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*CompositeCharacter: There was no member of the original group named "Sid", but the Z-Boys did have a young fan named Dino who was terminally ill, and begged his father to drain their pool and invite the Z-Boys (and only the Z-Boys) to skate there. This 1978 reunion spot was dubbed "Dino's Dogbowl"[[https://www.laweekly.com/the-ghosts-of-dogtown/]].
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* SurferDude: All the main characters get their start as sufers, and they have the long hair and chill vibes to show for it.
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* SurferDude: All the main characters get their start as sufers, surfers, and they have the long hair and chill vibes to show for it.
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* TheCameo: The real Z-Boys and TonyHawk make appearances.
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* LogoJoke: The TriStar logo gets "Locals Only" spray-painted across it, seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-fI8-3cjrI here]].
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* LogoJoke: The TriStar [=TriStar=] logo gets "Locals Only" spray-painted across it, seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-fI8-3cjrI here]].
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* TheAce: The three main characters (Tony, Stacy, and Jay) are all Aces.
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* TheAce: The three main characters (Tony, Stacy, and Jay) are all Aces.portrayed as some of the best skateboarders around.
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* {{Delinquents}}: The teenage main characters, to greater or lesser extents.extents, who cut school to surf and skate in questionably legal places.
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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Subverted by Tony Alva, with his sister Kathy. She starts as Stacy's girlfriend, but ends up with Jay.
* TheSvengali: Skip Engblom is this mixed with TricksterMentor.
* TroubledButCute: Jay Adams, very much so.
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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Subverted by Tony Alva, with his sister Kathy. She starts as Stacy's girlfriend, but ends up with Jay.
Jay. Tony is totally fine with this, and there's even a scene where Tony and Kathy are both making out with their dates in bed right next to each other.
* SurferDude: All the main characters get their start as sufers, and they have the long hair and chill vibes to show for it.
* TheSvengali: Skip Engblom is this mixed withTricksterMentor.
TricksterMentor. He gives them basically nothing for being on the team and is a huge Jerkass to the Z-Boys, all while using them to promote his surf shop. Once they start to get big, they realize how poorly treated they are compared to what they could have on other teams, and all leave.
* TroubledButCute: Jay Adams,very much so.who was raised by a single mom and is the angriest and most countercultural of the Z-Boys. He gets a lot of girls, and steals the straight-laced Stacy's girlfriend.
* SurferDude: All the main characters get their start as sufers, and they have the long hair and chill vibes to show for it.
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* TroubledButCute: Jay Adams,
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Stacy with The Z-Boys originally. Skip rejected him from the team at first, due to not being a "pirate" (read: had responsibilities, job, etc.) and didn't bring him on the team until Stacy won in a competition against them.
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Stacy with The Z-Boys originally. Skip rejected him from the team at first, due to not being a "pirate" (read: had responsibilities, job, etc.) and didn't bring him on the team until Stacy won in a competition against them.
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* AwesomeEgo: Tony Alva, skateboarding's rock star with the legit skills to back up his ego.
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''Lords of Dogtown'' is a 2005 film [[BasedOnATrueStory based on the true story]] of the Zephyr Skate Team or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Boys "The Z-Boys"]], a young group of surfers turned skateboarders from 1970's Venice Beach, California that revolutionized the sport of skateboarding. The movie focuses on three young skateboarders, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Jay Adams. The film turns the story into a combination of ComingOfAge and RagsToRiches story, as the team is torn apart by the temptations of fame and money, with all three skateboarders taking different routes.
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''Lords of Dogtown'' is a 2005 film [[BasedOnATrueStory based on the true story]] of the Zephyr Skate Team or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Boys "The Z-Boys"]], a young group of surfers turned skateboarders surfers-turned-skateboarders from 1970's 1970s Venice Beach, California that revolutionized the sport of skateboarding. skateboarding.
The movie focuses on three young skateboarders, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Jay Adams. The film turns the story into a combination of ComingOfAge and RagsToRiches story, as the team is torn apart by the temptations of fame and money, with all three skateboarders taking different routes.
The movie focuses on three young skateboarders, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Jay Adams. The film turns the story into a combination of ComingOfAge and RagsToRiches story, as the team is torn apart by the temptations of fame and money, with all three skateboarders taking different routes.
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* DyeingForYourArt: The actors practiced for hours every day months before filming began to convincingly portray street skaters. They performed most of the stunts themselves, with only a few dangerous stunts performed by pro skaters.
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''Lords of Dogtown'' is a 2005 film [[BasedOnATrueStory based on the true story]] of the Zephyr Skate Team or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Boys "The Z-Boys"]], a young group of surfers turned skateboarders from 1970's Venice Beach, California that revolutionized the sport of skateboarding. The movie focuses on three young skateboarders, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Jay Adams. The film turns the story into a combination of ComingOfAge and RagsToRiches story, as the team is torn apart by the temptations of fame and money, with all three skateboarders taking different routes.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* TheAce: The three main characters (Tony, Stacy, and Jay) are all Aces.
* AgeLift: The film portrays Tony, Stacy and Jay as relatively the same age, when in reality, Tony and Stacy are four years older than Jay.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Kathy leaves Stacy for Jay.
* AwesomeEgo: Tony Alva, skateboarding's rock star with the legit skills to back up his ego.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After learning that Sid is dying with brain cancer, Tony, Stacy, and Jay reunite, make peace and skate in Sid's empty swimming pool.]]
* ButtMonkey: Sid. His inner-ear equilibrium problem is commonly messed with by the other characters. [[spoiler: His problem was actually caused by a fatal brain tumor.]]
* TheCameo: The real Z-Boys and TonyHawk make appearances.
* ChekhovsNews: The news report about drought in California, leading to water restrictions and empty pools, where the Z-Boys developed their signature skating style.
* ChickMagnet: Tony and Jay, mostly.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Stacy with The Z-Boys originally. Skip rejected him from the team at first, due to not being a "pirate" (read: had responsibilities, job, etc.) and didn't bring him on the team until Stacy won in a competition against them.
** [[{{Irony}} Ironically]], Stacy is the last to leave The Z-Boys after the others are signed to sponsorships.
* {{Delinquents}}: The teenage main characters, to greater or lesser extents.
* DyeingForYourArt: The actors practiced for hours every day months before filming began to convincingly portray street skaters. They performed most of the stunts themselves, with only a few dangerous stunts performed by pro skaters.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Jay and his mother. He only competes so she could one day stop working at her factory job.
* [[HippieParents Hippie Mom]]: Jay's mom.
* ImportantHaircut: Jay shaving his head.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Tony gets this attitude when he starts his own skateboard company.
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Subverted by Tony Alva, with his sister Kathy. She starts as Stacy's girlfriend, but ends up with Jay.
* TheSvengali: Skip Engblom is this mixed with TricksterMentor.
* TroubledButCute: Jay Adams, very much so.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: After the Zephyr Skate Team broke up, the friendship between Stacy, Jay and Tony become very frosty.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue
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!!This film provides examples of:
* TheAce: The three main characters (Tony, Stacy, and Jay) are all Aces.
* AgeLift: The film portrays Tony, Stacy and Jay as relatively the same age, when in reality, Tony and Stacy are four years older than Jay.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Kathy leaves Stacy for Jay.
* AwesomeEgo: Tony Alva, skateboarding's rock star with the legit skills to back up his ego.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: After learning that Sid is dying with brain cancer, Tony, Stacy, and Jay reunite, make peace and skate in Sid's empty swimming pool.]]
* ButtMonkey: Sid. His inner-ear equilibrium problem is commonly messed with by the other characters. [[spoiler: His problem was actually caused by a fatal brain tumor.]]
* TheCameo: The real Z-Boys and TonyHawk make appearances.
* ChekhovsNews: The news report about drought in California, leading to water restrictions and empty pools, where the Z-Boys developed their signature skating style.
* ChickMagnet: Tony and Jay, mostly.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Stacy with The Z-Boys originally. Skip rejected him from the team at first, due to not being a "pirate" (read: had responsibilities, job, etc.) and didn't bring him on the team until Stacy won in a competition against them.
** [[{{Irony}} Ironically]], Stacy is the last to leave The Z-Boys after the others are signed to sponsorships.
* {{Delinquents}}: The teenage main characters, to greater or lesser extents.
* DyeingForYourArt: The actors practiced for hours every day months before filming began to convincingly portray street skaters. They performed most of the stunts themselves, with only a few dangerous stunts performed by pro skaters.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Jay and his mother. He only competes so she could one day stop working at her factory job.
* [[HippieParents Hippie Mom]]: Jay's mom.
* ImportantHaircut: Jay shaving his head.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Tony gets this attitude when he starts his own skateboard company.
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Subverted by Tony Alva, with his sister Kathy. She starts as Stacy's girlfriend, but ends up with Jay.
* TheSvengali: Skip Engblom is this mixed with TricksterMentor.
* TroubledButCute: Jay Adams, very much so.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: After the Zephyr Skate Team broke up, the friendship between Stacy, Jay and Tony become very frosty.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue
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