Chasing Mavericks
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| Directed by |
Curtis Hanson Michael Apted |
| Produced by | Curtis Hanson Mark Johnson Brandon Hooper Jim Meenaghan |
| Screenplay by | Kario Salem |
| Story by | Jim Meenaghan Brandon Hooper |
| Starring |
Gerard Butler Jonny Weston Elisabeth Shue Abigail Spencer |
| Music by | Chad Fischer |
| Cinematography | Bill Pope |
| Edited by | John Gilbert |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $8.3 million |
| Chasing Mavericks (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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| Compilation album by Various | |
| Released | October 22, 2012 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Label | Relativity Music Group |
Chasing Mavericks is a 2012 American biographical drama film directed by Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted about the life of American surfer Jay Moriarity.
It was the final film directed by Hanson before his death on September 20, 2016.
In 1987, an 8-year-old boy in Santa Cruz, California, Jay Moriarity, is saved from drowning by his next door neighbor, surfer Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler). This ignites his passion for the sport.
One morning, Jay (Jonny Weston), now 15, sees Frosty leaving early and hitches a ride on his van. He sees Frosty and three of his friends riding a gigantic swell known as Mavericks, which with El Niño coming in will be at its height in three months' time.
Reluctantly, Frosty agrees to teach Jay how to surf Mavericks, but insists that Jay learn about the "foundation pillars of surfing". These involve him learning to paddle board 36 miles from Santa Cruz to Monterey Bay, treading water for 40 minutes and being able to hold his breath for four minutes.
While training, Frosty encourages Jay to write essays to focus on the task. His first essay is about Kim (Leven Rambin), his crush, whose dog he saved when he was 8, which caused him to nearly drown. Jay gets closer to Kim as he trains, partially encouraged by Frosty's wife, Brenda (Abigail Spencer). A few weeks before the biggest swell of the season hits Mavericks, Brenda has a stroke and dies.
A few days later, distraught from Brenda's death, Frosty paddles out into the bay. Jay follows him, and using the knowledge from his training, he helps Frosty back to shore. Frosty realizes that Jay is ready to ride Mavericks. Frosty takes Jay to Mavericks at Half Moon Bay and watches with his three friends as Jay treads water against the tide. The group agrees that Jay is ready to ride with them.
For Jay's 16th birthday on June 15, 1994, his mother (Elisabeth Shue) gives him a radio so he can listen to the weather broadcasts and track the swell. Frosty gives him a custom-made "big wave gun" (a long surfboard especially designed for riding big waves). Kim reveals her feelings for him and they share a kiss.
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