The Endless Summer (1966)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Bruce Brown

Writer:

Bruce Brown (writer)

Release Date:

17 August 1968 (Japan)

Genre:

Documentary | Sport

Tagline:

The Search for the Perfect Wave

Plot:

The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters. |

Plot Keywords:

Surfing | Surfer | Wave | 1960s | Voice Over Narration

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Michael Hynson	...	Principal surfer (as Mike Hynson)
Robert August	...	Principal surfer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lord 'Tally Ho' Blears	...	Himself
Bruce Brown	...	Narrator
Terence Bullen	...	South African guide
Wayne Miyata	...	Himself

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Bruce Brown Films

Goofs:

Continuity: Walking down to the beach in Ghana, West Africa, both Mike Hynson and Robert August are wearing white bathing suits. A few moments later on the same beach Mike Hynson is now wearing a blue bathing suit.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

Soundtrack:

6 Pac

Great to watch any time of the year.

Despite the fact that this film is over thirty years old it's just as good as when it first came out in 66. No plot, No stars. Two guys who take off to surf the world (or at least as much of it as they can)in search of the perfect wave and are photographed as they do it. Good narration and great surfing footage along with the right amount of humor thrown in makes it an endless classic without really being a documentary.