Movie
Lords of Dogtown
Overview
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-06-03
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Linson Entertainment, Indelible Pictures, Senator International, TriStar Pictures
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Robinson as Stacy
- Emile Hirsch as Jay
- Rebecca De Mornay as Philaine
- William Mapother as Donnie
- Julio Oscar Mechoso as Mr. Alva
- Victor Rasuk as Tony
- Nikki Reed as Kathy Alva
- Heath Ledger as Skip
- Vincent Laresca as Chino
- Brian Zarate as Montoya
- Pablo Schreiber as Stecyk
- Elden Henson as Billy Z
Crew
- Catherine Hardwicke - Director
- Stacy Peralta - Writer
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