Filmed in Imperial Beach
John from Cincinnati
The HBO television series John from Cincinnati was about a dysfunctional surfing family in Imperial Beach set against the backdrop of the U.S.-Mexico border. The series (from Executive Producer David Milch, writer Kem Nunn, and director Mark Tinker) was filmed at a variety of locations in Imperial Beach and in the Tijuana River Valley.
Just north of the border, in a tired coastal town, live three generations of the Yosts, surfing royalty turned society misfits. The Yosts' reign and reputation, once defined in the curl of a perfect wave, have been eroded by years of bad luck, addiction and hubris. But just as things are looking like they can't get worse, a stranger named John arrives – and the Yosts' banal existence is lifted into something profound, miraculous and, possibly, universal.
Lords of Dogtown "THE Z-BOYS"
"What we didn't realize was that the little wheels under our feet were going to take us on a ride through life that none of us expected." - Stacy Peralta
From the dangerous waves off a long-forgotten pier to the concrete wasteland of a city slum, LORDS OF DOGTOWN brings to cinematic life the rebel beginnings of some unforgettable sports culture stars.
"When you think about American Graffiti or Fast Times at Ridgemont High, they were seminal movies about youth culture," says Sony Pictures Chairman Amy Pascal. "LORDS OF DOGTOWN is that kind of film. These kids sparked a movement that reverberates to this day."
In the early 70s skateboarding was a mostly dead sport of boring 360° spins and handstands, but certainly not speed and style. A serendipitous convergence in southern California though, led to the emergence of the Dogtown riders: urethane wheels, a killer drought that dried out the region's swimming pools, and a surfing aesthetic that took hold in the minds of kids like Tony Alva, Jay Adams and Stacy Peralta.