fame and the struggle to stay on top as they begin to turn on each other.
The movie has a soundtrack (Lords of Dogtown: Music From the Motion Picture) featuring songs by David Bowie, T-Rex, Jimi Hendrix, and Iggy Pop, among others, as well as The Clash's "Death or Glory" being covered by Social Distortion.[1]
[edit] Cameo appearances in the film
- Cheyne Magnusson
- Brandon McDonough
- Chris Chaput
- VulgarDisplayCFH- Donald Miguel
- Jay Adams - Party scene. Pays Emile Hirsch for beer
- Tony Alva - Party scene. Says he wants to move to Oregon and become a farmer
- Tony Hawk - Neil Armstrong
- Stacy Peralta - Director in Charlie's Angels scene
- Skip Engblom - Fires a gun to start a race
- Mitch Hedberg - Urethane Wheels Guy
- Lance Mountain - UK Policeman
- Rise Against - Black Flag
- Eric West
- America Ferrera - Thunder Monkey
- Johnny Knoxville - Topper Burks
- Alexis Arquette - Street scene. Asks Victor Rasuk if he's a good pirate or a bad pirate.
- Eddie Cahill - Takes Stacy Peralta under his wing
- Christian Hosoi - Skateboard promoter
- Chad Fernandez - Reef Ryan
- John Hansen - Jay Adams stunt surfer
- Diego Polidura - Calabazo
- Leah Barron - Girl who Jay pashes
[edit] References
- ^ Amazon.com: Lords of Dogtown: Music: Original Soundtrack. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
