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Lords of Dogtown

2005 · 107 min

Drama

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.

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Appeals to viewers who enjoy energetic true-life stories about creative outsiders whose shared passion is tested by fame, money, and personal ambition.

Tone
nostalgic, bittersweet, uplifting
Payoff
inspiration, heartbreak
Pacing
steady
Intensity
moderate
Structure
linear
Themes
friendship, youth, artistic innovation, commercialization, ambition
Setting
1970s, sunlit coastal neighborhood and emerging skate culture

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