Dogtown (1998)
Bob Biniak, Harold Russell, Jay Adams, Jim Muir, Jon Favreau ... (see more) , Karen Black , Mary Stuart Masterson , Maureen McCormick , Natasha Gregson Wagner , Paul Constantineau , Peggy Oki , Rory Cochrane , Sean Penn , Shawnee Smith , Shogo Kubo , Stacy Peralta , Trevor St. John
After a failed stint as an actor in Hollywood, Philip (Trevor St. John) returns to his hometown, where he's greeted like a conquering hero. He uses his fame to charm his old sweetheart, Dorothy (Mary Stuart Masterson). But Dorothy has a cheerless, boring life now and is stuck with her racist thug bo... (read more) After a failed stint as an actor in Hollywood, Philip (Trevor St. John) returns to his hometown, where he's greeted like a conquering hero. He uses his fame to charm his old sweetheart, Dorothy (Mary Stuart Masterson). But Dorothy has a cheerless, boring life now and is stuck with her racist thug boyfriend (Jon Favreau). This overlooked indie gem features a tight ensemble cast, including Karen Black, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Rory Cochrane.
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Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed by:
George Hickenlooper,
Stacy Peralta
Release Date: Dec 31, 1998
DVD Release Date: Jan 22, 2002
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If you like skateboarding and the history of skateboarding, you could find this movie to be a tad interesting. If you don't care, you could find yourself wanting to kill the first skateboarding kid you see.
This needs to be fixed. The directors and cast listings are from two different movies. There's Dogtown, directed by George Hickenlooper which is a drama; and there's Dogtown and Z-Boys, the skateboarding documentary, which is directed by Stacy Peralt... (read more) This needs to be fixed. The directors and cast listings are from two different movies. There's Dogtown, directed by George Hickenlooper which is a drama; and there's Dogtown and Z-Boys, the skateboarding documentary, which is directed by Stacy Peralta. Hopefully someone else will notice this mistake and fix it. I haven't seen Dogtown, so my rating is for Dogtown and Z-Boys.
I watched this a few years ago late at night in IFC and really liked this. It's a good little indie drama worth checking out.
Clearly aims to be the director's "Last Picture Show." The tribute pales mightily by comparison to its model.
i think it's set in cuba, alabama-- there's a first time for everything.
this is a cautionary tale and sums up why i don't like the wizard of oz. there's no place like home? yeah, that's why i left...
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