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Release Date:
8 June 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
Hang six Summer 2007. more
Plot:
A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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15 nominations
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(60 articles)
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Shia LaBeouf | ... | Cody Maverick (voice) |
 | Jeff Bridges | ... | Zeke 'Big Z' Topanga / 'Geek' (voice) |
 | Zooey Deschanel | ... | Lani Aliikai (voice) |
 | Jon Heder | ... | Chicken Joe (voice) |
 | James Woods | ... | Reggie Belafonte (voice) |
 | Diedrich Bader | ... | Tank 'The Shredder' Evans (voice) |
 | Mario Cantone | ... | Mikey Abromowitz (voice) |
 | Kelly Slater | ... | Kelly (voice) |
| Rob Machado | ... | Rob (voice) |
| Sal Masekela | ... | SPEN Announcer (voice) |
| Ash Brannon | ... | Filmmaker (voice) |
| Chris Buck | ... | Filmmaker (voice) |
 | Brian Posehn | ... | Glen Maverick (voice) |
| Dana Belben | ... | Edna Maverick (voice) (as Dana L. Belben) |
| Reed Buck | ... | Arnold (voice) |
| Reese Elowe | ... | Kate (voice) |
| Jack P. Ranjo | ... | Smudge (voice) |
| Matthew W. Taylor | ... | Ivan, Glen's Buddy, and Others (voice) (as Matt Taylor) |
| Bob Bergen | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Jillian Bowen | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Johanna Braddy | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | John Cygan | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Courtnee Draper | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Bill Farmer | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Andy Fischer-Price | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Teresa Ganzel | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jess Harnell | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Jesse Head | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Sherry Lynn | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Danny Mann | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Mickie McGowan | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Alec Medlock | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Laraine Newman | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Jan Rabson | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Meagan Smith | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Marisa Theodore | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
 | Crawford Wilson | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jacob Zachar | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Brian Benben | ... | Chunk (voice) (scenes deleted) |
 | Jane Krakowski | ... | Sheila Limberfin (voice) (scenes deleted) |
 | Michael McKean | ... | Rock (voice) (scenes deleted) |
 | Mindy Sterling | ... | Doris Flipkitz (voice) (scenes deleted) |
Directed by | |||
| Ash Brannon | |||
| Chris Buck | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Don Rhymer | (screenplay) and | |
| Ash Brannon | (screenplay) & | |
| Chris Buck | (screenplay) & | |
| Christopher Jenkins | (screenplay) | |
| Christopher Jenkins | (story) and | |
| Christian Darren | (story) | |
| Lisa Addario | writer | |
| Joe Syracuse | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Lydia Bottegoni | .... | co-producer | |
| Christopher Jenkins | .... | producer | |
| Andrea Miloro | .... | animation executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mychael Danna | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ivan Bilancio | |||
| Nancy Frazen | |||
Casting by | |||
| Mary Hidalgo | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Paul Lasaine | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Sylvain Deboissy | |||
| Ron Lukas | |||
| Marcelo Vignali | |||
Production Management | |||
| Theresa Bentz | .... | associate production manager | |
| David Farley | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| David Kalbeitzer | .... | digital production manager | |
| Lea Lambert | .... | associate production manager | |
| Garrick McLaughlin | .... | digital production manager | |
| Lauren Prince | .... | assistant production manager: layout | |
| Jill Ragaway | .... | production manager | |
| Briana Ryan | .... | associate production manager | |
| Jordan Soles | .... | associate production manager | |
| Paula Tudorof | .... | associate production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Sunny Apinchapong | .... | visual development artist | |
| Damon Bard | .... | sculptor | |
| James Battersby | .... | 3-D visual development artist | |
| Cathy Jones | .... | visual development | |
| Joty Lam | .... | visual development artist | |
| Jerry Loveland | .... | visual development artist | |
| Marcos Mateu Mestre | .... | visual development artist | |
| Shawn McInerney | .... | visual development artist | |
| Armen Melkonian | .... | visual development artist | |
| Takao Noguchi | .... | associate character designer | |
| Armand Serrano | .... | environmental designer | |
| Armand Serrano | .... | visual development | |
| Noelle Triaureau | .... | visual development artist | |
| Raffaello Vecchione | .... | sculptor | |
| Jessica Berri | .... | art department coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Harald Kraut | .... | lead layout artist (uncredited) | |
| Ernie Rinard | .... | visual development (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ulrika Akander | .... | adr editor | |
| Ulrika Akander | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Michael J. Benavente | .... | supervising adr & dialogue editor | |
| Sarah Bourgeois | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Brad Brock | .... | foley mixer | |
| Michael J. Broomberg | .... | foley artist | |
| Matthew P. Hanson | .... | assistant sound editor (as Matt Hanson) | |
| Gary A. Hecker | .... | foley artist | |
| Jason King | .... | supervising foley editor | |
| Tateum Kohut | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Howard London | .... | original dialogue mixer | |
| Martin Lopez | .... | sound designer (as Martin J. Lopez) | |
| Chris Navarro | .... | adr mixer | |
| Steven Ticknor | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Steven Ticknor | .... | supervising sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Dan Naulin | .... | effects animator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Mir Z. Ali | .... | technical director: SPI | |
| Bill Anastas | .... | digital production manager | |
| Andrew Anderson | .... | character setup technical director | |
| John B. Anderson | .... | senior shader writer | |
| Jesse Andrewartha | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Ray Arnett | .... | character animator | |
| Steve Avoujageli | .... | effects animator | |
| Leslie Baker | .... | senior technical director: lighting and compositing | |
| James Bancroft | .... | character set up | |
| Joachim Barnreuther | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Kelly Barschig | .... | recruiter: SPI | |
| Lynn Basas | .... | senior technical director: lighting and compositing, SPI | |
| James Battersby | .... | visual development artist | |
| Jean-Paul Beaulieu | .... | lighting & compositing | |
| Jean-Paul Beaulieu | .... | look development technical director | |
| Jeff Benjamin | .... | senior production services technician | |
| John Bevelheimer | .... | matte painter | |
| Steven Blakey | .... | visual effects animation lead (as Steve Blakey) | |
| Christopher Blazick | .... | senior production services technician | |
| David Bleich | .... | matte painting supervisor (as David R. Bleich) | |
| Jorge Bobadilla Jr. | .... | technical director: lighting and compositing (as Jorge Bobadilla) | |
| Scott Bogoniewski | .... | lighting technical director: SPI | |
| Chris Bolwyn | .... | technical director: hair and feathers | |
| Erik J. Borzi | .... | senior technical director: lighting & compositing, SPI | |
| Todd Boyce | .... | effects animator | |
| Jamaal Bradley | .... | character animator | |
| Rob Bredow | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Suzy Brown | .... | texture painter | |
| Max Bruce | .... | digital artist | |
| John Butiu | .... | senior character modeler: SPI | |
| Grady Campbell | .... | lighting technical director | |
| Stephen Candell | .... | character setup lead | |
| Georgia Cano | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Deborah Carlson | .... | effects animation lead: SPI | |
| Onny P. Carr | .... | look development lead (as Onny Carr) | |
| Onny P. Carr | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing (as Onny Carr) | |
| Brian Casper | .... | hair/feathers technical director | |
| Oscar G. Castillo | .... | technical director: hair and feathers (as Oscar Castillo) | |
| Laurent Charbonnel | .... | lead shader writer | |
| François Chardavoine | .... | software engineer: SPI | |
| Alan Chen | .... | look development technical director | |
| Alan Chen | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Joong-ryang Choi | .... | hair/feathers technical director (as Joong Choi) | |
| Kyudon Choi | .... | character setup technical director | |
| Amy Christensen | .... | lighting artist | |
| Benjamin Cinelli | .... | senior character animator | |
| John Clark | .... | animator | |
| John Clark | .... | layout artist | |
| John Clark | .... | technical animation lead | |
| Brian A. Coffee | .... | lead technical animator | |
| Michael Condro | .... | layout | |
| David Conlon | .... | technical director: lighting and compositing | |
| Bertrand Cordier | .... | senior lighting technical director: SPI | |
| Matt Cordner | .... | effects animation lead | |
| J.C. Cornwell | .... | digital trainer | |
| J.D. Cowles | .... | compositing supervisor | |
| Garrett Cox | .... | visual effects | |
| Robert W. Crain | .... | senior lighting and compositing technical director | |
| Jennifer Cranfill | .... | development specialist | |
| Jeff Croke | .... | animator | |
| Sumit Das | .... | character pipeline supervisor | |
| David R. Davies | .... | effects animation lead | |
| Justin Diamond | .... | environment modeler | |
| Joe DiCesare | .... | matte painter (as Joseph DiCesare) | |
| Danny Dimian | .... | computer graphics supervisor | |
| R. Stirling Duguid | .... | computer graphics supervisor: SPI | |
| Frederic Durand | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing (as Frederick Durand) | |
| Noel Eaton | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Keridan Elliott | .... | character setup lead | |
| Kent Estep | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Patrick Finley | .... | digital effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Jack Finlin | .... | animation coordinator | |
| Darren P. Fisher | .... | technical director: lighting & compositing (as Darren Fisher) | |
| Michael Ford | .... | character setup supervisor | |
| Robert Fox | .... | character animator | |
| Jenny Fulle | .... | visual effects executive producer | |
| Jason Galeon | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Christopher Otto Gallagher | .... | animation technical director: SPI | |
| Gregory Galliani | .... | lead environmental modeler: SPI (as Greg Galliani) | |
| Jonathan F. Garcia | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Maria Giannakouros | .... | software developer: SPI | |
| Shane Glading | .... | lighting technical director | |
| Rick Glenn | .... | visual effects: animator | |
| David Godwin | .... | technical director: lighting and compositing | |
| Ramiro Gomez | .... | character setup technical director | |
| Allen Gonzales | .... | matte painter | |
| Juan Gonzalez | .... | layout artist | |
| Amy R. Gordon | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Dipankar Goswamy | .... | effects animator | |
| Dipankar Goswamy | .... | visual effects senior technical director | |
| Victor Grant | .... | effects animator | |
| Svetla Gressak | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Kevin T. Hahn | .... | look development technical director | |
| Brian Hall | .... | software engineer | |
| Bill Haller | .... | animator | |
| Brian Hamblin | .... | technical manager: SPI | |
| John H. Han | .... | effects animator (as John H. Han) | |
| Todd Hara | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing (as Todd T. Hara) | |
| Matthew Hausman | .... | effects animation supervisor (as Matt Hausman) | |
| Alan Hawkins | .... | character animator | |
| Ryan Heniser | .... | shader writer (as Ryan S. Heniser) | |
| Karl Herbst | .... | lead lighting artist | |
| Karl Herbst | .... | look development lead | |
| Nicole Herr | .... | digital character animator: SPI | |
| Nick Hiatt | .... | matte painter: SPI | |
| Nick Hiatt | .... | texture painter: SPI | |
| Andrew Hofman | .... | effects animator | |
| Matt Hollingsworth | .... | texture painter: Sony Pictures Animation | |
| Carl Hooper | .... | effects animation supervisor | |
| Ryan Hopkins | .... | senior effects technical director | |
| Dave R. Howe | .... | senior technical director: color and lighting | |
| Walter F. Hyneman | .... | additional computer graphics supervisor | |
| Rod Ibanez | .... | hair/feathers lead technical director (as Rodrigo Ibanez) | |
| Adriana Jaroszewicz | .... | training and artist development | |
| Ian Jenkins | .... | digital artist: lighting and compositing, SPI | |
| Kevin J. Jolly | .... | visual effects editor: SPI | |
| Kurt Judson | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Chris Juen | .... | digital producer | |
| Noriaki Kaneko | .... | motion graphics (as Nori Kaneko) | |
| Noriaki Kaneko | .... | texture paint lead (as Nori Kaneko) | |
| Moon-Jung Kang | .... | lead character modeler (as Moon Jung Kang) | |
| Miku Kayama | .... | senior color and lighting technical director | |
| Jeffrey Kember | .... | effects animator | |
| Marvin Kim | .... | modeling supervisor | |
| Michael Kimmel | .... | senior character animator | |
| Seunghyuk Kim | .... | effects animator (as Seung Hyuk Kim) | |
| Tom Kluyskens | .... | effects animation lead | |
| Stephen Kowalski | .... | senior systems architect | |
| Keiko Koyama | .... | digital effects animation coordinator: SPI | |
| Zsolt Krajcsik | .... | effects animator | |
| Zsolt Krajcsik | .... | senior technical director | |
| Daniel Kramer | .... | computer graphics supervisor | |
| Piotrek Krawczyk | .... | look development technical director | |
| Michael Kuehn | .... | character setup technical director | |
| Luis Labrador | .... | senior character modeler: SPI | |
| Lea Lambert | .... | lighting associate production manager | |
| Ken Lam | .... | senior technical director: lighting and compositing, SPI (as Kenny Lam) | |
| Mike Lasker | .... | technical director: lighting and compositing (as Michael Lasker) | |
| Dan Lavender | .... | color & lighting artist | |
| Nicola Lavender | .... | senior technical director: color and lighting | |
| Aaron M. Lawn | .... | shader writer (as Aaron Lawn) | |
| E.J. Lee | .... | effects animator | |
| Hae-Jeon Lee | .... | visual effects | |
| John J.S. Lee | .... | lighting technical director: SPI (as John J. Lee) | |
| Richard Lee | .... | environmental modeler | |
| Carlos D. Lemus | .... | effects animator (as Carlos Donis Lemus) | |
| Daniel Leung | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Fredrik Limsater | .... | effects animator | |
| Robin A. Linn | .... | director of animation production | |
| Kimberley Liptrap | .... | senior technical director: color & lighting | |
| Tim Llewellyn | .... | senior technical director: color and lighting | |
| Christine Lo | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing (as Christine J. Lo) | |
| Franklin Londin | .... | digital effects animator | |
| Jason Madsen | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Joe Mandia | .... | senior character animator | |
| Justin Marshall | .... | environmental modeler | |
| Stephen Marshall | .... | effects animation lead | |
| Wendy Mashburn | .... | digital production management: SPI | |
| Lauren Matheson | .... | lead production services technician | |
| Steve Matson | .... | matte painter | |
| Shannon McGee | .... | senior technical director: color & lighting | |
| Paul McGhee | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Gustav Melich | .... | effects animator | |
| Gustav Melich | .... | senior technical director: SPI | |
| Erick Miller | .... | lead character technical director: Wave System, SPI | |
| Sosh Mirsepassi | .... | software engineer | |
| Evangeline Monroy | .... | lighting associate production manager | |
| Hiroshi Mori | .... | rough layout artist/animatic | |
| Frank Mueller | .... | character pipeline | |
| Michael Muir | .... | technical director: Sony | |
| Enrique Munoz | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Raj Naiksatam | .... | senior technical director | |
| Dan Naulin | .... | effects animator (as Daniel Patrick Naulin) | |
| Kerry Nordquist | .... | texture painter | |
| Miguel Oaxaca | .... | lighting associate production manager (as Miguel A. Oaxaca) | |
| Erik Ober | .... | look development technical director | |
| Erik Ober | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Carolyn Oros | .... | character pipeline | |
| Siegfried Ostertag | .... | effects animator | |
| Andrea Lackey Pace | .... | manager of production services | |
| Keith Paciello | .... | animator | |
| Ivo Panayotov | .... | robot technician | |
| Brett Paton | .... | character animator | |
| Carlos Pedroza | .... | technical director: layout | |
| Jeffrey Pohl | .... | associate production manager | |
| Jayson Price | .... | senior character animator | |
| Thomas Pushpathadam | .... | effects animator (as Tom Pushpathadam) | |
| Winston Quitasol | .... | lighting technical director/compositor: SPI | |
| Matthew Rampias | .... | technical director: lighting & compositing | |
| J. Robert Ray | .... | software engineering | |
| Gregory Wade Reynolds | .... | effects animator | |
| Brian Ripley | .... | digital texture painter (as Brian F. Ripley) | |
| Terrence Robertson-Fall | .... | character pipeline | |
| Gwendelyn Robson | .... | animator | |
| Saba Rofchaei | .... | technical director: hair and feather (as Saba Roufchaie) | |
| Brendan Ryan | .... | digital production coordinator | |
| Mike Sandrik | .... | lighting lead (as Michael Sandrik) | |
| Mike Sandrik | .... | look development lead (as Michael Sandrik) | |
| David Schaub | .... | senior supervising animator: SPI | |
| Jeff Schu | .... | animator: SPI | |
| Sande Scoredos | .... | training & artist development | |
| Brian D. Scott | .... | character animator | |
| Jeremy Selan | .... | software engineer | |
| Mathew Selby | .... | software engineer | |
| Priyes Shah | .... | digital effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Keith Sintay | .... | senior animator | |
| Douglas James Smith | .... | look development lead | |
| Jeremy Squires | .... | effects animator | |
| David Stodolny | .... | senior character animator | |
| Mark Story | .... | effects animator | |
| Sung Wook Su | .... | visual effects | |
| Lisa Suzuki | .... | layout lead | |
| Jonathan Swartz | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Kenji Sweeney | .... | lighting & compositing | |
| Kenji Sweeney | .... | look development lead | |
| Eric Tablada | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Aaron Tankenson | .... | recruiter: SPI | |
| Joseph Thomas | .... | layout artist | |
| Mary Rachel Thompson | .... | animation production manager | |
| Peter Tieryas | .... | character setup technical director (as Peter Samuel Tieryas) | |
| Daniele Tosti | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Noelle Triaureau | .... | matte painter | |
| Paula Tudorof | .... | lighting associate production manager | |
| Beth Tyszkiewicz | .... | effects animation coordinator | |
| Gaston Ugarte | .... | environmental modeler | |
| Pete Upson | .... | layout artist | |
| Jeff Vacanti | .... | animator | |
| Bert Van Brande | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Dana Vanhove | .... | digital production management | |
| Christopher Wachter | .... | effects animator (as Chris Wachter) | |
| Christopher Walsh | .... | character animator | |
| Victor Wang | .... | software engineer: SPI | |
| Mike Webster | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Barry Weiss | .... | senior staff member | |
| Barry Weiss | .... | senior staff: SPI | |
| Craig Welsh | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Mark Wendell | .... | senior technical director: color and lighting | |
| Dan Weston | .... | software engineer | |
| Sean White | .... | technical director: hair and feather | |
| Alex Whitney | .... | animator | |
| Guy Wiedmann | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Jeff Willette | .... | effects animator | |
| Aaron Wilson | .... | effects animator | |
| Matthew Kiyoshi Wong | .... | effects animator | |
| Michael Yazijian | .... | texture painter: Sony Pictures Animation (as Mike Yazijian) | |
| Doug Yoshida | .... | senior technical director: lighting and compositing (as Douglas Yoshida) | |
| Melva Young | .... | visual effects artist: lighting and compositing | |
| Mitch Zeitlin | .... | video editorial coordinator: SPI | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mark Fellman | .... | still photographer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Margaret Lily Andres | .... | second assistant editor | |
| James Bluma | .... | assistant editor | |
| Sean Dowey | .... | editorial intern | |
| Anthony Durazzo | .... | assistant editor | |
| Noah Gift | .... | avid engineer | |
| Steven Liu | .... | associate editor | |
| Paul McGhee | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Royce Smith | .... | film color timer | |
| Mark Yeager | .... | associate editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Mychael Danna | .... | orchestrator | |
| Nicholas Dodd | .... | conductor | |
| Nicholas Dodd | .... | orchestrator | |
| Vic Fraser | .... | music preparation | |
| Isobel Griffiths | .... | music contractor | |
| Brad Haehnel | .... | score mixer | |
| Russ Howard III | .... | music programmer | |
| Jen Monnar | .... | music editor | |
| Sheri Ozeki | .... | music editor | |
| Liza Richardson | .... | music supervisor | |
| Rob Simonsen | .... | composer: additional music | |
Other crew | |||
| Lia Abbate | .... | production coordinator | |
| Dana Belben | .... | script supervisor | |
| John Charles | .... | software manager: Sony DAC | |
| Jason Cooper | .... | assistant to directors | |
| Tova Dann | .... | assistant: Mr. Heder | |
| Gale De Los Santos | .... | digital resource technician | |
| Noel Eaton | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Miguel Gardo | .... | production assistant | |
| Michael Killoren | .... | layout production coordinator | |
| Nicole Koop | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Laura M. Meredith | .... | intern: visual development | |
| Marc Ostroff | .... | production accountant | |
| Karen N. Sickles | .... | recruiter (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Roger Allers | .... | special thanks | |
| Jill Culton | .... | special thanks | |
| Chris Miller | .... | special thanks | |
| Errol Morris | .... | special thanks | |
| Stuart Sumida | .... | special thanks | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
- Columbia Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures International (2007) (non-USA) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR) (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Falcon (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-Ray Disc)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
- Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (imagery and animation)
- BSX Records score album released by (limited edition)
- Columbia Records soundtrack
- Deluxe prints
- Pacific Title end titles
- Sony Music Soundtrax soundtrack
- Sony Pictures Studios post-production sound services
- Widget Post Production adr recording facilities
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
85 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Certification:
Singapore:G |
UK:PG |
Ireland:G |
South Africa:A |
Canada:G (all jurisdictions) |
USA:PG (certificate #41481) |
Malaysia:U |
Portugal:M/6 (original version) |
Portugal:M/4 (dubbed version) |
Mexico:AA |
Germany:o.Al. |
Argentina:Atp |
Chile:TE |
South Korea:All |
Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) |
Netherlands:AL |
Brazil:Livre |
Taiwan:GP |
Finland:S |
Sweden:Btl |
Denmark:A |
Norway:A |
Australia:G |
Italy:T
Company:
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The title's translation in Russian is "Catch the Wave!", in many other languages it's "Kings of the Waves".
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Goofs:
Continuity: After the argument with Big Z, Cody rips his big Z necklace off and during his walk to the line up its clearly seen that he's no longer wearing it, However in the long shot of the line up, you can see that Cody has the necklace on..and then in the following closeup its gone again.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Filmmaker: Quiet on the set. And we're rolling. Cody Maverick interview, take one.
Cody Maverick: So why are you guys here to interview me?
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Filmmaker: Quiet on the set. And we're rolling. Cody Maverick interview, take one.
Cody Maverick: So why are you guys here to interview me?
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Movie Connections:
References Happy Feet (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Drive
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FAQ
Where does Cody Maverick get his name from?Wasn't Jane Krakowski supposed to voice a character?
What kind of animal is Reggie?
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Anyone who knows me, knows that I love me some penguin. Of course, I am referring to the line of clothing and not the waddling bird. Regardless, I too fell in love with the emperor penguins along with the rest of the world a couple of years back when THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS swept the summer documentary box office. That was the same summer the mischievous animated penguins of MADAGASCAR had people begging for more (which they were unfortunately given months later with the dreadfully drab short, A Christmas CAPER). Penguins were all the rage. After winning the Best Documentary Oscar, the penguin love only continued to grow with the holiday hit, HAPPY FEET. The premise there, after essentially crafting an animated reenactment of the mating ritual outlined in the aforementioned documentary, penguins sing to express themselves while one dances instead. HAPPY FEET was a big success and went on to a surprising win for Best Animated Feature at last year's Academy Awards. And so the trend continues with another animated feature about penguins, SURF'S UP. Only now it may seem the public is growing weary of these tuxed-up birds. Perhaps there is only so much penguin love to go around. It's a shame really because SURF'S UP may be the best of the (animated) bunch.
To differentiate itself from all the previous penguin fare, SURF'S UP, is constructed as a mockumentary. To capture an on-the-cuff style, a special motion capture camera system was mounted to an old Sony video camera to give the illusion that the movie was shot with a hand-held camera. Factor in jump cuts and film scratches from different stocks and you have a style that is both authentic and dynamic. A film crew (voiced by the actual directors, Ash Brannon and Chris Buck) has decided to follow an aspiring surfer by the name of Cody Maverick (voiced by Shia LaBeouf) on his journey that begins at his humble home in Shiverpool to the Penguin World Surfing Championship. With blizzards gusting in the background at home and forestry looking lush and wet at the championship, SURF'S UP uses nature to not only establish its fish-out-of-water story but to wow its audience. The beauty of the animation itself is enough to make SURF'S UP a serious contender come award season when the waves of praise come crashing ashore.
Set amidst these beautiful backdrops is a bevy of lovable, genuinely hilarious characters. What is perhaps the film's strongest achievement is the spontaneity it creates in a style that is so meticulously designed and planned. The penguins sincerely seem as if they are on camera. They are both uncomfortable and candid. At home, Cody is surrounded by his doting, doubtful mother (Dana Belben) and over-sized, pesky brother (Brian Posehn). The tension in this family is palpable and unnervingly funny. En route to the competition, Cody comes into contact with talent scout, Mikey Abromowitz (Mario Cantone), whose neurosis run through his head almost as fast as his little bird legs run on land and an oddball surfer/ rooster named Chicken Joe (Jon Heder), who is as laid back (read potentially stoned) as one would expect a surfer to be. Cody is taken under wing by a former surfer named Geek (Jeff Bridges) once at the competition and their playful interactions keep your gliding through to the finals. SURF'S UP packs in more unexpected laughs than one would expect and the fact that they are unexpected is what makes it so incredible.
SURF'S UP also makes sure to bang home an important lesson for the kids. After all, this is a summer family film and there needs to be a lesson learned. Cody learns a number of things along his way but they all amount to understanding a thing or two about patience. "Winning isn't everything" and "There are more important things to life than winning" make appearances but what is most important is the philosophy that will help Cody win out overall. Stop fighting and learn to ride the wave. It is a lesson that even the filmmakers should have heeded as there are times when the imposing hand of the powers that be can be felt in the film's construction to ensure it is as marketable as possible. Oddly placed soundtrack choices and shots that could not have been caught by documentary filmmakers undermine the credibility of the mockumentary but hardly take away from the fun to be had. SURF'S UP will surprise you, crack you up and leave you wanting to catch the wave again and again.
The only question left to answer is whether polar bears will be over saturating the marketplace after the people who brought you THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS bring you AN ARCTIC TALE later this summer.