Lords of Dogtown

2005
PG-13
1h 47m

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7.1/10

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

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

59K

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POPULARITY

4,258

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Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations

Trivia
The real Skip Engblom wanted Heath Ledger to play him.

Goofs
When a fight breaks out in a nightclub, one of the band members can be seen wearing a Black Flag shirt. This scene occurs in either 1976 or 1977, but Black Flag did not actually take the name Black Flag until 27 January 1979 (from 1976-1978 the band's name was Panic). Additionally, the song that is playing is a cover of the song Nervous Breakdown by Black Flag, which was not released until 1978.

Quotes
Skip: You gotta approach every day as if it's your last!

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

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

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Lords of Dogtown/Mysterious Skin/Rock School/Batman Begins (2005)

Soundtracks
Half Breed
Written by Al Capps and Mary Dean
Performed by Cher
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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8/10

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.