"Lords of Dogtown" tells the crazy true story of three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed sports for good. The Z-Boys are made up of Stacy Peralta (John Robinson, Elephant), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas), and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door). They are a group of nobodys until they come up with a new way to skateboard that becomes a worldwide craze. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success breaks their friendship. Lords of Dogtown, which was written and directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) and Stacy Peralta, is called "...a dazzling daredevil ride." (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)
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"Lords of Dogtown" tells the crazy true story of three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed sports for good. The Z-Boys are made up of Stacy Peralta (John Robinson, Elephant), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas), and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door). They are a group of nobodys until they come up with a new way to skateboard that becomes a worldwide craze. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success breaks their friendship. Lords of Dogtown, which was written and directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) and Stacy Peralta, is called "...a dazzling daredevil ride." (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)
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