Dogtown And Z-Boys - 2001 - 6/10
Roots in surf, blooming on the sidewalks.
Documentary on the rise of skateboarding into professionalism.
Usual mix of aerial prowess, newsreels, participants telling their versions.
Hardcore fans need no prompting, casual viewers – give it fifteen minutes and decide.
The history and details strike me as fairly accurate.
I was keenly aware of the skateboarding world of the 1970’s.
Believe it or not, I put myself though college working at a skateboard factory (across from a porn studio),
We had our own “Pro,” half of the early crew were surfers, though later on stoners predominated.