"Lords of Dogtown" is based on the true story of three adolescent skateboarders from Venice Beach, California, who took skating to new heights and forever transformed the sport. The Z-Boys are Stacy Peralta (John Robinson, Elephant), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas), and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door), a group of nobodies who invent a new form of skating that becomes a worldwide craze. However, when their hobby turns into a company, their friendship is torn apart. Lords of Dogtown, directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) and written by Stacy Peralta, is "a brilliant thrill ride." (Rollng Stone, Peter Travers)
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"Lords of Dogtown" is based on the true story of three adolescent skateboarders from Venice Beach, California, who took skating to new heights and forever transformed the sport. The Z-Boys are Stacy Peralta (John Robinson, Elephant), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas), and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door), a group of nobodies who invent a new form of skating that becomes a worldwide craze. However, when their hobby turns into a company, their friendship is torn apart. Lords of Dogtown, directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) and written by Stacy Peralta, is "a brilliant thrill ride." (Rollng Stone, Peter Travers)
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