Movie Details

Title

Lords of Dogtown

Overview

"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. Stacy Peralta (John Robinson, Elephant), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas) and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door) 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. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) and written by Stacy Peralta, Lords of Dogtown is "...a dazzling daredevil ride." (Peter Travers, Rollng Stone)

Runtime

1 h 47 min

Release Date

3 June 2005

Actors

Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Rebecca De Mornay, John Robinson, Michael Angarano, Nikki Reed, Johnny Knoxville, Heath Ledger, Vincent Laresca, William Mapother, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Brian Zarate, Pablo Schreiber, Elden Henson, Mitch Hedberg, Laura Ramsey, America Ferrera, Sofía Vergara, Jeremy Renner, Shea Whigham, Matt Malloy, Ned Bellamy, Tony Hawk, Joel McHale, Bai Ling, Daniel Venegas

Certification

PG-13

Genres

Drama, Action

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