Lords of Dogtown

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Lords of Dogtown
Promotional poster
Directed by	Catherine Hardwicke
Produced by	John Linson
Written by	Stacy Peralta
Starring	John Robinson Emile Hirsch Victor Rasuk Michael Angarano Heath Ledger Rebecca DeMornay
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography	Elliot Davis
Editing by	Nancy Richardson
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release date(s)	3 June 2005 (USA)
Running time	107 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$25,000,000 (estimated)
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Lords of Dogtown is a 2005 film 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. Comedian Mitch Hedberg, who appears in the movie, died before the film was released. The movie is dedicated to his memory.

Tagline : "They came from nothing to change everything."

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

1 Plot
2 Cameo appearances in the film
3 Trivia
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Plot

In the 1970’s, a group of teen surfers from a rough neighborhood 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 Santa Monica's Zephyr Surf Shop, the owner, Skip Engblom, played by Heath Ledger, puts together a team of local layabouts to test his new invention.

Known as the Zephyr Skateboard Team, the boys transferred their surf skills to drain pipes and empty swimming pools with stunning results. Their acrobatic manoeuvres inspired generations of teens and catapulted them to fame and fortune.

The movie is based on the real rise of skateboaring 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. 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 featuring songs by David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, and Iggy Pop, among others.^[1]

[edit] Cameo appearances in the film

[edit] Trivia

The Neil Young song played when Jay and Skip are having there conversation after PoP burned down (Old Man) is also the song that starts the section on Jay Adams in Dogtown and Z-boys.