Blue Crush (2002)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

John Stockwell

Writers (WGA):

Susan Orlean (magazine article "Surf Girls of Maui")
Lizzy Weiss (story)

Release Date:

16 August 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

If you want to feel the rush you have to take the risk.

Plot:

As a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player.

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Surfer | Wave | Surfer Girl | Hawaii

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 28	5:00 PM	BRAVO
Wed. July 29	10:00 AM	BRAVO

Cast

Kate Bosworth	...	Anne Marie Chadwick
Matthew Davis	...	Matt Tollman
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Eden
Sanoe Lake	...	Lena
Mika Boorem	...	Penny Chadwick
Chris Taloa	...	Drew
Kala Alexander	...	Kala
Ruben Tejada	...	JJ
Kaupena Miranda	...	Kaupena
Asa Aquino	...	Asa
Faizon Love	...	Leslie
Fiji	...	Fiji (as George Veikoso)
Shaun Robinson	...	Omar
Paul Hatter	...	Paul
Tamayo Perry	...	Tamayo

Also Known As:

Blue Crush (Germany)
Surf Girls (USA) (working title)
Surf Girls of Maui (USA) (working title)
Untitled Surf Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, teen partying, language and a fight.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (VHS rating) | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Germany:6 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39064) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Hawaii Film Studio - 18th Avenue & Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

Michelle Rodriguez did all her own jet ski stunts, including towing Kate Bosworth's stunt double out to the biggest waves.

Goofs:

Continuity: The last time the girls pull up beside Matt while chasing him down the highway, you can see a car ahead coming towards them in the distance, and yet they have time to have a conversation before it reaches them.

Quotes:

Penny: You're going to surf in that?
Leslie: No, I'm gonna surf in my da-na-da-na
Penny: Your what?
[Leslie whips off towel]
Leslie: Da na da na!
Penny: You're wearing nut-huggers!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Promised Land

Baywatch: the Movie???

What a horribly lame movie this is. First, the bad acting almost makes it a comedy...almost! Second, the plot...what plot? It's as if someone just through all these self proclaimed actors together and just started filming! And third, I can't imagine what some of these reviewers are referring to when they describe cinematography and sound. It's mediocre at best. I was laughing through most of this movie watching the actors struggling at their attempt at creating drama. It's one of those films that is so bad that you can't help watching it. An unintentional comedy! I get the feeling this movie was just a vehicle to parade a lot of T & A across the screen. So, if you have the sexual maturity level of a junior high school student or have an IQ of 60 or lower (or both) you'll probably enjoy this. Otherwise, forget this bomb. I can only think of about ten thousand movies that would be more entertaining!