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Lords of Dogtown
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PG13,1hr 46min
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June 3, 2005
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Sony Pictures Entertainment
Synopsis: The true story of the kids who created modern skateboard culture is recreated in this drama. In the early '70s, skateboards were seen as a fad of the 1960s that had all but died out, but in a rough-and-tumble Venice, CA, community known as "Dogtown," that was about to change. Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk), Stacy Peralta (John Robinson), and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch) were three guys who liked to surf the rugged beaches around Venice and hung out at the Zephyr Surf Shop, a store run by Skip Engblom (Heath ... Full Synopsis
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Lords of Dogtown is a docudrama, rare in its grit and authenticity, that also strives for the mythical youth-rebel excitement of something like "8 Mile." Full Review
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Featured Cast
Jay Adams
Skip Engblom
Tony Alva
Stacy, Stacy Peralta
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