Lords of Dogtown (2005)

• Year: 2005
• Released: 03 Jun 2005
• Country: Germany, United States
• Adwords: 1 win & 7 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355702/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lords_of_dogtown
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/lords-of-dogtown
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Spanish
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
• Runtime: 107 min
• Writer: Stacy Peralta
• Director: Catherine Hardwicke
• Cast: Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk
• Keywords: woman director, based on true story, based on a true story, 1970s, skateboarding,

	7.1/10
	56/100
	55% – Critics
	81% – Audience

Lords of Dogtown Storyline

A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Santa Monica, California. The Z-Boys, as they come to be known, perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport and eventually moving into legend.

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Good by Ledger

This was a great movie on friendship in the ’70’s, and a look at how the sport of skateboarding took off. I’d wanted to see it for awhile, so with Heath Ledger’s death, didn’t hesitate anymore. I didn’t recognize him as the surf shop owner Skip, for the first several scenes. I think he added poignancy to his role, as did others who, in the film, fought their way to who they are. Interesting to know this is based on lives of people still in the skateboarding business, including the man who started off Tony Hawks career. It’s good to have work out there yet to see Heath Ledger’s talent shine. I’d recommend this movie to people who like to observe people, even if you’re neither a skateboarding fan or a Ledger fan.

portrayal totally on target

I grew up in California and this movie REALLY brought me back to the 70’s and what was happening in the skateboard world. The actors were totally on mark with their portrayals of these guys and how things were back then in California at that time. I’m a girl and I was into skateboarding at that time. I saved my own money to buy my own boards. I even remember my mom came home one day and gave me an article from a magazine about Alva. I met him later in the 80’s and he’s a very down to earth guy. If you grew up in Cali at this time, you will LOVE this movie and if you didn’t you will get the true idea of what it was like then. Awesome job guys on this film! A definite classic!

Good sense of style

It’s the 70s. A group of local surfers form a tribe that runs their section of the surf. Skip (Heath Ledger) is a surf shop owner who starts making skateboards with polyurethane wheels. Three kids Stacy Peralta (John Robinson), Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch), and Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk) become famous pioneering stars. They start surfing empty neighborhood pools. Kathy (Nikki Reed) is Tony’s sister.

This has the energy. It has the music. It has the rebel sensibility. It’s a little disorganized. It’s hard to know who’s the lead at times. Director Catherine Hardwicke has left it very loose. Heath Ledger is eating up the scenes with his weird voice. Emile Hirsch is sort of the center. There are quite a few unknown actors here. It’s a very compelling history to begin with. For more insights, one should watch Stacy Peralta’s ‘Dogtown and Z-Boys’.