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Surf's Up
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Surf's Up is a 2007 American animated comedy film directed and written by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures, the movie utilizes computer animation via Autodesk Maya. The narrative centers on the sport of surfing. The film features voice acting from Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Diedrich Bader, and James Woods, with a musical score by Mychael Danna.
The production had a budget of 85,000,000 and generated revenue of 149,000,000. It runs for 85 minutes and was released on June 8, 2007. Distribution was handled by Netflix, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Television, and Sony Pictures, with availability in video on demand format. The work is part of the list of Sony Pictures Animation productions and is followed by Surf's Up 2: WaveMania.
Critical reception included a review score of 79% and a rating of 6.7 out of 10. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature. The film passed the Bechdel test assessment.
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Film · TMDB
6.5With 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.
Cast
- 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)
Themes
- sea
- surfer
- surfboard
- wave
- world cup
- chicken
- giant wave
- penguin
- world champion
- mockumentary
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ash Brannon Chris Buck
- Screenplay by
- Don Rhymer Ash Brannon Chris Buck Chris Jenkins
- Story by
- Chris Jenkins Christian Darren
- Produced by
- Chris Jenkins
- Starring
- Shia LaBeouf Jeff Bridges Zooey Deschanel Jon Heder James Woods
- Edited by
- Ivan Bilancio
- Music by
- Mychael Danna
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures , Sony Pictures Animation
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- June 2, 2007 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) , June 8, 2007 ( 2007-06-08 )
- Running time
- 85 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $100 million
- Box office
- $153 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- animated film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
- Director
- Chris Buck
- Voice actor
- Zooey Deschanel
- Composer
- Mychael Danna
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Duration
- 86
- FilmAffinity ID
- 531749
- Sport
- surfing
- Official website
- www.surfsup.com
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- publication date
- 2007-09-13
- title
- Surf's Up
- distributed by
- Sony Pictures
- nominated for
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
- uses
- Autodesk Maya
- different from
- Surf's Up
- review score
- 6.7/10
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- Commons category
- Surf's Up (film)
- fabrication method
- computer animation
- inception
- 2007-00-00
- has characteristic
- 3D film
- form of creative work
- feature film
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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