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Dogtown

Dogtown

Two guys. One girl. Someone loses.

19973.41h 39mNR

Overview

Philip Van Horn, who left his small town a long time ago to become a Hollywood actor and hasn't had any success at that, returns to the town for a visit. There he is uniformally met like some kind of celebrity and movie star. He uses it to impress his (and everybody's) school love Dorothy, her life now a grey boring experience.

Directed by George Hickenlooper
Written by George Hickenlooper
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Top Cast

Rory Cochrane

Rory Cochrane

Curtis Lasky

David Shackelford

David Shackelford

Jessie Jim

Trevor St. John

Trevor St. John

Phillip Van Horn

Karen Black

Karen Black

Rose Van Horn

Natasha Gregson Wagner

Natasha Gregson Wagner

Sara Ruth

Harold Russell

Harold Russell

Blessed William

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Bradford L. Schlei

Terry

John Livingston

John Livingston

Ted Essig

Maureen McCormick

Maureen McCormick

Didi Schmidt

Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

Ezra Good

About Dogtown

Dogtown is a drama film released in 1997. Directed by George Hickenlooper, it stars Rory Cochrane, David Shackelford, Trevor St. John. Philip Van Horn, who left his small town a long time ago to become a Hollywood actor and hasn't had any success at that, returns to the town for a visit. There he is uniformally met like some kind of celebrity and movie star. He uses it to impress his (and everybody's) school love Dorothy, her life now a grey boring experience.

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