Lords of Dogtown
They came from nothing to change everything.
They came from nothing to change everything.
Drama
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2005
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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.
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Details
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
3 Jun 2005
Country:
DE, US
Languages:
English, Spanish
Budget:
$25,000,000
Revenue:
$13,411,957
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
These kids can act, and they can ride those boards.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
6 Jun 2005
fresh:
Lords of Dogtown stays afloat, largely because many of its actors transcend Hardwicke's heavy-handed storytelling.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
3 Jun 2005
fresh:
Lords of Dogtown isn't a cop-out, but rather an ever-so-slight concession to commercialism, while Dogtown and Z-Boys was, above all else, a love song to the counterculture.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
3 Jun 2005
rotten:
If watching Dogtown and Z-Boys was tantamount to witnessing history itself, watching Lords of Dogtown, which Peralta wrote, feels more like watching a stiff, meticulously choreographed reenactment.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
3 Jun 2005
fresh:
It's hard to think of a movie since 1950's Sunset Boulevard that has gotten more dramatic impact out of a pool.
– Mike Clark,
USA Today,
3 Jun 2005