Brazil / Sep 25, 2005 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Heath Ledger | Skip |
| Vincent Laresca | Chino |
| Brian Zarate | Montoya |
| Pablo Schreiber | Stecyk |
| Elden Henson | Billy Z |
| Michael Angarano | Sid |
| Mitch Hedberg | Urethane Wheels Guy |
| Benjamin Nurick | Browser |
| Stephanie Limb | Peggy Oki |
| Mike Ogas | Bob Biniak |
| Cheyne Magnusson | Jim 'Red Dog' Muir |
| Don Nguyen | Shogo |
| Melonie Díaz | Blanca |
| Mark Kubr | Donnie's Friend |
| Rene Rivera | Mr. Peralta (as René Rivera) |
| Chad Fernandez | Reef Ryan |
| Chris Chaput | Russ Howell |
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| Matt Malloy | Contest Official |
| Jack Smith | Del Mar Announcer |
| Steve Badillo | Ty Page |
| Bill Cusack | Del Mar Judge |
| Kirk Ward | Bill Bahne |
| Eddie Cahill | Larry Gordon |
| Laura Ramsey | Gabrielle |
| Sarah Blakley-Cartwright | Vickie (as Sarah Blakely-Cartwright) |
| Bob Biniak | Restaurant Manager |
| Eric 'Tuma' Britton | Marty Grimes |
| Chuck 'Chaz' Hosack | Irate Husband (as Chuck Hosak) |
| Chelsea Hobbs | Caroline |
| Reid Harper | Lookout Boy |
| Paulette Ivory | Magazine Reporter |
| America Ferrera | Thunder Monkey |
| Sofía Vergara | Amelia (as Sofia Vergara) |
| Johnny Knoxville | Topper Burks |
| Raphael Verela | Topper's Bodyguard |
| Jay Adams | Party Guest |
| Ned Bellamy | Peter Darling |
| Tony Alva | Oregon Man at Party |
| Charles Napier | Nudie |
| Joe Virzi | Capitola Race Starter |
| Skip Engblom | Seattle Race Starter |
| Stacy Peralta | TV Director |
| Daniel Venegas | Vato |
| Tony Hawk | Astronaut |
| Joel McHale | TV Reporter |
| Bai Ling | Punky Photographer |
| Shea Whigham | Drake Landon |
| Lucas Gasperik | Jay Clone |
| Ray Flores | Long Beach Announcer |
| Benjamin Anderson | Long Beach Judge |
| Alexis Arquette | Tranny |
| Travis Peterson | Young Surfer |
| Rebeca Silva | Sid's Nurse |
| Noah Abrams | Agent (uncredited) |
| William Alva | Stoned Surfer (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey G. Barnett | Val (uncredited) |
| Leslie Berger | Cashier (uncredited) |
| Jeremiah Bitsui | Cholo (uncredited) |
| David Burden | Magazine Photographer (uncredited) |
| Shelley Burkard | Topper's Girlfriend 2 (uncredited) |
| Arnold Chen | Magazine Photographer (uncredited) |
| Christopher Estes | G&S Team Skater (uncredited) |
| Alexander Garcia | Judge (uncredited) |
| Eric Gerleman | Restaurant Manager (uncredited) |
| Sean Goodman | Santa Cruz Team Rider (uncredited) |
| Mary Grace | Hippie Girl (uncredited) |
| Julie Marie Hassett | Featured Pregnant Woman (uncredited) |
| Ricky Hausz | Party Friend (uncredited) |
| Noël John Howard | Infinity Skate Team (uncredited) |
| Emmanuel Howell | Skateboarder (uncredited) |
| Reef Karim | Dr. Angelo Gamboa (uncredited) |
| Joe Koons | Groupie #2 (uncredited) |
| Samantha Lockwood | Topper's Girlfriend 1 (uncredited) |
| Tia Marrie | Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Allie McCulloch | Party Girl (uncredited) |
| Jason David McFadden | Pimp at Gas Station (uncredited) |
| Tim McIlrath | Singer (uncredited) |
| Dax McKeever | Security (uncredited) |
| DeWalt Mix | G&S Team Skater (uncredited) |
| Marat Oyvetsky | Punk Rocker (uncredited) |
| Tom Peha | Alva Skate Team (uncredited) |
| Camilla Rantsen | Lotje Alva (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Renner | Jay Adams Manager (uncredited) |
| Robert Robbins | Surfer (uncredited) |
| Anthony Rodriguez | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Jane Schmidt | Del Mar Fan (uncredited) |
| Tony Shore | Skater (uncredited) |
| Gary Sievers | Unemployed Man (uncredited) |
| Victoria Spark | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Stan Strocher | Capitola Classic Fan (uncredited) |
| Bridgetta Tomarchio | Party Girl (uncredited) |
| Frank J. Tsacrios | Judge (uncredited) |
| Stone Van Gorder | Judge (uncredited) |
| Gina Venditti | Surfer Girl (uncredited) |
| Tarita Virtue | Fan (uncredited) |
| Eric West | James Smith (uncredited) |
| Katie Whicker | Topper's Lady (uncredited) |
| Mark Winn | San Pedro neighbor (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lords of Dogtown |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | Germany, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures, Linson Entertainment, Indelible Pictures, Senator International, TriStar Pictures |
| Official site | sonypictures.com |
| Release date | 3 giugno 2005 |
| Executive producer | Joseph Drake, Art Linson, David Fincher |
| Production | John Linson, Canada Johanna Gordon, Beanie Barnes, Kareem Elseify, Ginger Sledge |
| Writer | Stacy Peralta |
| Casting | Victoria Thomas, Jesse Jam Miranda |
| Editing | Nancy Richardson, John Daro, Joseph Virzi, Greg Curry, Mo Henry, Walter Volpatto, Rolf Fleischmann |
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| Assistant directors | Kenneth Roth, John O'Rourke, James Alan Hensz, Catherine Hardwicke, Stephen P. Del Prete, Jay Ostrowski, Vernon Davidson, Thomas Robinson Harper, Lyn Matsuda Norton, Trisha Burton |
| Lighting | Dennis J. Lootens, Gary Lowrance, Jesse Mather, Jerry L. Marshall, Renee Kayon, Brian Bartolini, Steve Reinhardt, Russell Griffith, Ronald R. Koch Jr., Renaldo Jackson, Jeff Murrell |
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| Art direction | |
| Set decoration | |
| Special effects | Ken Rudell, Chris Jones, David A. Poole |
| Visual effects | David Sanger, Gray Marshall, Stuart Cripps, Jackie Allard, Christopher Almerico, Amanda Finkelberg, Nancy Hyland, Robert Scifo, Joseph Brattesani, Diana Giorgiutti, Tom Lynnes, Dan Trezise, Billy Barnhart, César Romero |
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| Hairstyling | |
| Budget | 25.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 13.411.957 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Sweden / Jun 03, 2005 / 15
Theatrical release
Finland / Jun 03, 2005 / K-16
United States / Jun 03, 2005 / PG-13
France / Jul 20, 2005 / U
Netherlands / Sep 01, 2005 / 12
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Germany / Sep 08, 2005 / 12
Brazil / Oct 21, 2005 / 16
Digital
Poland / Jul 15, 2005 / 18
Switzerland / Jul 15, 2005 / 12
Czechia / Sep 08, 2005 / 15+
Ireland / Sep 16, 2005 / 15
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Japan / Dec 10, 2005 / G
Hungary / Jan 24, 2006 / 16
Physical media
South Korea / Sep 30, 2005 / 19
France / Jan 25, 2006 / DVD & UMD
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