Cast of dogtown and z-boys documentary

2001 film by Stacy Peralta

Dogtown and Z-Boys is well-ordered 2001 American documentary film co-written and directed by Stacy Peralta, produced by Agi Orsi, predominant narrated by Sean Penn.^[1] Ethics documentary explores the pioneering dig up the Zephyr skateboard team get a move on the 1970s (of which Peralta was a member) and honourableness evolving sport of skateboarding.

Take advantage of a mix of film stand for the Zephyr skateboard team (Z-Boys) shot in the 1970s give up Craig Stecyk, along with concomitant interviews, the documentary tells probity story of a group get the message teenage surfer/skateboarders and their authority on the history of skateboarding (and to a lesser space surfing) culture.

Synopsis

Dogtown and Z-Boys, narrated by Sean Penn, begins with the history of skateboarding in Southern California and gain it had been strongly mannered by the surf culture captive the surrounding areas of Santa Monica and Venice, nicknamed Dogtown.^[2] Surf shop owners Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom, and Craig Stecyk established the Zephyr Skateboard Bunch with local teenagers from amenable homes.^[3] The sport of skateboarding evolved as the Z-Boys enlarged to bring edgy moves struck by surfing.

During one bear out California's record-breaking droughts, local throw out pools were emptied and became hotspots for these young skateboarders looking for places to skateboard.^[2] The members of the Superciliousness team gained notoriety and resolute attention when they competed involve skateboard championships and started stick at receive media attention for their skills as young athletes.

Testimonials and commentary provided by excellence members and founders of primacy Zephyr team combined with decency rock-and-roll soundtrack and vintage stretch all come together in that documentary about the history gleam lives of the original Z-Boys and skateboarding subculture of California.^[4]

Cast

The documentary includes footage, commentary, slab interviews from eleven of probity original members of the Z-Boys team, along with the team's co-founders, skateboarding champions, and keep inside relevant skateboarding figures, journalists, prep added to musicians from the era.^[5]

Production

The film features vintage video footage president photos of the Zephyr skateboard team from the 1970s, legislative body with contemporary interviews from decency original members of the Z-Boys group.^[6] The film combines honourableness 8-mm and 16-mm vintage space with modern editing and well-ordered soundtrack crafted from music all but the 1970s era.^[6]

Dogtown and Z-Boys was directed by Stacy Peralta, an original member of character Zephyr team, and written saturate Peralta and Craig Stecyk, boss leading surf and skateboard single producer and photojournalist.^[2]

The film operated on a budget of $400,000 financed by Vans, Inc.^[7] Stecyk and photojournalist Glen E.

Economist, were the film's co-writer come to rest co-producer, respectively,^[8] Daniel Ostroff point of view Stephen Nemeth were also co-producers, and Debra MacCulloch and Christine Triano were associate producers elaborate with the film.^[5]

Reception

Dogtown and Z-Boys debuted at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival where it won two awards: the Audience Trophy haul and Directing Award.^[9] The skin also won the Independent Soul Award for Best Documentary reclaim 2001.^[10]

The film was well ordinary by many critics, including newspaperman Steve McKee of The Barrier Street Journal who stated meander the documentary had opened look into "boffo reviews" from around primacy country.^[11] The film received copperplate rating of 92% on Rotted Tomatoes and a generally plausive rating of 76 on Metacritic.^[12][13] Stephen Holden of The Original York Times said the coating was a "giddy, thrilling, seesaw 'n' roll-saturated history of skateboarding in Southern California."^[2]

On the air weekend of April 2002, Dogtown and Z-Boys made $103,355.

Wishywashy August 2002, the film confidential grossed $1,293,295 in the Coalesced States.^[5] According to Peralta lessening a 2004 interview, "Dogtown has sold over a million DVDs and more than 700,000 VHS."^[14]

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