Dogtown (film)

Movie
German title	Dogtown
Original title	Dogtown
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	100 minutes
Rod
Director	George Hickenlooper
script	George Hickenlooper
production	Michael Beugg , Bradford L. Schlei , Donald Zuckerman
music	Steve Stevens
camera	Kramer Morgenthau
cut	Valerie Remy-Milora
occupation
Rory Cochrane : Curtis Lasky David Shackelford : Jessie Jim Trevor St. John : Philip Van Horn Price Carson : taxi driver Karen Black : Rose Van Horn Bradford L. Schlei : Terry Natasha Gregson Wagner : Sara Ruth Ryan James : Young Phillip Jennifer Ingersoll : Young Dorothy John Livingston : Ted Essig Harold Russell : Blessed William Gary Walkow : Balding Man Theodore Clarfield : Young Ezra Blayn Barbosa : Young Curtis Jon Favreau : Ezra Good Mary Stuart Masterson : Dorothy Stars Maureen McCormick : Didi Schmidt Shawnee Smith : Tammy Hayes Erin Murphy : Lucy Stars Christian J. Meoli : Mickey Jenks Andrew Hawkes : Brad Bradley Blake Lindsley : Birdie Vinegar

Dogtown (alternative title on TV: Dogtown - City of Lies ) is an American film drama from the year 1997 . Directed by George Hickenlooper , who also wrote the script.

action

Philip Van Horn has been trying unsuccessfully to pursue an acting career in Hollywood for several years . He travels back to his hometown, where he is considered someone who has made it . Dorothy Sternen, who Van Horn fell in love with as a schoolboy, has attempted suicide and works in a hair salon. She is impressed by Van Horn's alleged professional successes. Meanwhile, Van Horn's mother Rose takes care of his sister Sara, who causes her many problems.

Reviews

The lexicon of international film wrote that the “little” film captivates “with its excellent photography” , but that it “can only win over a minority audience” .

Awards

George Hickenlooper as director and screenwriter and Karen Black won awards at the Hermosa Beach Film Festival in 1998 . George Hickenlooper won a 1998 Newport Beach Film Festival award as a director .

backgrounds

The film was in Torrance ( California turned). It was released directly on DVD in Germany in March 2005.

Web links

• Dogtown in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Dogtown in the lexicon of international films
• Dogtown atrotten tomatoes(English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dogtown in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed July 20, 2008
2. ^ Filming locations for Dogtown , accessed July 20, 2008
3. ↑ Release dates for Dogtown , accessed July 20, 2008