Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 06/03/2005(USA)
Release Date: 09/27/2005
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 107 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Alcohol Consumption
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
The true story of the kids who created modern skateboard culture is recreated in this
drama. In the early '70s, skateboards were seen as a fad of the 1960s that had all but died out, but in a rough-and-tumble Venice, CA, community known as "Dogtown," that was about to change.
Tony Alva (
Victor Rasuk),
Stacy Peralta (
John Robinson), and
Jay Adams (
Emile Hirsch) were three guys who liked to surf the rugged beaches around Venice and hung out at the Zephyr Surf Shop, a store run by
Skip Engblom (
Heath Ledger) that stocked gear for adventurous surfers and skateboarders. With the advent of new urethane wheels that connected with concrete in a way old metal and rubber wheels could not,
Tony,
Stacy, and
Jay began exploring ways to translate radical surf style to skateboarding, and the guys invented a new way to skate inside the smooth, round surfaces of empty pools, employing vertical moves and edge flips that added a new and dramatic spin to skating. It didn't take long for word to spread about the wild new style of the Z-Boys, and they quickly became local celebrities, and later nationwide skating stars, though sudden fame took its toll on these young men. The true story of
Lords of Dogtown was previously the basis of the acclaimed
documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, directed by former Z-Boy
Stacy Peralta, who like
Tony Alva served as a consultant on this project.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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