Dogtown

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Movie Info

A disillusioned aspiring movie star returns to his grungy Missouri hometown and finds himself heralded as a movie star, something he uses to impress his former high school chums, all of whom have become similar losers. He is particularly interested in the cheerleader who once spurned him.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

George Hickenlooper
Written By:

George Hickenlooper
In Theaters:

Dec 31, 1998 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jan 22, 2002
Runtime:

99 minutes
Studio:

Gravitas

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Cast

Trevor St. John
as Philip

Mary Stuart Masterson
as Dorothy

Jon Favreau
as Ezra

Rory Cochrane
as Curtis

Karen Black
as Rose

Harold Russell
as Blessed William

John Livingston
as Ted

Maurine McCormie
as Didi

Shawnee Smith
as Tammy

Natasha Gregson Wagner
as Sara

Fuller French
as Harold

Blake Lindsley
as Betty

Erin Murphy
as Lucy

David Shackelford
as Partner

Price Carson
as Cab Driver

Andrew Hawkes
as Brad

Christian J. Meoli
as Mickey

Brad Schlei
as Terry

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Critic Reviews for Dogtown

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George Hickenlooper's "Dogtown" rests in the long, lean shadow of Peter Bogdanovich's classic "Last Picture Show."

Apr 4, 2011 | Full Review…

Ray Pride
Newcity