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| Category | Action DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Music (General) Videos, Pop/Rock, Rock And Roll, Biography, Teenage, True Story, Punk Rock, 1970s, Los Angeles, California, California | | Starring | Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, John Robinson, Rebecca De Mornay, Heath Ledger, Nikki Reed, Michael Angarano, Johnny Knoxville | | Director | Catherine Hardwicke | | Composer | Mark Mothersbaugh | | Director of Photography | Elliot Davis | | Executive Producer | David Fincher, Joe Drake | | Producer | Art Linson, John Linson | | Screenwriter | Stacy Peralta |
Heath Ledge, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson, and VIctor Rasuk star in this skate film based on the true story of the legendary Z-Boys. Extras include deleted scenes, Dogtown cameos, commentary, and multiple featurettes. This extended unrated cut also includes over 4 minutes of never-before-seen footage, gag reel, uncensored commentary, original Z-Boys commentary, featurette, and music video. Anyone who grew up in Southern California will talk with both nostalgia and frustration about the periodic summers of drought in which the oppressive heat is exacerbated by a shortage of its antidote--fresh water. In 1975, a clan of scruffy, rebellious teens found a way to turn this dearth to their advantage, using the sloping bowl of empty suburban swimming pools to create a new underground sport--skateboarding. The development, explosion, and corporate co-opting of this now ubiquitous sport was the subject of Stacy Peralta's acclaimed 2002 documentary, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS. Peralta, one of the original skaters who came to be known as the "Z-Boys," has penned this dramatized account of his own story, a kinetic and gripping tale with dramatic turns reflective of the extreme crests and falls of those concrete waves.
When a shipment of polyurethane wheels arrives at Venice Beach's Zephyr surf shop, the proprietor, Skip (Heath Ledger), puts together a team of roughly a dozen local layabouts to try his new idea. At lightning speed, the three most talented become international stars, infusing sexuality, danger, and punk rock into a sport formerly associated with kneesocks and lite pop. LORDS OF DOGTOWN principally follows these three as they deal with sudden fame and fortune. Stacy (John Robinson) is the elegant, responsible beauty. Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk) is a frizzy-haired heartthrob with an overblown ego and penchant for pugilism. And Jay (Emile Hirsch), arguably the most compelling of the leads, supports his drug-addicted mother and is too cynical to be lured by the temptations of corporate vultures. Director Catherine Hardwicke, who fused gritty documentary techniques and high teen drama to great acclaim in her first feature, THIRTEEN, perfects that style here. The combination of a pulsating punk rock soundtrack, dynamic skateboarding sequences, and a gripping narrative combine in a forceful sweep that keeps viewers glued to the screen. Theatrical Release: June 3, 2005
Lords Of Dogtown Reviews: "[T]hat rare teen flick that truly understands the teenage soul."
-- Sorina Diaconescu, Movieline's Hollywood Life "Hardwicke is the rare director whose work is at once kinesthetic and delicate. She stages LORDS OF DOGTOWN with a rushing, caught-on-the-fly realism...she makes her characters vibrant and full."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "[A] blast....[The] scenes have both the loose, stop-and-start rhythms of a long summer day and the restless, competitive energy of young men in the heat of adolescence."-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "Heath Ledger is a keen acting surprise....The skating scenes are their own reward..."-- Mike Clark, USA Today "The rowdy and sometimes painfully raw LORDS OF DOGTOWN is a perfect marriage between film and skateboarder, and the way in which the camera tracks every incredible move of the movie's virtuosos gives it a dynamic, exhilarating energy."-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times Lords Of Dogtown | List Price | $14.94 (You save $4.55) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  10923  | | CD Universe Part number | 6934592 | | Catalog number | 12371 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 27, 2005 | | Rating | Unrated | | Rating Reason | drug and alcohol content, sexuality, violence, language, and reckless behavior -- all involving teens | | Running Time | 109 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled; Unrated | | Movie Details | Color; Digitally Processed; Widescreen; Subtitled; Unrated; Unrated Extended Cut |
Lords Of Dogtown Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Nostalgic and Hip
I was 11 years old when the Stacy Peralta G & S Warp 2 was my dreamboard...Tracker trucks first came out...Kryptonics were the rage. My 6th grade year book littered with my renditions of the Dog Town Skates cross and the Tony Alva signature. This movie will take you back. It's hip enough (cool, hip new stars and an amazing Nikki Reed) to stand up to and appeal to today's youth flick audience. For me, I'm going to start digging in my parent's garage for my Logan Earth Ski with Phoenix Gullwings and white YoYo's. This movie even makes me relive my motto: Live Hard, Skate High, an F*ck Authority. This movie rocks!!!
Submitted by mc2long (San Diego, CA)
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Great for skating fans only
Being a skating fan, and a fan of old school skating, I found this to be a great movie. Those who are not fans of either of the two will defiantly not find this movie entertaining.
Submitted by Jaimie (Michigan, USA)
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Lords of Dogtown was one of those movies that was predicted to be a summer blockbuster,but it was out of the theatres within a couple of weeks.After renting it I saw why that happened.The movie starts out slow and depressing.It picks up halfway through and has a few memorable moments.The acting was pretty impressive by a cast of young unknowns who overshadow the performances of the more popular actors like Heath Ledger and Johnny Knoxville.Overall,the movie is pretty even.You would probably have to either be a skateboarding fan or below the age of 18 to really appreciate this movie.
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Lords Of Dogtown DVD Extended
Unrated
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Catherine Hardwicke - Director, Cast
Deleted & Extended Scenes
Trailers: Sony Pictures Previews
Featurette:
1. "Bails & Spills"
2. "Extended Pool Session"
3. "Dogtown Cameos"
4. "Of Course We Want a Skateboarding Bulldog!"
5. "The Ocean Washes My Hair and Make-up Test"
Behind the Scenes:
1. "The Making of LORDS OF DOGTOWN"
2. "The Making-of Pacific Ocean Park"
Text/Photo Galleries:
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