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| Deck Dogz | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Steve Pasvolsky |
| Written by | Steve Pasvolsky |
| Produced by | Gary Hamilton Richard Sheffield |
| Starring | Richard Wilson Sean Kennedy Ho Thi Lu |
| Cinematography | Denson Baker |
| Edited by | Jane Moran |
| Music by | Reinhold Heil Johnny Klimek |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (throughUnited International Pictures) |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Deck Dogz is a 2005 Australianskater film, written and directed bySteve Pasvolsky and starringSean Kennedy,Ho Thi Lu andRichard Wilson with a guest appearance byTony Hawk. It was filmed in and aroundAdelaide andSydney,Australia.Deck Dogz was released in Australian theatres on 6 January 2005.
At theARIA Music Awards of 2005 the soundtrack was nominated forBest Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.[1]
It is a movie about three teenskaters, played by young Australian actors Richard Wilson, Sean Kennedy and Ho Thi Lu. Their characters Poker, Spasm and Blue Flame, are trying to escape the law, their school, their parents, their demons and a couple of low-life criminals (Brendan Cowell as Kurt and Mitchell McMahon as Pigeon) to realise their burning ambition – to meet world class skating champion,Tony Hawk and compete in his skating competition at the Beachbowl, a major skate competition atMaroubra Beach, in the hope he'll sponsor them. The movie details their skating journey across Sydney's half-pipes and suburbs.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Wilson | Robert 'Poker' Benardi |
| Sean Kennedy | Jay 'Spasm' Filkins |
| Ho Thi Lu | Phong 'Blue Flame' Trang |
| Tony Hawk | Himself |
| Glenda Linscott | Exboobs |
| Philip Dodd | Brizzo |
| Anthony Cogin | Jack Filkins |
| Thomas Campbell | Stickers |
| Brendan Cowell | Kurt |
| Mitchell McMahon | Pigeon |
| Bob Baines | Headmaster Clatwell |
| Sallyanne Ryan | Miss Fillingham |
| Alyssa McClelland | Baby T |
Track listing[2]
Songwriters according toAustralasian Performing Right Association (APRA),[3] with performers listed after track times.[2]
Deck Dogz grossed $286,708 at the box office in Australia.[4]