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WOW -- very powerful

Russ Badger | Seattle, WA | 12/22/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This movie started off a little slow, but once I got into it, the film blew me away. A very powerful love story about people struggling in a small Missouri town. The performance are incredible and Mary Stuart Masterson should have won an Oscar for her role in this. How come this film was never in theaters? What a crime. Definitely check this one out. It'll have you crying in the end."

Don't Waste Your Time

C. CRADDOCK | 05/15/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Another reviewer stated this is "a midwesterner's view of the midwest...". That's crap.... As someone from Missouri and who's been to Cuba this movie is about as real (and insulting) if they had done Boyz in the Hood with middle aged white guys in blackface. I don't know if this is "Hollywood's View of the midwest," or if the director and writer just happen to have head injuries."

Dogtown Style

C. CRADDOCK | Bakersfield | 01/12/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Dogtown is a tail of two cities, as befits a shaggy dog story. It is Small Town USA vs. Hollywood--except it is the IDEA of Hollywood they are fighting, while Philip Van Horn (Trevor St. John) has seen it up close and knows that it is a dirty little city. Though he went there and failed to become a big star with a star on Hollywood Boulevard and his footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theater, to the people who have never left Cuba (AKA Dogtown, a small southern town, not the country) he is seen as the guy who escaped, who got out of Dodge--I mean Dogtown--and returned a big star.



Nothing could be further from the truth, but whenever he tries to claim otherwise, they just won't listen. Bad teeth and bad luck have taken their toll on the townsfolk, especially Curtis Lasky (Rory Cochrane) and Ezra Good (Jon Favreau); and to them he might as well be a Hollywood Star. Ezra, or E.Z., ironically, is especially resentful when it comes to the affections of Dorothy Sternen (Mary Stuart Masterson). There is going to be a showdown between E.Z. and Philip, and it will not be pretty.



Rory and Jon really uglied up for this role. Hard to believe that Favreau was only a year out from making Swingers. He is tough, bitter, and not concerned with making the audience like his character. Rory's Curtis is broken and beaten down, but he still harbors dreams of a better life. You almost feel sorry for the two, Curtis more so than E.Z., stuck in a small Dogtown where dreams go to die.



Mary Stuart Masterson is a master of playing mentally damaged women, like Joon in Benny & Joon. Her portrayal of Dorothy Sternen in Dogtown was more successful than her turn as Joon because it had the gritty backdrop of reality while Benny & Joon wavered between tragedy and screwball comedy. Here any redemption she gathers is earned, the hard way, and the audience is not cheated with a fake Hollywood feel good happy sappy ending. Philip has carried a torch for her since they met in the first grade, but his idealized vision of her doesn't include the loneliness and suicidal depression that haunts her.



Contributing to the gloomy atmosphere is Rose Van Horn (Karen Black), Philip's mother, who has had a hard life, and seeks salvation singing with a rock band that practices in their living room early in the morning. She does some of her worst singing since Rayette Dipesto obsessed over Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" in Five Easy Pieces.



This was the final film of Harold Russell, who won 2 Oscars for his role in the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives. While training paratroopers some TNT exploded and he lost both hands. He won the Oscars for best supporting actor and received an honorary Oscar for being an inspiration for disabled war veterans throughout the U.S. No other actor has ever earned two Oscars for the same role, or had such a non prolific career. He was in only 4 films in a career that spanned 50 years. He really stood out in Dogtown. He had a tremendous stage presence that was totally authentic. He seemed like a real person, not an actor, and brought a heightened sense of reality to the whole drama. Blessed William was a blessing on the whole Dogtown production.



JON FAVREAU .... EZRA GOOD



Iron Man (Single-Disc Edition) (2008) .... Hogan

The Break-Up (2006) .... Johnny O

Something's Gotta Give (2003) .... Leo

Elf (2003) .... Doctor

Daredevil (2003) .... Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson

Made (2001) .... Bobby Ricigliano

Swingers (1996) .... Mike Peters



MAUREEN McCORMICK .... DIDI SCHMIDT



Jane White Is Sick and Twisted (2002) .... Nancy

"The Brady Bunch" .... Marcia Brady (116 episodes, 1969-1974)

- The Hair-Brained Scheme (1974) TV episode .... Marcia Brady

- The Hustler (1974) TV episode .... Marcia Brady

- The Snooperstar (1974) TV episode .... Marcia Brady

- Top Secret (1974) TV episode .... Marcia Brady

- Two Petes in a Pod (1974) TV episode .... Marcia Brady

(111 more)

"My Three Sons" .... Sylvia Walters (1 episode, 1967)

- Ernie, the Bluebeard (1967) TV episode .... Sylvia Walters

"I Dream of Jeannie" .... Susan (1 episode, 1966)

- My Master, the Doctor (1966) TV episode .... Susan

"Camp Runamuck" .... Maureen Sullivan (2 episodes, 1965-1966)

- Tomboy (1966) TV episode .... Maureen Sullivan

- Runamuck (1965) TV episode .... Maureen Sullivan

"Honey West" .... Margaret Mary Driscoll (1 episode, 1965)

- In the Bag (1965) TV episode .... Margaret Mary Driscoll

"Bewitched" .... Little Endora / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)

- Trick or Treat (1965) TV episode .... Young Endora - Girl

- And Something Makes Three (1964) TV episode (uncredited) .... Little Endora

"The Farmer's Daughter" .... Christine (1 episode, 1965)

- Why Don't They Ever Pick Me? (1965) TV episode .... Christine



MARY STUART MASTERSON .... DOROTHY STERNEN



Radioland Murders (1994) .... Penny Henderson

Bad Girls (1994/I) .... Anita Crown

Benny and Joon (1993) .... Juniper 'Joon' Pearl

Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen Collector's Edition) (1991) .... Idgie Threadgoode



TREVOR ST. JOHN .... PHILIP VAN HORN



Bio-Dome (1996) .... Parker



RORY COCHRAN .... CURTIS LASKY



A Scanner Darkly (2006) .... Charles Freck

Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician (2001) .... Chance

Sunset Strip (2000) .... Felix

Dazed & Confused (Widescreen Flashback Edition) (1993) .... Ron Slater



HAROLD RUSSELL .... BLESSED WILLIAM



The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) .... Homer Parrish

Inside Moves (1980) .... Wings

Payback (1990) .... Policeman



KAREN BLACK .... ROSE VAN HORN



The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008) .... Zena

Contamination (2008) .... Mavis

One Long Night (2007) .... Barbara

Suffering Man's Charity (2007) .... Renee

Read You Like a Book (2006) .... Kate

Hollywood Dreams (2006) .... Luna

Whitepaddy (2006) .... Mrs. Leider

Firecracker (2005) .... Sandra/Eleanor

My Suicidal Sweetheart (2005) .... Grace's Mom

Compartment (2005/I) (voice) .... Kate Burns

Dr. Rage (2005) .... Molly

Birth of Industry (2004) .... Sara

America Brown (2004) .... Marianne Brown

Curse of the Forty-Niner (2003) .... Aunt Nelly

Summer Solstice (2003) .... Dr. McDermott

Paris (2003) .... Chantelle

House of 1000 Corpses (2003) .... Mother Firefly

A Light in the Darkness (2002) .... Mrs. Melnick

Buttleman (2002) .... Mrs. Buttleman

Teknolust (2002) .... Dirty Dick

Soulkeeper (2001) .... Magnificent Martha

Hard Luck (2001) .... Aunt Judy

Gypsy 83 (2001) .... Bambi LeBleau

Red Dirt (2000) .... Aunt Summer

The Donor (2000) .... Mrs. Springle

Inviati speciali (2000)

Oliver Twisted (2000) .... Mrs. Mary Happ

The Underground Comedy Movie (1999) .... Mother

Mascara (1999) .... Aunt Eloise

Paradise Cove (1999) .... Ma

Charades (1998) .... Jude

Bury the Evidence (1998) .... The Mother

Sugar: The Fall of the West (1998)

Stripping for Jesus (1998)

Light Speed (1998)

Fallen Arches (1998) .... Lucy Romano

Waiting for Dr. MacGuffin (1998) .... Dental Assistant

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died ( Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died ) ( I Awoke Early the Day I Died ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ] (1998) .... Whip Lady

... aka Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Men (1997) .... Alex

Conceiving Ada (1997) .... Lady Byron/Mother Coer

... aka Leidenschaftliche Berechnung (Germany)

Stir (1997) .... Dr. Gabrielle Kessler

Malaika (1997) .... Jessica Martin

Modern Rhapsody (1997)

Crimetime (1996) .... Millicent

Cries of Silence (1996) .... Rose Walsh

Every Minute Is Goodbye (1996) .... Schubert

Movies Money Murder (1996) .... Bettie

Dinosaur Valley Girls (1996) .... Ro-Kell

Starstruck (1995) .... Bertha

The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995) .... Evelyn

Too Bad About Jack (1994)

Plan 10 from Outer Space (1994) .... Nehor

Dark Blood (1993) .... Motel Woman

The Trust (1993) .... Maria Vandermeer

Tuesday Never Comes (1993) .... Michelle

Caged Fear (1992) .... Blanche

Auntie Lee's Meat Pies (1992) .... Auntie Lee

Bound and Gagged: A Love Story (1992) .... Carla

Dead Girls Don't Tango (1992) .... Insp. Wilson

Legend of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot

Final Judgement (1992) .... Mrs. Sorrel

Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1992) .... Tarot

Haunting Fear (1991) .... Dr. Julia Harcourt

Children of the Night (1991) .... Karen Thompson

The Killer's Edge (1991) .... Barrett

Rubin and Ed (1991) .... Rula

The Roller Blade Seven (1991) .... Tarot

Night Angel (1990) .... Rita

Twisted Justice (1990) .... Mrs. Granger

Club Fed (1990) .... Sally Rich

The Children (1990) .... Sybil Lullmer

Fatal Encounter (1990)

Mirror Mirror (1990) .... Susan Gordon

Evil Spirits (1990) .... Ella Purdy

Homer and Eddie (1989) .... Belle

Out of the Dark (1989) .... Ruth Wilson

Judgement (1989) .... Tiffany Powers

Dixie Lanes (1988) .... Zelma Putnam

The Invisible Kid (1988) .... Mom

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)

Platinum Blonde (1988)

Hostage (1987) .... Laura Lawrence

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) .... Ellen Jarvis

Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986) .... Gloria

... aka Lot swierkowej gesi (Poland)

Invaders from Mars (1986) .... Linda Magnusson

Savage Dawn (1985) .... Rachel

Inferno in diretta (1985) .... Karin

Growing Pains (1984) .... Gladys Fitzpatrick

Martin's Day (1984) .... Karen

A Stroke of Genius (1984)

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983) .... Zee

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) .... Joanne

Donna giusta, La (1982) .... Amy

Chanel Solitaire (1981) .... Emilienne d'Alençon

Gräset sjunger (1981) .... Mary Turner

Separate Ways (1981) .... Valentine Colby

The Last Word (1980) .... Paula Herbert

Killer Fish (1979) .... Kate Neville

The Squeeze (1978) .... Clarisse Saunders

In Praise of Older Women (1978) .... Maya

Capricorn One (1978) .... Judy Drinkwater

Burnt Offerings (1976) .... Marian Rolf

Family Plot (1976) .... Fran

Ace Up My Sleeve (1976) .... Susan Winters

Nashville (1975) .... Connie White

The Day of the Locust (1975) .... Faye Greener

Airport 1975 (1974) .... Nancy Pryor

Law and Disorder (1974) .... Gloria

The Great Gatsby (1974) .... Myrtle Wilson

Rhinoceros (1974) .... Daisy

The Outfit (1973) .... Bett Harrow

The Pyx (1973) .... Elizabeth Lucy

Little Laura and Big John (1973) .... Laura

Portnoy's Complaint (1972) .... Mary Jane Reid (The Monkey)

Cisco Pike (1972) .... Sue

Born to Win (1971) .... Parm

A Gunfight (1971) .... Jenny Simms

Drive, He Said (1971) .... Olive

Five Easy Pieces (1970) .... Rayette Dipesto

Easy Rider (1969) .... Karen

Hard Contract (1969) .... Ellen

You're a Big Boy Now (1966) .... Amy Partlett

The Prime Time (1960) .... Painted woman"