Lords of Dogtown

Drama · 2005PG-13

"Lords of Dogtown" tells 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 (John Robinson, Elephant), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas) and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door) 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 (thirteen) and written by Stacy Peralta, Lords of Dogtown is "...a dazzling daredevil ride." (Peter Travers, Rollng Stone)

Starring

John Robinson, Lance Brown, Lance Brown, Emile Hirsch, Stacy Peralta, Rebecca De Mornay, Victoria Thomas, William Mapother, Art Linson, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Stacy Peralta

Director

Catherine Hardwicke