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A$40,000 (est.) [1] Morning of the Earth is a 1971 classic surf film by Alby Falzon and David Elfick . The film's soundtrack was produced by G. Wayne Thomas and included music and songs by noted Australian music acts Tamam Shud, John J. Francis, Brian Cadd, Mike Rudd and G. Wayne Thomas. The record became the first Australian Gold soundtrack album.
Bondi Tsunami is a 2004 feature-length Australian indie film directed by Rachael Lucas, inspired by young Japanese tourists who come to Australia on working holiday visas in search of sun and surf. The film plays as a road movie about Japanese surfing culture, told through a series of extended montages set to music, interspersed with poetic zen ...
Chasing Mavericks is a 2012 American biographical drama film about the life of American surfer Jay Moriarity (portrayed by Jonny Weston ). It was directed by Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted, and stars Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer, and Leven Rambin . Filming took place in October 2011. While Hanson began production, Apted was ...
Gidget. (film) Gidget is a 1959 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by directed by Paul Wendkos and starring [3] [4] Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell, and the Four Preps . The film is about a teenager's initiation into the California surf culture and her romance with a young surfer .
Budget. $12 million. Box office. $13.1 million [1] Back to the Beach is a 1987 American comedy film starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, directed by Lyndall Hobbs. The original music score is composed by Steve Dorff. The film generated a total domestic gross of $13,110,903. It received a "two thumbs up" rating from Siskel and Ebert ...
Box office. est. $1,400,000 (US/ Canada) [1] Ride the Wild Surf is a 1964 American romantic drama film. It was filmed in 1963 and distributed in 1964. Unlike the beach party movies of the era, this was a departure from the typical Hollywood approach to surfing as it was a drama, not a comedy. It is known for its exceptional big wave surf ...
English. Budget. $11.4 million [1] Drift is a 2013 Australian surf film co-directed by Morgan O'Neill and Ben Nott based on the birth of the surfing industry in the 1970s. It was shot in Western Australia and stars Sam Worthington, Xavier Samuel, and Myles Pollard .
The 1966 iconic movie “The Endless Summer” helped bring the sport to the forefront. America fell in love with Southern California’s free-spirited beach culture.