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Dogtown and Z-Boys
Documentary · 2002
This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern day extreme sports. Featuring old skool skating footage, exclusive interviews and a blistering rock soundtrack, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing.
The sides of Dogtown and Z-Boys
- Teenage skaters from Venice's Dogtown
- Empty swimming pools in a drought
- The Zephyr team of the 1970s
Dogtown and Z-Boys is good for you if…
- you like skateboarding and where its style came from.
- you like a loud rock soundtrack over skating footage.
- you're curious about the 1970s beach culture of Venice and Santa Monica.
Dogtown and Z-Boys is bad for you if…
- you find grainy 1970s footage dated.
- you lose track of a whole team of skaters and their stories.
About: rebellion · youth · fame
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