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Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

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In this episode we discuss "Lords of Dogtown" a 2005 biographical drama about the rise of skateboarding culture in 1970s southern California, directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Emile Hirsch and Heath Ledger. We discuss:

-Stacy Peralta writing himself as a total square
-how Heath Ledger is completely unrecognizable in this film, and whether he veers into overacting
-America Ferrara's key role as "Thunder Monkey"
-why Roger Ebert is wrong about people who live indoors vs. people who live outdoors

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