''Deck Dogz'' is a 2005 Australian skater film, written and directed by

Steve Pasvolsky ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve A ...

and starring Sean Kennedy, Ho Thi Lu and Richard Wilson with a guest appearance by

Tony Hawk Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documen ...

. It was filmed in and around

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

and

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. ''Deck Dogz'' was released in Australian theatres on 6 January 2005. At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2005 The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) were held on 23 October 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the pre ...

the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.ARIA Award previous winners.

Plot

It is a movie about three teen

skaters Skater may refer to: Sports *Someone who practices skateboarding *Someone who practices roller skating *Someone who practices inline skating * Someone who practices ice skating *An ice hockey player who is not a goaltender *Skater (subculture), ...

, played by young Australian actors Richard Wilson, Sean Kennedy and Ho Thi Lu. Their characters Poker, Spasm and Blue Flame, are trying to escape the law, their school, their parents, their demons and a couple of low-life criminals (Brendan Cowell as Kurt and Mitchell McMahon as Pigeon) to realise their burning ambition – to meet world class skating champion,

and compete in his skating competition at the Beachbowl, a major skate competition at

Maroubra Beach Maroubra is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Marou ...

, in the hope he'll sponsor them. The movie details their skating journey across Sydney's half-pipes and suburbs.

Cast

''Deck Dogz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''

Track listing
Songwriters according to

Australasian Performing Right Association APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...

(APRA), Note: requires user to input song title e.g. ONE NIGHT THE MOON with performers listed after track times. # "Introduction" (1:30) # "Sayonara" (Phil Jamieson,

Johnny Klimek Johnny Klimek (born 18 August 1962) is an Australian musician, music producer, and composer, best known for his innovative work in the underground electronica music scene and for his film scores. Life and career Klimek was born in Melbourne, A ...

Reinhold Heil Reinhold Heil (born May 18, 1954) is a German-born musician and film and television composer based in Los Angeles. He initially achieved success in Germany as a member of the post-punk and Neue Deutsche Welle bands Nina Hagen Band and Spliff and ...

) (4:15)

Phil Jamieson Philip Jamieson (born 18 April 1977) is an Australian musician from Hornsby, New South Wales. He is a founding member and singer-guitarist for the rock band Grinspoon. Early life and education Philip William H. Jamieson was born on 18 April 19 ...

# "No Man's Land" (NFamas, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (3:10) NFamas # "One Way" (Cameron Baines, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (3:31) Cameron Baines # "Dry Land" (Bruce Winter) (2:46) Bruce Winter # "Freedom Skate" (Luke Steele, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (5:30) Luke Steele # "Sayonara" (remix) (Phil Jamieson, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (2:02) # "Nothing To Say" (

Antiskeptic Antiskeptic is a rock band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band has enjoyed over ten years of successful touring nationally, releasing three full-length albums, three EPs and two DVDs. The band have toured with many successful groups, inc ...

) (3:03) # "Murder One" (NFamas, Mass, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (2:54) NFamas # "Going Away" ( Rocket Science) (3:24) # "Breaking Out" (Cameron Baines, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (3:17) Cameron Baines # "Cycles" (Bruce Winter) (3:11) Bruce Winter # "No Regrets" (Cameron Baines, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (3:25) Cameron Baines # "Night Activities" (Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (3:40) # "Mall Chase" (Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (3:31) # "Warehouse II" (Mass, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (2:44) # "Warehouse III" (Mass, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (2:37) # "Toilet Fight/Showdown" (Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) (4:13)

Box office

''Deck Dogz'' grossed $286,708 at the box office in Australia.

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