Dogtown and Z-Boys

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Dogtown and Z-Boys

PG-13

Released Apr 26, 2002

1h 29m

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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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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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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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Stephen C

Real footage in 1 hour and 27 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Some Drug References and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $1,300,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/25

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Munkhchimeg T

Feels refreshing and modest. So cool

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/08/24

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Geke g

I would like to watch second episode

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Bahad j

The young people behind the film have done a great job and it can be seen in this film. I liked it very much.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/07/24

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timmy b

Probably my all time favourite Doc. Passion just screams thru the screen.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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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: Agi Orsi
Screenwriter: Stacy Peralta, Craig Stecyk
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Vans Off the Wall, Agi Orsi Productions
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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