Lords of Dogtown Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

They came from nothing to change everything.

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Last modified: Dec. 22, 2008

Lords of Dogtown

Release Date: Friday, June 3, 2005

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Starring: Emile Hirsch • Heath Ledger • Jeremy Renner • John Robinson • Nikki Reed

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 45 m

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: In the 1970s, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as "Dogtown" in Venice, California pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boyz, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, combined the death-defying moves of surfing with the art of skateboarding and became overnight sensations and local legends. With empty pools as their canvas, the Z-boyz paved the way to what is now referred to as "extreme sports," and created a lifestyle that spread infectiously to beomce a worldwide counterculture phenomenon. But all of this fame would take its toll on the friendships that they thought would last a lifetime as the sport that started out as an afternoon hobby turned into big business.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Lords of Dogtown.

Emile Hirsch
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Heath Ledger
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Jeremy Renner
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John Robinson
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Nikki Reed
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Michael Angarano
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Victor Rasukv

Crew Behind the Film

The Lords of Dogtown behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Catherine Hardwicke last directed Prisoner's Daughter and Mafia Mamma. The film's writer Stacy Peralta last wrote Bones Brigade: An Autobiography and Riding Giants.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Screenwriters: Stacy Peralta
Catherine Hardwicke
Producers: Joe Drake
David Fincher
Art Linson

Studio: Sony Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Key Facts

Fictionalized version of the 2001 documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, written and directed by skateboard guru Stacy Peralta based on a Spin magazine article that explored 1970s skateboarding culture.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for druge and alcohol content, sexuality, violence, language and reckless behavior - all involving teens
Runtime: 1 hr, 45 m
Tagline: They came from nothing to change everything.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Lords of Dogtown was released in on Friday, June 3, 2005. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Cinderella Man, High Tension and The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.

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