Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002)

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The birth of extreme

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.

• Released: 2002-05-10
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 173 votes

Directed by Stacy Peralta.

Top cast

• Jay Adams as Self
• Tony Alva as Self
• Stacy Peralta as Self
• Steve Caballero as Self
• Tony Hawk as Self
• Jeff Ament as Self
• Henry Rollins as Self
• Jeff Ho as Self
• Jake Phelps as Self
• Glen E. Friedman as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dogtown and Z-Boys

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Crave, Tubi TV, Plex, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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