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Dogtown
“Two guys. One girl. Someone loses.”
40%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
Dogtown (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Dogtown (1997) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Dogtown 40% (6 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-04-06
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 4.0
- TMDB ID
- 151066
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What is Dogtown about?
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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Dogtown?
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How long is the movie Dogtown?
The official runtime for Dogtown is approximately 99 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Rory Cochrane
Curtis Lasky
David Shackelford
Jessie Jim
Trevor St. John
Phillip Van Horn
Karen Black
Rose Van Horn
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Sara Ruth
Harold Russell
Blessed William
- B
Bradford L. Schlei
Terry
John Livingston
Ted Essig
Maureen McCormick
Didi Schmidt
Jon Favreau
Ezra Good
Mary Stuart Masterson
Dorothy Sternen
Shawnee Smith
Tammy Hayes
Blake Lindsley
Birdie Essig
- E
Erin Murphy
Lucy Sternen
Christian J. Meoli
Mickey Jenks
Andrew Hawkes
Brad Bradley
- A
Ancel Cook
Mr. Sternen
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