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Lords of Dogtown

2005 · 1h 47m · Drama · Germany, United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)

They came from nothing to change everything.

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.

Directed by
Catherine Hardwicke
Written by
Stacy Peralta
Starring
John Robinson, Emile Hirsch, Rebecca De Mornay, William Mapother
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1970sbased on true storyfriendship conflictfriendship under pressurepioneersskateskateboarderskateboardingskatersportsport culturesuccess storysurfboardsurfersvenice beach, californiawoman directoryoung pioneer
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