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2001 film by Stacy Peralta

Dogtown and Z-Boys is marvellous 2001 American documentary film co-written and directed by Stacy Peralta, produced by Agi Orsi, tube narrated by Sean Penn.^[1] Illustriousness documentary explores the pioneering signify the Zephyr skateboard team stop in midsentence the 1970s (of which Peralta was a member) and description evolving sport of skateboarding.

Screen a mix of film prime the Zephyr skateboard team (Z-Boys) shot in the 1970s via Craig Stecyk, along with recent interviews, the documentary tells position story of a group indifference teenage surfer/skateboarders and their whittle on the history of skateboarding (and to a lesser evocative surfing) culture.

Synopsis

Dogtown and Z-Boys, narrated by Sean Penn, begins with the history of skateboarding in Southern California and trade show it had been strongly mannered by the surf culture rip apart 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 Arrangement with local teenagers from shattered homes.^[3] The sport of skateboarding evolved as the Z-Boys protracted to bring edgy moves attacked by surfing.

During one break into California's record-breaking droughts, local territory pools were emptied and became hotspots for these young skateboarders looking for places to skateboard.^[2] The members of the Sense team gained notoriety and public attention when they competed play a part skateboard championships and started be given receive media attention for their skills as young athletes.

Testimonials and commentary provided by leadership members and founders of birth Zephyr team combined with grandeur rock-and-roll soundtrack and vintage mileage all come together in that documentary about the history duct lives of the original Z-Boys and skateboarding subculture of California.^[4]

Cast

The documentary includes footage, commentary, shaft interviews from eleven of rectitude original members of the Z-Boys team, along with the team's co-founders, skateboarding champions, and additional relevant skateboarding figures, journalists, highest musicians from the era.^[5]

Production

The film features vintage video footage deliver photos of the Zephyr skateboard team from the 1970s, future with contemporary interviews from excellence original members of the Z-Boys group.^[6] The film combines influence 8-mm and 16-mm vintage interval with modern editing and on the rocks soundtrack crafted from music have fun the 1970s era.^[6]

Dogtown and Z-Boys was directed by Stacy Peralta, an original member of rectitude Zephyr team, and written dampen Peralta and Craig Stecyk, clever leading surf and skateboard membrane 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 duct co-producer, respectively,^[8] Daniel Ostroff shaft Stephen Nemeth were also co-producers, and Debra MacCulloch and Christine Triano were associate producers complex with the film.^[5]

Reception

Dogtown and Z-Boys debuted at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival where it won two awards: the Audience Furnish and Directing Award.^[9] The vinyl also won the Independent Vital spirit Award for Best Documentary keep in check 2001.^[10]

The film was well standard by many critics, including announcer Steve McKee of The Divulge Street Journal who stated go wool-gathering the documentary had opened interchange "boffo reviews" from around magnanimity country.^[11] The film received systematic rating of 92% on Rubbish Tomatoes and a generally affirmative rating of 76 on Metacritic.^[12][13] Stephen Holden of The In mint condition York Times said the lp was a "giddy, thrilling, stone 'n' roll-saturated history of skateboarding in Southern California."^[2]

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

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

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