Lords of Dogtown (2005)
“They came from nothing to change everything.”
Movie20051h 47mEnglish
Our verdict
Worth watching
Well received by most viewers.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 844 ratings.
Movie review: Lords of Dogtown
Lords of Dogtown is a film from 2005. It is catalogued under Drama. Its listed tagline is “They came from nothing to change everything.”
Story
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.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 7.1/10 based on 844 votes.
Production
Release date: June 3, 2005 · Runtime: 107 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $25,000,000 · Reported revenue: $13,411,957
Official trailer
Cast
John Robinson
Emile Hirsch
Rebecca De Mornay
William Mapother
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Victor Rasuk
Nikki Reed
Heath Ledger
Vincent Laresca
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