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Stacy, Jay, and Tony turn empty pools into a skate revolution in this US PG-13 drama. Parties include beer, pot, and steady strong language, plus homophobic slurs in heated moments. Skate falls and a car crash hurt characters without gore. We land at 14 and up because the slurs, drug texture, and teen recklessness suit mid-teens more than tweens
Uplifting themes
Creativity, loyalty, and turning a hobby into art drive the story. Friendship fractures when fame and money arrive Stacy tries to keep the team grounded as careers explode. Jay and Tony show talent mixed with self-destructive choices The film teaches how skateboarding moved from sidewalks to global sport. Period details about Dogtown and drought-drained pools add context
Story (may spoil tone)
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, Tony Alva and Jay Adams 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 friendship.
Details
Violence Skate and surf wipeouts, fistfights, and pool-deck scuffles leave bruis…
Skate and surf wipeouts, fistfights, and pool-deck scuffles leave bruises. A car crash injures a skater in a pivotal scene
Language The Venice Beach teens swear constantly, especially the f-word and s-wo…
The Venice Beach teens swear constantly, especially the f-word and s-word, in locker rooms and pool parties. Insults fly when competitions heat up
Sex / nudity Crude jokes, kissing, and bikini pool scenes pop up around the Z-Boys'…
Crude jokes, kissing, and bikini pool scenes pop up around the Z-Boys' rise. Nothing explicit is central to the plot
Drugs / alcohol Smoking, beer, and marijuana show up at parties as part of 1970s skate…
Smoking, beer, and marijuana show up at parties as part of 1970s skate culture. Use is casual and sometimes linked to reckless stunts
Bullying / discrimination Teens hurl homophobic slurs during arguments. The tone reflects the era…
Teens hurl homophobic slurs during arguments. The tone reflects the era and is not condemned on the spot
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- Fame splits the friend group apart. What changed between them once money and sponsors arrived?
- The film shows 1970s Venice without smoothing every ugly habit. Which parts feel like history, and which still sting today?
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