Dogtown and Z-Boys

PG-13

Released Apr 26, 2002

1h 29m

Documentary

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"Dogtown and Z-Boys," directed and co-written by skateboard legend-turned-filmmaker Stacy Peralta, is the story of a group of accidental revolutionaries, gifted kids who inadvertently changed the world by doing what came naturally. It is also a unique documentary event: a ground-level, eyewitness account of the birth of an organic American pop culture phenomenon.

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Critics Consensus

Dogtown and Z-Boys is a colorful, exhilarating look at the skateboarding subculture.

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Joshua Rothkopf

In These Times

It's made with great authority; director Stacy Peralta, in his younger years, rode ramps with the best of them and was the movement's shrewdest self-promoter.

Mar 16, 2020

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David Ansen

Newsweek

You want to know more about their private lives than you get. But most viewers may be too stoked by the sheer adrenaline rush of the subject to care.

Nov 1, 2007

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Package is lively, if loosely structured.

Apr 2, 2007

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

The film's buoyancy is permissible in approximating the gusto that was the hallmark of the Z-Boys as they took their guerrilla surfing skills to the arena of skateboarding.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 22, 2019

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Raw, baby, raw. That's what this documentary is, and that's why it's not meant for Blu-ray.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 26, 2012

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Kelly Kessler

Common Sense Media

Before Tony Hawk, skateboarding had the Z-Boys.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 2, 2011

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Dave

If you want to watch it you already like it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/23

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Audience Member

Interesting to now know how skateboarding came to be. But that's about as much as I was invested in this documentary.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Loved this film. Great cast and a wonderfully unhinged Heath ledger. It really captured the spirit of SoCal at the dawn of the skateboard craze. Gritty and sunny all at once. It's Big Wednesday, with skateboards and no odd tonal shifts.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

I hated this movie. Proof that Heath Ledger only did one good film before he killed himself to live.(Dark Knight)

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Excellent documentary about the skating subculture of the 70s.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

An interesting look into a small part of American culture, that was extremely important to those involved. Despite a small budget, it is smartly directed by one of their own.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Synopsis

"Dogtown and Z-Boys," directed and co-written by skateboard legend-turned-filmmaker Stacy Peralta, is the story of a group of accidental revolutionaries, gifted kids who inadvertently changed the world by doing what came naturally. It is also a unique documentary event: a ground-level, eyewitness account of the birth of an organic American pop culture phenomenon.

Director: Stacy Peralta
Producer: Jay Wilson
Screenwriter: Stacy Peralta, Craig Stecyk
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Agi Orsi Productions, Vans Off the Wall
Rating: PG-13 (Some Drug References|Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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