Dogtown (1997): Cast
Dogtown is a 1997 drama directed by George Hickenlooper, starring Karen Black as Rose Van Horn, Trevor St. John and Mary Stuart Masterson. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Director
- George Hickenlooper
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dogtown About?
The premise of Dogtown without spoilers.
Philip Van Horn, a failing Hollywood aspirant who left his small hometown years ago, returns for a visit. The townspeople treat him like a celebrity, and he uses the attention to impress his former school love, Dorothy, whose life has grown dull and gray. A rivalry with another local man develops, leaving one of them to lose everything.
Dogtown Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- jack russell terrier
- reunion
- childhood flashback
- woman with a mental disability
- van
- school
- love
- actor
- small town
- small town stereotype
- basketball court
- underwear
+38 more Show fewer
- hit on the head with a ball
- american flag
- coffin
- gun salute
- doll
- vfw
- cemetery
- graveyard
- street fair
- song
- singing
- singer
- dancing
- dancer
- men's bathroom
- condom
- trans am
- phone booth
- new york city
- father daughter relationship
- dead raccoon
- raccoon
- ranch
- highway
- barbecue
- train track
- mentally challenged person
- haircut
- barber shop
- basketball
- sculpture
- art
- painting
- blow job
- whiskey
- ethnocentric
- race relations
- prejudice
Dogtown Cast & Characters
Karen Black leads the cast as Rose Van Horn, with Trevor St. John as Phillip Van Horn and Mary Stuart Masterson as Dorothy Sternen. Directed by George Hickenlooper; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director George Hickenlooper
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Karen Black as Rose Van Horn -
Trevor St. John as Phillip Van Horn -
Mary Stuart Masterson as Dorothy Sternen -
Jon Favreau as Ezra Good
Also Starring in Dogtown
· 13 more- Shawnee Smith Tammy Hayes
- Rory Cochrane Curtis Lasky
- Harold Russell Blessed William
- Maureen McCormick Didi Schmidt
- Natasha Gregson Wagner Sara Ruth
- Blake Lindsley Birdie Essig
- David Shackelford Jessie Jim
- Ancel Cook Mr. Sternen
- John Livingston Ted Essig
- Christian J. Meoli Mickey Jenks
- Andrew Hawkes Brad Bradley
- Bradford L. Schlei Terry
- Erin Murphy Lucy Sternen
More from George Hickenlooper
More films directed by George Hickenlooper, best-rated first: Mayor of the Sunset Strip, The Man from Elysian Fields, Factory Girl and Casino Jack.
Cars in Dogtown
6 cars on screen, including the 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria and the 1986 Chevrolet Caprice.
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1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Important role -
1986 Chevrolet Caprice Minor role -
1967 Lincoln Continental Minor role -
1970 Chevrolet Camaro Background role
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Dogtown FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Dogtown, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dogtown?
Dogtown runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was Dogtown released?
Dogtown was released on April 6, 1997.
Who directed Dogtown?
Dogtown was directed by George Hickenlooper.
More films by George Hickenlooper Who is in the cast of Dogtown?
Dogtown stars Karen Black as Rose Van Horn, Trevor St. John as Phillip Van Horn and Mary Stuart Masterson as Dorothy Sternen, among 17 credited actors.
Does Dogtown have a post-credit scene?
No. Dogtown has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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