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Surf's Up

2007 American computer-animated mockumentary comedy film

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"Surf's Up" is a 2007 animated comedy film that uses mockumentary style (fake documentary format) to tell its story about surfing. The film matters as an example of how animation can parody documentary conventions while entertaining audiences with humor.

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With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself to the limit. But all that changes when an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

Released: 2007-06-0885 minDir: Ash BrannonAnimation, Comedy, Family

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Shia LaBeouf as Cody Maverick (voice)
Jeff Bridges as Big Z / Geek (voice)
Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Jon Heder as Chicken Joe (voice)
James Woods as Reggie Belafonte (voice)
Diedrich Bader as Tank Evans (voice)

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Surf's Up is a 2007 American animated mockumentary sports comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, and written by Brannon, Buck, Don Rhymer and Chris Jenkins. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, the film features the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, and James Woods. It is a parody of surfing documentaries, such as The Endless Summer, Step into Liquid, and Riding Giants, with parts of the plot parodying North Shore. Real-life surfers Kelly Slater and Rob Machado have vignettes as their penguin surfer counterparts. To obtain the desired hand-held documentary feel, the film's animation team motion-captured a physical camera operator's moves.

Surf's Up was released in the United States on June 8, 2007, by Sony Pictures Releasing, and received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the animation, humor and unique mockumentary setup. The film grossed $152 million against a budget of $100 million, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 80th Academy Awards. A sequel, Surf's Up 2: WaveMania, was released in 2017. A TV series is in development at Atomic Cartoons.