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Lords of Dogtown Movie

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Movie scores 3.4/ 5 stars
  • Lords of Dogtown movie produced by Columbia Pictures Corporation movie studio directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
  • Release date June 3, 2005 in the English language.
  • Movie popularity overall ranking is 1,005nd with a 6.8 rating in genre(s) Action, Biography, Drama, Sport.

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970's.

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."PlotIn the 1970?s, a group of 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 Monicas Zephyr Surf/Skate Shop(traded by Hedbergs character to the owner of the shop for weed) the owner, Skip Engblom, played by Heath Ledger, puts together a team of local layabout skaters to compete.ÿ166ÿÿ167ÿKnown as the Zephyr Skateboard Team, the boys transferred their surf skills to drain pipes and empty swimming pools with stunning results.

Their acrobatic manoeuvres inspired generations of teens to join the skateboarding frenzy and catapulted them to fame and fortune.ÿ168ÿÿ169ÿThe movie is based on the real rise of skateboaring 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.

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  • The Movie Rating is 6.8 out of 72,019 votes.
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Lords of Dogtown Soundtrack

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  1. Death Or Glory - Social Distortion
  2. Hair Of The Dog - Nazareth
  3. I Just Want To Make Love To You - Foghat
  4. Fox On The Run - Sweet
  5. Motor City Madhouse - Ted Nugent
  6. Turn To Stone - Joe Walsh
  7. One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band
  8. Fire - Jimi Hendrix
  9. Space Truckin' - Deep Purple
  10. Success - Iggy Pop
  11. Suffragette City - David Bowie
  12. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
  13. Nervous Breakdown - Rise Against
  14. 20th Century Boy - T.Rex
  15. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
  16. Wish You Were Hear - Sparklehorse

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