Dogtown and Z-Boys
2001 · Movie · PG-13 · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · 84% critics
A documentary about a group of overlooked kids from Dogtown who helped revolutionize skateboarding and extreme sports culture. Built around vintage skating footage, exclusive interviews, and a high-energy rock soundtrack, it traces how they formed a team tied to the Zephyr skateboarding scene in 1970s Venice, California.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2002-05-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (166 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you love music-driven skateboarding history and the rise of a rebellious local crew from Dogtown, Not for you if you dislike self-celebration or need a less tough attitude than offered in Of Dogtown or Step Into Liquid.
Pros: thrilling historical story; great rock soundtrack; lively archival footage | Cons: irritating tough-guy attitude; repetitive self-praise; narrator feels flat
Themes
- skateboarding
- 1970s
- venice beach, california
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Documentary · 2001
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary · 2001
Cast & crew
Jay Adams
as Self
Tony Alva
as Self
Stacy Peralta
as Self
Steve Caballero
as Self
Tony Hawk
as Self
Jeff Ament
as Self
Henry Rollins
as Self
- JH
Jeff Ho
as Self
Jake Phelps
as Self
Glen E. Friedman
as Self
Directed by Stacy Peralta