Dogtown & Z-Boys Deluxe Edition Now On DVD

I must admit that our action sports community is pretty damn lucky to have such a talented pool of consultants, filmmakers, artist and writers who continually dish out solid entertainment time and time again. It’s very rare for a subculture to receive such an onslaught great works of art on a consistent basis.  In looking at other subcultures in sports, there definitely have been droughts.

MMA is my other favorite action sport.  I think it’s safe to say that the UFC can thank JCVD for their success.  I remember as a kid never seeing anything like Bloodsport.  That film had every time of martial arts and then some.  And you can never go wrong with having the quintessential ASIAN bad guy in any film. and when the UFC came out, I was forever hooked.  With films like THE QUEST and NEVER BACK DOWN, it’s safe to say that MMA has a long way to go until it reaches action sport status.

Dancing is also another one of my favorite hobbies.  But I feel like Hollywood can’t seem to get the perfect dance film right.  Of course there’s the ultimate classic You Got Served starring my favorite dancer OMARION, but after that, what else do you have?  DIRTY DANCING was a pretty good film but focused too much on the love story and same with SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER.  Other than that, Hollywood needs to take a crash course and study You Got Served for some influence.

Now let’s get to a sport that knows how to get it right, ACTION SPORTS.  Vans is issuing this exclusive re-release of Stacy Peralta’s seminal documentary, ‘Dogtown and Z-Boys’; a film that, since its original release, has proven to be one of the most important documents of skateboarding ever produced. Sean Penn narrates and skate pioneers including original Team Zephyr members, Jay Adams, Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, tell their stories about those formative early days of skate as they unfolded in the gritty streets of Venice, California. This deluxe re-issue also includes a bonus feature disc chock full of never-before-seen special features and interviews with Tony Alva and Bucky Lasek.