Lords of Dogtown
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Catherine Hardwicke
Pablo Schreiber
Johnny Knoxville
Joel Mchale
Benjamin Nurick
Chelsea Hobbs
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The tough, gritty streets of "Dogtown" in Venice, California didn't look like much to outsiders, but to a handful of teenage surfers in the 1970s they were the hard, winding, sloping inspiration for a revolutionary style of skateboarding. Transferring the aggressive wave-riding moves to concrete from their death-defying surf skills at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boys--mostly kids with rough home lives and rougher attitudes--became sensations, local legends. They were freestyle wizards on urethane wheels, turning empty pools into arenas of wild, beautiful athleticism, the genesis of today's "extreme sports." Skating competitors didn't know what to make of them, girls threw themselves at them, and suddenly marketers and promoters wanted to grab a piece of them and what was fast becoming a worldwide counterculture phenomenon. But would the friendships of this tightly knit group last as a teenage pastime turned into big business, and energetic personalities became out-of-control celebrities?
Director
Catherine Hardwicke
Cast
Pablo Schreiber
Johnny Knoxville
Joel Mchale
Benjamin Nurick
Chelsea Hobbs
Daniel Venegas
Skip Engblom
Eddie Cahill
Kristian Peterson
Reid Harper
Kirk Ward
Jack Smith
Grant D. Samson
Raphael Verela
Nikki Reed
William Mapother
Alexis Arquette
Paulette Ivory
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Chad Fernandez
Jim Muir
Stephanie Limb
Chuck Hosak
Charles Napier
Tony Hawk
Sarah Blakely-cartwright
Victor Rasuk
Mark Kubr
Heath Ledger
Stacy Peralta
Tony Alva
John Robinson
America Ferrera
Lucas Gasperik
Melonie Diaz
Mitch Hedberg
Mike Ogas
Shea Whigham
Emile Hirsch
Laura Ramsey
Jay Adams
Ray Flores
Cheyne Magnusson
Bob Biniak
Travis Peterson
Bill Cusack
Rene Rivera
Bai Ling
Rebecca De Mornay
Joe Virzi
Ned Bellamy
Rebeca Silva
Elden Henson
Matt Malloy
Michael Angarano
Chris Chaput
Don Nguyen
Vincent Laresca
Sofia Vergara
Brian Zarate
Crew
Benjamin Adams
Jacqueline Allard
Christopher Almerico
Roger Avary
Bob Badami
Anzhey Barantsevich
Beanie Barnes
Greg Beato
Bob Beemer
Bradley Bemis
Patrick Bentley
George Billinger Iii
Lee Blasingame
Mike Boudreau
Joseph Brattesani
Thom Brennan
Martin Bresin
Troy Brown
Beau Cameron
Greg Campeau
Bob Casale
Bridget M. Cook
Van Coppock
Thomas Crawford
Stuart Cripps
Devon Curry
Kelly Curtis
Fionagh Cush
Elliot Davis
Ivo Deranja
Perry Dodgson
Joe Drake
Robert Eber
Robert Eber
Melinda Eichberg
Kareem Elseify
Cindy Evans
David Fincher
Amanda Finkleberg
Rolf Fleischmann
Bruce Fortune
David Galbraith
Di Giorgiutti
Chris Gorak
Canada Gordon
Vincent Guisetti
Catherine Hardwicke
Thomas Robinson Harper
Thomas Robinson Harper
Todd Harris
Gary Hecker
Mo Henry
Jim Hensz
Scott Herbertson
Phillip Howard
Vickie M Hseih
Zach Hunt
Maia Javan
Pamela Nedd Kahn
David Kasubowski
Eddie Kim
Don R King
Rick Kline
Tateum Kohut
Rebecca Whitesell Lafond
Anne Laoparadonchai
Jon Lindsay
Tricia Linklater
Art Linson
John Linson
Howard London
Dennis J Lootens
Tom Lynnes
Sean Lyons
Thomas Lyons
Margaux Mackay
Richard Mall
Tim Mallory
David Marmolejo
Gray Marshall
Laray Mayfield
Mark Mcgrath
Mike Mcgrath
Patricia Mclaughlin
Mike Mesirow
Sonny Miller
Chris Moseley
Mark Mothersbaugh
Lance Mountain
Jeffrey A Murrell
Frank Musitelle
Jennifer Nash
Howard Neiman
Cynthia Nibler
Lyn Norton-matsuda
Nancy Kyong Nugent
Nancy Kyong Nugent
Jay Ostrowski
Robyn Owen
Nancy Parker
Lisa Parmet
Paul Pawlowski
David Pearlberg
Fred W Peck
Stacy Peralta
Lars Peterson
Blake Pike
Susanna Puisto
Yesi Ramirez
Seth Reed
Eric Reichardt
Steve Reinhardt
Joel Renfro
Liza Richardson
Nancy Richardson
Deedra Ricketts
Bruce A Robinson
Kyle Rochlin
Kenneth Roth
Brian Ruberg
Bob Scifo
Antonio Scimone
Gene Serdena
Ginger Sledge
Ginger Sledge
John D Snyder
Thomas Spencer
Brian Spirnak
Michael Steinbach
Janet Stirner
Robert L Stover
John C. Stuver
John C. Stuver
Roland N Thai
Vickie Thomas
Dan Trezise
Jamie Trueblood
Mary Ann Valdes
Jeanne Van Phue
Lisa Veratakis
Mario Vitale
Steven C. Voll
Walter Volpatto
Gary Warshaw
David Adam Weisberg
Chris Wessman
Harry Yoon
Diana Zock
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer June 3, 2005
Released in United States on Video September 27, 2005
Project is a fictionalized version of the documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys" (USA/2001) directed by Stacy Peralta, which was based on a Spin magazine article.
Jonas Akerlund was previously attached to direct.
Project was previously set up at New Line.
Previously in development at Fox 2000 with Fred Durst to direct. The film was then to begin principle photography in March 2003 under the direction of David Fincher, but was placed on hold due to re-writes, with Fincher eventually dropping out in late-Summer 2003. Catherine Hardwicke came on board in Fall 2003.
Project previously in development at Indelible Pictures.
Senator Intl. holds international distribution rights.
Released in United States Summer June 3, 2005
Released in United States on Video September 27, 2005
