Lords of Dogtown

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Lords of Dogtown is a 2005 film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, written by Stacy Peralta. The film is based on the story of "The Z-Boys", an influential group of skateboarders who revolutionized the sport. Comedian Mitch Hedberg, who appears in the movie, died before the film was released. The movie is dedicated to his memory.

Tagline : "They came from nothing to change everything."

1 Trailer
2 Plot
3 Cameo appearances in the film
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Trailer

Lords of Dogtown trailer

[edit] Plot

In the 1970s, a group of apathetic teen surfers from a rough neighborhood known as "Dogtown" in Santa Monica, California, created a cultural revolution by transforming skateboarding from a recreational activity into an extreme sport.

When a shipment of urethane wheels arrives at Santa Monica's Zephyr Surf/Skate Shop (traded by Mitch Hedberg's character to the owner of the shop for marijuana) the owner, Skip Engblom, played by Heath Ledger, puts together a team of local layabout skaters to compete.

Known as the Zephyr Skateboard Team, the boys transferred their surf skills to drain pipes and empty swimming pools with stunning results. Their acrobatic maneuvers inspired generations of teens to join the skateboarding frenzy and catapulted them to fame and fortune.

The movie is based on the real rise of skateboarding started by Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams. It follows their friendship, the rise and fall of the Zephyr skateboarding team and the tragic loss of one of their friends, Sid, to brain cancer. It follows their rise to fame and the struggle to stay on top as they begin to turn on each other.

The movie has a soundtrack (Lords of Dogtown: Music From the Motion Picture) featuring songs by David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, and Iggy Pop, among others, as well as The Clash's "Death or Glory" being covered by Social Distortion.

[edit] Cameo appearances in the film

Cheyne Magnusson
Brandon McDonough
Chris Chaput
Jay Adams - Party scene. Pays Emile Hirsch for beer
Tony Alva - Party scene. Says he wants to move to Oregon and become a farmer
Tony Hawk - Astronaut
Stacy Peralta - Director in Charlie's Angels scene
Skip Engblom - Fires a gun to start a race
Mitch Hedberg - Urethane Wheels Guy
Lance Mountain - UK Policeman
Rise Against - Black Flag
Eric West
America Ferrera - Thunder Monkey
Johnny Knoxville - Topper Burks
Alexis Arquette - Street scene. Asks Victor Rasuk if he's a good pirate or a bad pirate.
Eddie Cahill - Takes Stacy Peralta under his wing
Christian Hosoi - Skateboard promoter
Chad Fernandez - Reef Ryan
John Hansen - Jay Adams stunt surfer
Diego Polidura - Calabazo
Leah Barron - Girl who Jay pashes