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In the late 1960s, a group of burnt out teenagers from broken homes ambled together and began to surf along Venice, California's Pacific Ocean Park pier, a ghostly shell of a former amusement park nicknamed "Dogtown." United by their attention to style and willingness to take risks, this group of unruly boys were handpicked and .. Read more

Starring	Sean Penn
Director	Stacy Peralta
Genres	Sport

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- "...A giddy, thrilling, rock 'n' roll-saturated history of skateboarding....[A] taut, viscerally propulsive insider's history of the sport in its early years..."
- 10968
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Dudes!!!!!......
  
  Man, this is what it's all about. Even if your interest in skateboarding is limited this is an interesting and thought provoking documentary in anybodies ... read more »
  
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- 201431
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Merlin
  - London
  - 01 Feb 2006 at 18:06
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  Dogs' Bo!!@cks town!
  
  Im a big fan of Peralta's documentaries and their subject. If you enjoyed Lords Of Dogtown then you will enjoy this, but if you haven't seen it I would ... read more »
  
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- - silversurfer00
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  - Larne
  - 24 Mar 2011 at 18:03
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  worth watching
  
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  brings back all those memories when you twelve and first starded skate boarding, worth watching
  
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- - ody
  - 183 reviews
  - Southampton
  - 22 Jan 2010 at 18:10
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  - 4
  dogtown and z boys
  
  to be honest i thought it was a heath ledger film so it was pretty boring for me.
  
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  - Luton
  - 22 Dec 2008 at 21:09
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  Skaters will like this
  
  My 11 year old skater son pronounced this documentary 'good and highly watchable'.
  
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- 671982
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  - Hebden Bridge
  - 12 Dec 2008 at 11:44
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  Banal story
  
  Solidly made documentary but just not an interesting story that probably didn't need to be told.
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 20 May 2008 at 14:07
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  an aquired taste
  
  Good if you like surfing, rubbish if not, lol!
  
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- - David Brown
  - Folkestone
  - 11 Feb 2008 at 20:49
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  Doglog
  
  Fantastic 1970's footage of these surf and skate renegades wheeling about their ghostly urban slum is perniciously punctured by these same men reincarnated ... read more »
  
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- - Rob Hawke
  - Brighton
  - 06 Dec 2007 at 04:43
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  Skating Magic
  
  An absolutely fantastic insight into how skateboarding became the widely respected sport that it is today with indepth footage and interviews with the original ... read more »
  
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- - breatheasier
  - 27 reviews
  - BRIGHTON
  - 14 Nov 2007 at 23:27
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  This film will make you wish you skateboard
  
  Brilliant documentary with interviews from the people that were there at the birth of modern day skateboarding.
  
  Very interesting and truely inspiring... read more »
  
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  - Loughborough, England
  - 21 May 2007 at 15:37
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  One for the hardcore
  
  If you're a serious skater or just interested in why theres so many hoodies out there grinding your local shopping centre watch this. This isn't a film ... read more »
  
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- - Paulie
  - London
  - 26 Mar 2007 at 21:44
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  Dudes!!!!!......
  
  Man, this is what it's all about. Even if your interest in skateboarding is limited this is an interesting and thought provoking documentary in anybodies ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 201431
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Merlin
  - London
  - 01 Feb 2006 at 18:06
- - 26
  - 22
  One for the hardcore
  
  If you're a serious skater or just interested in why theres so many hoodies out there grinding your local shopping centre watch this. This isn't a film ... read more »
  
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- - Paulie
  - London
  - 26 Mar 2007 at 21:44
- - 6
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  Fantastic archive footage & modern day interviews
  
  As the 60’s turned into the 70’s, skateboarding was as about as cool as the hula-hoop. This terrific documentary zeroes in on the Zephyr Boys, a ... read more »
  
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- - SeggaRogue
  - Surrey
  - 11 Mar 2004 at 12:10
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  How to inspire your dreary lil' life
  
  Stunning documentary, not for all tastes yet if your life feels empty or you haven't achieved anything, this will inspire the rebel in you.
  
  Retro... read more »
  
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- - HAMBO
  - Worcestershire
  - 09 Nov 2004 at 14:57
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  Magic!
  
  This film is just superb. For the record I am a 40year old from Wales that has never been on a skateboard but this movie enthralled me. Shot as a documentry ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 14 Feb 2004 at 08:01
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  Woodstock on skateboards
  
  Totally absorbing documentary about the history of skateboard culture. The most amazing thing about Dogtown and Z boys is the fact that the birth of skateboard ... read more »
  
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- - starsky
  - kent
  - 15 Mar 2004 at 09:23
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  A better documentary you're unlikely to see
  
  Up there with 'When We Were Kings', as much for the production and style as the content. A story of how modern skateboarding was basically invented by a... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 21 Oct 2004 at 08:59
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  A must watch for ...
  
  A must watch for anyone with an interest in subculture, skating being a youth in the seventies. The music is fantastic and the footage is edited really well. ... read more »
  
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- - Flamejob#1
  - POOLE
  - 30 Apr 2004 at 18:35
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  Pretty Goooood
  
  Really interesting. If you are looking to watch skateboarding dont get this, get 'yeah right' or 'the DC video'.
  
  This is more about ... read more »
  
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- - Tom
  - Cumbria, England
  - 01 Feb 2006 at 17:19
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  the start of it all
  
  If you have any interest in skateboarding or surfing this is a vital film that you must watch.
  
  Combining original film and photographs from the 70s ... read more »
  
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- - jeffers
  - roxburghshire
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 15:31

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Critics' reviews
- "...A giddy, thrilling, rock 'n' roll-saturated history of skateboarding....[A] taut, viscerally propulsive insider's history of the sport in its early years..."
- 10968
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...The Z-Boys' story is a compelling and culturally significant one, and the vintage footage that goes along with it is really something to see..."
- 10966
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Intermittently interesting hagiography of a group of youthful slackers who gained fame and, in some cases, wealth by their aggressive athleticism.
- 32086
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...A dazzlingly crafted documentary about the teenage surf punks of lower Los Angeles....The movie invites you to share their free ride..."
- 10965
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Infectiously exuberant documentary chronicling the '70s golden age of US skateboarding. Director Peralta, a member of... read more on Time Out
- 53521
- - Time Out
  - 12 Jun 2009 at 01:20
- "...An exhilarating piece of filmmaking....An inventive, kinetic burst of cinematic brio..."
- 10967
- - Movieline
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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- Dogtown And Z-Boys
  
  In the late 1960s, a group of burnt out teenagers from broken homes ambled together and began to surf along Venice, California's Pacific Ocean Park pier, a ghostly shell of a former amusement park nicknamed "Dogtown." United by their attention to style and willingness to take risks, this group of ...