They do not.

The central problem here is that a lot of different places lay claim to the name Dogtown.

The critically acclaimed 1997 indie pic "Dogtown" was made by filmmaker George Hickenlooper (best known for his 1991 documentary "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" about the making of "Apocalypse Now"). Hickenlooper hails from St. Louis, Mo., one of the oldest and most storied neighborhoods of which is called Dogtown.

His film of the same name tells of a Missouri man who moves away but returns years later after making it big in Hollywood.

Eight years later Catherine Hardwicke (director of last year's mega-smash-hit film "Twilight") made "Lords of Dogtown," a biopic about the group of young misfits who would pioneer modern skateboard culture.

They did it in the town of Venice, Calif., which is known to some (even more in the wake of this hit film) as Dogtown.

The "Lords" film came four years after the 2001 film "Dogtown and Z-Boys," a non-fictional documentary about the same thing.

Further confusing matters for some is Danish film auteur's 2003 release "Dogville." Set in the small Depression-era Colorado town of the same name, the film starred Nicole Kidman and silver-screen legend Lauren Bacall.