Billabong Odyssey (2003)

Director:

Philip Boston

Release Date:

25 March 2004 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary | Action | Adventure | Sport

Tagline:

Surfing doesn't get any bigger than this!

Plot:

Action sports documentary that follows the industry's best big wave surfers as they travel the world searching for the largest waves that nature has to offer. The journey spanned 18 months, 6 continents and produced up to 70 foot waves. |

Plot Keywords:

Wave | Surfer | Travel | Technology | Jet Ski

Cast

Shawn Barron	...	Himself - Surfer (as Shawn 'Barney' Barron)
Fred Basse	...	Himself - Surfer
Layne Beachley	...	Herself - Surfer
Ken Bradshaw	...	Himself - Surfer
Carlos Burle	...	Himself - Surfer
Taj Burrow	...	Himself - Surfer
Nick Carroll	...	Himself
Jeff Clark	...	Himself
Ken Collins	...	Himself - Surfer (as Ken 'Skindog' Collins)
Sean Collins	...	Himself - Surfline
Alistair Craft	...	Himself (as Alister Craft)
Craig H. Davidson	...	Himself (as Craig Davidson)
Vetea David	...	Himself
Shane Dorian	...	Himself
Mark Foo	...	Himself - Surfer (archive footage)
Donavon Frankenreiter	...	Himself (as Donovan Frankenreiter)
Brad Gerlach	...	Himself - Surfer
John Glomb	...	Himself
Eraldo Gueiros	...	Himself - Surfer
Cheyne Horan	...	Himself
Peter Hudson	...	Himself (as Capt. Peter Hudson)
Andy Irons	...	Himself
Noah Johnson	...	Himself
Malik Joyeux	...	Himself
Archie Kalepa	...	Himself
Mike Karvia	...	Himself
Brian L. Keaulana	...	Himself - Safety Coordinator (as Brian Keaulana)
Buffalo Keaulana	...	Himself
Keala Kennelly	...	Herself
Buzzy Kerbox	...	Himself
Rodney Kilbourne	...	Himself
Titus Kinimaka	...	Himself
Doug Knutzen	...	Himself (as Capt. Doug Knutzen)
Randy Laine	...	Himself
Sanoe Lake	...	Herself
François Liets	...	Himself (as Francios Liets)
Brock Little	...	Himself
Peyo Lizarazu	...	Himself - Surfer
Josh Loya	...	Himself - Surfer
Garrett McNamara	...	Himself
Peter Mel	...	Himself (as Mel Peter)
Sonny Miller	...	Himself
Bushy Mitchell	...	Himself
Dan Moore	...	Himself
Greg Noll	...	Himself
Patrick O'Connell	...	Himself (as Pat O'Connell)
Mike Parsons	...	Himself - Surfer
Chuck Patterson	...	Himself
Reid Pinder	...	Himself
Frank Quirarte	...	Himself
Rush Randle	...	Himself - Board Sport Futurist
Adam Replogle	...	Himself
Makua Rothman	...	Himself - Surfer
Anthony Ruffo	...	Himself
Bill Sharp	...	Himself - Project Director
Skip Staats	...	Himself
David Stanfield	...	Announcer
Sebastian St. Jean	...	Himself - Surfer
Raimana Van Bastolear	...	Himself (as Raimaina Van Bastolear)
Darryl Virostko	...	Himself (as Darryl 'Flea' Virostko)
Les Walker	...	Himself

Directed by
Philip Boston

Produced by
Rosaldo Cavalcanti	....	associate producer
Ivan Chea	....	executive producer
Jorge Guimaraes	....	associate producer
Vincent Leone	....	producer
Alvaro Otero	....	executive producer
Maricel Pagulayan	....	line producer
Will Taylor	....	co-producer
Jay Van Hoy	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Dorian Cheah

Cinematography by
Mike Prickett		(director of photography)
Markus Ziegler

Film Editing by
Todd Busch
Andrew Marcus
Lars Woodruffe

Production Management
Maricel Pagulayan	....	unit production manager

Sound Department
John Asman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound designer
Ken Gladden	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Philp	....	adr editor
Mark Server	....	sound effects editor
Wyatt Sprague	....	sound effects editor
Bill Thiederman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Torretto	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Anne Bakoulis	....	digital effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Aeder	....	still photographer
David Homcy	....	first assistant camera (as Dave Homcy)
Per Peterson	....	camera operator
Warner R. Wacha	....	first assistant camera (as Warner Wacha)
Mike Waltze	....	camera operator: additional camera
Mike Weisbrod	....	first assistant camera
Aaron White	....	camera operator
Markus Ziegler	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Terri Breed	....	assistant editor
Charlie Dibe	....	post-production assistant
Adam M. Duthie	....	first assistant editor
Joe Finley	....	digital colorist
Richard Halstead	....	post-production associate
Julie Hoffman	....	post-production coordinator
Rob Koch	....	first assistant editor
Chris Unthank	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dorian Cheah	....	musician: all other instruments
Gary Dourdan	....	musician: guitar
Niki Gascon	....	music supervisor
Mojave Richmond	....	musician: lap steel guitar
Ken Roberts	....	musician: percussion
Drew Sherrod	....	music consultant
David Vidal	....	musician: acoustic slide guitar

Transportation Department
Billy Kane	....	transportation coordinator (as Bill Kane)

Other crew
Frankie Errico	....	production coordinator (as Frank E. Errico)
Richard Halstead	....	production coordinator
Jon Kuyper	....	production executive

Production Companies

• Arenaplex Entertainment
• ArenaPlex LLC
• Estúdios Mega

Distributors

• Glassy Co. Ltd. (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Mandala Films (2004) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• ArenaPlex LLC
• Arenaplex Entertainment (USA)
• Estúdios Mega (Brazil)
• Free Dolphin Entertainment (2006) (France) (DVD) (TV)
• Paragon Film Group (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Revolver Entertainment (2004) (UK) (all media)
• Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Postworks New York

Other Companies

• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Larson Studios  sound post-production
• Modern VideoFilm  post-production
• Surfer Magazine  special thanks
• Surfing Magazine  special thanks

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, some nudity and language.

Runtime:

USA:88 min | Australia:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Baja California, Mexico

Company:

Arenaplex Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Features "Dateline NBC" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Mundaka Outro

Opening sequence.....OUTSTANDING!!!

Big wave surfers Who's Who in this documentary that is very informative of how surfing has evolved since the 60's with the advent of the jet ski to help catch 40 to 50 plus feet waves.

The movie begins and ends with the footage of Mike Parsons' ride (shot from the beginning where his partner's jet ski pulls him onto the very beginning of the sea swell before it rises high above the cameraman) on what will be a very large wave at Jaws in Hawaii. Forty-five feet high at least. Who ever was holding the camera for this shot filmed a classic and there are many classic shots of surf riding.

It was a treat to see this footage twice in the movie, at both ends.