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Surf's Up (film)

Surf's Up
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Produced by Chris Jenkins
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Chris Jenkins
  • Christian Darren
Starring
Music by Mychael Danna
Edited by Ivan Bilancio
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 8, 2007 (2007-06-08)
Running time
85 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $100 million
Box office $149 million
Surf's Up: Music from the Motion Picture
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released June 5, 2007
Genre Film soundtrack
Length 50:17
Label Columbia Records

Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck. It features the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, James Woods, and Jon Heder among others. In production since 2002 at Sony Pictures Animation, it was the studio's second theatrical feature. The film premiered in the United States on June 8, 2007, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It is a parody of surfing documentaries, such as The Endless Summer 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.

A sequel, titled Surf's Up 2: WaveMania, was released on January 17, 2017.

A documentary crew follows the events of Cody Maverick, a 17-year-old macaroni penguin who lives in Shiverpool, Antarctica with his mother Edna and his older brother Glen. Cody has wanted to be a professional surfer ever since a visit from legendary surfer Ezekiel "Big Z" Topanga several years ago. When a talent scout shorebird named Mikey (Mario Cantone) arrives to find entrants for the "Big Z Memorial" surfing contest, Cody jumps at the chance despite the lackluster support from his family. En route to the contest, Cody befriends another entrant, Chicken Joe.


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