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Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)

15 91 min  -  Documentary | Sport  -   3 January 2002 (Australia)
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Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.

Director:

Stacy Peralta
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6 wins & 5 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Sean Penn ...
Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jay Adams Jay Adams ...
Himself - Zephyr Skate Team
Tony Alva ...
Himself - Zephyr Skate Team
Jeff Ament Jeff Ament ...
Himself
Bob Biniak Bob Biniak ...
Himself - Zephyr Skate Team
Steve Caballero Steve Caballero ...
Himself - Skateboard Champion
Paul Constantineau Paul Constantineau ...
Himself - Zephyr Skate Team
'Baby' Paul Cullen 'Baby' Paul Cullen ...
Himself - Zephyr Skate Team
Skip Engblom Skip Engblom ...
Himself - Zephyr Co-Founder
Steve Freidman Steve Freidman ...
Surfer (archive footage)
Tony Friedkin ...
Himself
Glen E. Friedman Glen E. Friedman ...
Himself
Marty Grimes Marty Grimes ...
Himself - Dogtown Skater
David Hackett ...
Himself - 70s Skateboard Champion
Tony Hawk ...
Himself
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Storyline

The Film is a Fantastic historical account of skate boarding in the 70's. If you were in the Santa Monica, Huntington Beach area at the time you know. I think it's a shame the owner of "The Dog Bowl Pool" is just briefly mentioned as "The kid with head cancer". The Dog Bowl Pool was the epitome of the Z Boys and Dogtown, and the owner that let them ride, is "Some kid with cancer". I believe he deserved a little more recognition and to be remembered for his donation of the pool. Written by Forrest Team Alta  

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Plot Keywords:

Surfer | California | Dog | Skateboarding | Swimming Pool  | See more »

Taglines:

A Film About The Birth Of The Now See more »

Genres:

Documentary | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and some drug references See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dogtown and Z-Boys - Onde Tudo Começou See more »

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$103,355 (USA) (28 April 2002) (20 Screens)

Gross:

$1,293,295 (USA) (4 August 2002)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

One of 'Sean Penn''s reasons for signing on as Narrator was that he himself had lived and surfed in and near the Dogtown area. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: A brief shot of a news article/photo of the Z-Boys is flopped (so that the text is backwards). See more »

Quotes

Jay Adams: I missed a lot of good times, doing things that I shouldn't have been doing. There are certain mistakes I'd like to change, but I'm not going to trip on it to hard.
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Connections

Featured in The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"Gut Feeling"
Performed by Devo
Written by Mark Mothersbaugh (as Mothersbaugh), Robert Mothersbaugh (as Mothersbaugh),
Gerald V. Casale (as Casale)
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products See more »