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Lords of Dogtown
| Rating: | PG-13 (for drug and alcohol content, sexuality, violence, language and reckless behavior -- all involving teens) |
| Genre: | Drama, Action/Adventure |
| Release Date: | June 3, 2005 |
| Running time: | 105 minutes |
| Cast: | Heath Ledger, John Robinson, Victor Rasuk, Emile Hirsch, Nikki Reed |
| Director: | Catherine Hardwicke |
| Producer: | David Fincher, Art Linson, Art Linson |
| Writer: | Stacy Peralta |
| Distributor: | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Description: In the 1970s, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as "Dogtown" in Venice, CA, pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boys, 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-Boys paved the way to what is now referred to as "extreme sports," and created a lifestyle that spread infectiously to become 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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