LORDS OF DOGTOWN tells the radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach California who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta (John Robinson Elephant) Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk Raising Victor Vargas) and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch The Girl Next Door) are the Z-Boys a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business the success shreds their fri Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (thirteen) and written by Stacy Peralta Starring Emile Hirsch Victor Rasuk John Robinson Michael Angarano Nikki Reed and Heath Ledger Lords of Dogtown is ...a dazzling daredevil ride. (Peter Travers ROLLING STONE)