Emile Hirsch
Jay Adams
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Lords of Dogtown is a 2005 American biographical drama film that captures the rise of skateboarding culture in 1970s Santa Monica and Venice, California. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Stacy Peralta , a key figure in the skateboarding community, the film chronicles the lives of the Z-Boys, a group of young skateboarders who ...
- $13.4 million
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- $25 million
- John Linson
Jun 3, 2005 · A film about the Z-Boys, a group of young skateboarders who pioneered a new sport in Venice, California in the 1970s. Starring Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, and Johnny Knoxville, directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
- (57K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Catherine Hardwicke
- 2005-06-03
Learn about the history, production, and cast of the 2005 film based on the Dogtown skateboarding scene. Discover how the movie was inspired by a magazine article, a documentary, and the real-life stories of Stacy Peralta, Jay Adams, and Tony Alva.
A biographical drama about the Z-Boys skateboard team and their manager Skip Engblom in 1970s Venice Beach. Critics and audiences give mixed reviews, praising the skating scenes but criticizing the acting and the script.
- (146)
- Catherine Hardwicke
- PG-13
- Emile Hirsch
LORDS OF DOGTOWN tells 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.
- 106 min
- 20
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Jun 2, 2005 · A fiction film based on the documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys" about the invention of modern skateboarding in 1975 California. The reviewer criticizes the film for lacking the thrill and authenticity of the real thing, and praises the original documentary.
