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Dogtown and Z-Boys

Dogtown and Z-Boys

2001Movie⏱️ 1h 31mPG-13
DocumentarySport
⭐ 7.6
IMDB Rating
13,747 votes

Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.

Director
Stacy Peralta
Writers
Stacy Peralta, Craig Stecyk
Stars
Sean Penn, Jay Adams, Tony Alva
Release Date
May 10, 2002
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ† 7
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 95
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 15.8K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Sean Penn
Sean Penn
as Self - Narrator
Jay Adams
Jay Adams
as Self - Zephyr Skate Team
Tony Alva
Tony Alva
as Self - Zephyr Skate Team
Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament
as Self
πŸ‘€
Bob Biniak
as Self - Zephyr Skate Team
Steve Caballero
Steve Caballero
as Self - Skateboard Champion
πŸ‘€
Paul Constantineau
as Self - Zephyr Skate Team
πŸ‘€
'Baby' Paul Cullen
as Self - Zephyr Skate Team
πŸ‘€
Skip Engblom
as Self - Zephyr Co-Founder
πŸ‘€
Steve Freidman
as Self - Surfer

πŸ’° Box Office

$1,523,214
Worldwide Gross
$1,300,682
Domestic Gross
$103,355
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Agi Orsi Productions, Vans

🏷️ Keywords

california1970sdel mar californiapacific palisadesvenice california

🎯 Categories

Extreme SportSports DocumentaryDocumentarySport

⭐ Featured Review

Melancholia
by sllovejoy β€’ 2004-06-09

"This documentary struck a great emotional chord with me. Just reminded me of what it felt like to be a kid in the 70s trying to figure out who you were. Yeah, the men/women talk about their teenage selves like they were superheroes - but that's exactly how I like to remember those years in my life, too. ;) And I didn't do anything quite as cool as those kids did. I love this movie because it shows the people and the developing sport of skateboarding as being truly products of their environment. Where you grow up, what you see, and who you hang with - these things create you. I..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

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

πŸ“– Synopsis

Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.