''Lords of Dogtown'' is a 2005 American

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directed by

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and written by

Stacy Peralta Stacy Douglas Peralta (born October 15, 1957) is an American film director and entrepreneur. He was previously a professional skateboarder and surfer with the Zephyr Competition Team, also known as the Z-Boys, from Venice, California. Early li ...

. The film follows a group of young skateboarders in

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during the 70s. This is the first (and so far only) production made by both

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and

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. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $13 million at the box office.

Plot

Set in the Dogtown area of

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in the mid–1970s, surfers

Tony Alva Tony Alva (born September 2, 1957) is an American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician. He was a pioneer of vertical skateboarding and one of the original members of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team, also known as the Z-Boys. The ...

, and

Jay Adams Jay J. Adams (February 3, 1961 – August 15, 2014) was an American skateboarder who, as a teen, was the youngest member of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team (Z-Boys). His spontaneous freestyle skateboarding style, inspired by ocean surf ...

enjoy the life of skating and surfing the pier with board designer

Skip Engblom Skip Engblom (born January 4, 1948) is an American entrepreneur and one of the co-founders of the Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions Surf Shop in Santa Monica, California. He also helped to create the Zephyr Surf Team and the Zephyr Competi ...

and the other locals. One day, Skip is given

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wheels for the skateboards in his shop, Zephyr Surf Shop. Teenager Sid, a friend of the boys who works in the same shop, invites Tony, Jay, Stacy, and the other locals to test the new wheels. They are all amazed as the polyurethane wheels allow the skateboards to make the same carves on flat ground as surfboards on the waves. After witnessing what skaters could now do with the wheels, Skip decides to add to his already famous surf team a skate team, the

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. The team proves to be a success; winning many contests, Stacy, Jay, and Tony gain popularity from locals across Venice. A period of hot weather reduces the surf at the pier and the official declaration of a drought means swimming pools cannot be filled with water. Taking advantage of this the Z-Boys start sneaking into local backyard pools to skate in, ignoring Skip's practice sessions, which angers him. After winning many major contests, the Z-Boys become more and more famous, appearing in various magazines. Stacy, Jay, and Tony start getting noticed by major skating companies looking to take the boys from Skip. One night, Skip throws a party at his shop to celebrate the success of the team. A company owner, Topper Burks, enters the party and convinces Tony that Skip is holding him back and that it's time to make him famous worldwide. Tony accepts his offer and leaves the team. Jay leaves the team as well, looking to make more money to help his mom pay the rent on their apartment. Despite Skip's desperate offers to keep him on the team, Stacy is the last to leave, as he begins getting offers to skate as well as to appear on T.V. Sad and angry, Skip decides to shut down the Zephyr Skate Team. The three boys become major celebrities. Tony and Stacy now skate for money rather than the passion that Jay continues to skate for. They become rivals and compete against each other in various contests. Stacy appears on the original ''

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'' show while Tony starts creating his own commercials to manufacture his popular boards and merchandise. Jay is offered $10,000 to appear in a commercial sponsoring the toy,

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. However, he refuses, as he has become a much harder person than before. Soon, things start going out of control; at a major skating championship that they all take part in, Tony gets into a fight with another skater in the middle of the stadium and gets violently knocked out, hospitalizing him and temporarily halting his career. Jay leaves the company he had endorsed when they sacrifice quality for cheap materials. Stacy ends up winning the competition. Back in Venice, the pier that the Z-Boys use to surf around burns down, which affects them all. Jay shaves his hair and becomes a gang member. Skip, still selling surfboards in his shop, finally decides to settle down and continues his passion for sanding and creating surfboards, as well as solving his financial troubles by selling his shop and is seen singing "

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". Sid's long-time equilibrium problem turns out to be caused by a

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, and he undergoes surgery. Though Stacy, Tony, and Jay have all gone their separate ways, they all show up at the same time to visit Sid. Stacy reveals that he is leaving his company to start his own. Sid's father empties their pool for them to skate in. Stacy, Tony, and Jay skate the pool and bring Sid into the fun on his wheelchair, referencing all the good times they had before they became a skate team. Closing cards reveal that Tony Alva went on to become skateboarding's first world champion and runs Alva Skates (stating that he still sneaks into backyard pools); Stacy Peralta started

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, a modern popular skating company that included a 14-year-old

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as part of its Bones Brigade team; and Jay, too, achieved the only kind of success at skating and surfing he really cared about, becoming known as the "spark that started the flame" Original Seed; he was arrested on drug-related charges but was later released on parole and continues to skate and charge big waves in Hawaii; Sid later died of brain cancer shortly after the DOGBOWL sessions.

Cast

Main cast

Emile Hirsch Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American actor. He played Chris McCandless in '' Into the Wild'' (2007). Other notable film roles include '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004), ''Lords of Dogtown'' (2005), '' Alpha Dog'' (2006), ''Sp ...

* John Robinson as

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Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to ...

Michael Angarano Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor. He became known for his roles in the film '' Music of the Heart'' (1999) and the television series '' Cover Me'' (2000–2001), as well as for playing a recurring role as Ell ...

as Sid *

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as Kathy Alva * Rebecca De Mornay as Philaine *

William Mapother William Reibert Mapother Jr. (; born April 17, 1965) is an American actor, known for his role as Ethan Rom on the television series ''Lost (TV series), Lost'' and starring in the film ''In the Bedroom''. He is also known for the film ''Another Ear ...

as Donnie *

Vincent Laresca Vincent Laresca (born January 21, 1974) is an American actor. Laresca is of Panamanian and Italian descent. He first appeared in film in the 1992 movie ''Juice,'' as Radames. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including '' The De ...

as Chino *

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as Billy Z *

Mitch Hedberg Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and deadpan delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes mixed with absurd elements and non seq ...

Frank Nasworthy Frank Nasworthy is notable in the history of skateboarding for introducing polyurethane wheel technology to the sport in the early 1970s. After graduating from Annandale High School in Northern Virginia in 1967, Nasworthy attended Virginia Tech for ...

* Stephanie Limb as

Peggy Oki Peggy E. Oki (born April 10, 1956) is an American skateboarder, surfer, artist, and environmental activist. She was an original member of the Z-Boys and competed with the Zephyr Competition Team in the 1970s. She was the only female member of th ...

* Mike Ogas as Bob Biniak *

Don Nguyen Don "The Nuge" Nguyen is an American professional skateboarder from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, currently residing in California. He rides for Baker Skateboards and played Shogo Kubo in the 2005 biographical drama film ''Lords of Dogtown''. He also ...

Shogo Kubo Shogo Kubo (September 19, 1959 – June 24, 2014) was a Japanese American skateboarding pioneer and one of the original members of the Z-Boys that formed in Venice, California in 1975.Colin BaneZ-Boys skateboarder Shogo Kubo dies ESPN.com, June 2 ...

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as Blanca *

Eddie Cahill Edmund Patrick Cahill (born January 15, 1978) is an American actor known for portraying "Miracle on Ice" goalie Jim Craig in the 2004 film ''Miracle'', and for playing the roles of Tag Jones in ''Friends'' and Detective Don Flack in ''CSI: NY.' ...

as Larry Gordon *

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as Gabrielle * Steve Badillo as

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Craig Stecyk Craig R. Stecyk III (born 1950) is an American artist, writer, photojournalist, and filmmaker who has documented and influenced the surf, skate, and snowboarding cultures. Biography A Southern California native, Stecyk is known for his photo ...

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as Thunder Monkey *

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as Amelia *

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as Caroline *

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as Peter Darling *

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as Drake Landon

Cameos

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as Topper Burks * Allen Sarlo as Himself * Charles Napier as Nudie *

as House party guest *

as Oregon man at party *

as TV director *

as Seattle race starter *

as Astronaut *

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as Jay Adams' manager *

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as TV reporter *

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as Tranny *

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as Punky photographer *

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as UK policeman *

as Seattle race photographer

Development

Both

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and

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were slated to direct the film, but

eventually landed the job, and Fincher stayed on as executive producer.Mancini, Rob (January 24, 2003)
"Fred Durst replaced by David Fincher on ''Lords of Dogtown'' project"

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. Retrieved February 29, 2016. The film was shot in

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Release

''Lords of Dogtown'' was the first film to be released by both

and

which are both trademarked by

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and are sometimes referred to as Columbia TriStar Pictures.

Reception

Upon its release, ''Lords of Dogtown'' received mostly mixed reviews. The film holds a 55% approval rating on

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based on 146 reviews, with an average rating of 5.95/10. The site's consensus reads: "''Lords of Dogtown'', while slickly made and edited, lacks the depth and entertaining value of the far superior documentary on the same subject, ''

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''."

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reports a score of 56% based on 35 critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews". Ledger's portrayal of Skip Engblom was applauded for its realism and is considered one of the film's principal highlights. Joe Donnelly, who knew Engblom, was impressed by Ledger's attention to detail, saying, "He's almost eerie in how precisely he nailed not only the mannerisms, cadence and physical presence of Skip... but also how he raises Skip's spirit, which is the heart and soul and most what's really great in a not-altogether-great film." Luke Davies of ''

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'' concedes how flamboyant the character is, but says the film is saved by Ledger's emotional depth: "The performance constantly sails close to hammy – Engblom was, by all accounts, a flamboyant character – but is pulled back, the wildness offset by a surprising depth of sadness. As in a number of Ledger roles, a kind of animal wisdom and melancholy exists side-by-side with gangly comedy."Davies, Luke (March 2008)
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''. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

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of ''

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'' also highlighted Ledger's performances, stating, "Skip is always volatile, frequently drunk and consistently the most entertaining figure in the movie". He also praised the movie as a whole, stating, "''Lords of Dogtown'' from start to finish is pretty much a blast".Scott, A.O. (June 3, 2005)
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since its release. It is also considered to be one of the best skateboarding movies of all time according to many fans of the

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Accolades

The Central Ohio Film Critics Association named

''Actor of the Year'' for this film. ''Lords of Dogtown'' is at #417 on the ''

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'' list of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time".

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack features songs by

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(covering

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's "

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"),

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, and

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among others, as well as a cover of

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's "Death or Glory" by

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Home media

The film was released on VHS and DVD on September 27, 2005. The DVD includes original Z-Boys cameos, director and cast commentaries, deleted scenes, a making-of feature, and make-up test outtakes.

Television series

In January 2021, it was announced that television series based on the movie was in development for

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.Andreeva, Nellie (January 6, 2021)
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. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

References

External links

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