There was the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys and then there is the movie Lords of Dogtown. Both are excellent and I would highly recommend it to skateboarders and even non-skateboarders for that matter. :)
All i know is they first became popular in Dogtown. (Lords of Dogtown movie is sort of true)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355702/
Dogtown (also known as Lords of Dogtown), written by Stacy Peralta and directed by Catherine Hardwicke is a biographical film about a group of skaters known as "The Z Boys".
lords of dogtown is a great movie about the foundation of skateboarding.
Lords of Dogtown is a 2005 movie, starring Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson, Victor Rasuk, Michael Angarano, Nikki Reed, Rebecca De Mornay, and William Mapother. Mitch Hedberg also appeared in the movie, but he died before the film was released.
lords of dog town is a movie about Tony Alva and his friends becoming the best skaters in the world. it shows you how skating became popular it is based around the 1970\1978.
No, Rise Against was not featured in the movie Lords of Dogtown, and their song "Nervous Breakdown" was not played during any scene in the film. It's possible that another band was shown playing in that scene.
The font used in the Lords of Dogtown poster is likely a customized or specialized font created specifically for the movie's promotional materials. It may not be readily available for general use.
Blue Crush, Mean Girls, Toe to Toe, The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker, She's Too Young, Foxfire, Juno, Lords of Dogtown, Hard Candy
There are actually four of them, and they were teenagers living in California. There names were Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, Jay Adams, and Sid. I'm not to sure what Sid's last name was, but he had died of cancer. There is also a movie based on them called Lords of Dogtown.
Patrick Swayze was not in the Lords of Flatbush