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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaThe real Skip Engblom wanted Heath Ledger to play him.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- Crazy creditsThe TriStar Pictures logo gets "Locals Only" spray-painted across it.
- Alternate versionsAlso released on DVD as an "Unrated Extended Cut".
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I will start out by saying that I really do love this movie, but I'm not here to rant and rave about it. This movie is fascinating to me because I do love the skate culture and seeing a movie about characters who started modern skating was, as I said, fascinating. However, I realize that most of the world doesn't think that. With that in mind, I will continue. This movie is not a documentary about skating!!! If you want a documentary then check out Dogtown and Z-Boys directed by a Z-boy himself. It is full of stories about how the Zephyr team came to be and the way life was in Venice Beach at the time. I personally love the documentary as well, but Lords of Dogtown is not meant to be a Hollywood representation of the documentary. If you are looking for that, DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!!! Lords of Dogtown is meant to be a story about the characters that fills in the gaps the documentary leaves about how these people felt, mainly Jay Adams, Stacy Peralta, and Tony Alva. The camera angles are not straightforward, the cinematography is rough, and its not a cookie cutter film. But that, in my opinion, is why it works so well. A lot of the Z-Boys themselves were on staff for this movie and helped to make it as authentic as it could be while still holding the attention of movie-goers. These guys were very impressed with the way the film was produced and, for the most part, were very pleased with how it represented the time. If you love skate culture then chances are you will fall in love with this movie like I did. Even my parents, who are definitely not into the skate culture or the 70's, still enjoyed this movie and were interested about the documentary afterwards. This movie definitely made me more interested in what skating was all about and I can't get enough about these guys now. I highly recommend this movie as well as Dogtown and Z-Boys.
- zephyrforever75
- Jan 11, 2009
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- Also known as
- 衝破顛峰
- Filming locations
- Marina del Rey, California, USA(Location)
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,273,517
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,623,373
- Jun 5, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $13,411,957
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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