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The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
Cast
- Michael Hynson
- Robert August
- Lord James Blears
- Bruce Brown
- Terence Bullen
- Lance Carson
- Roy Crump
- Chip Fitzwater
- Chuck Gardner
- Fred Hemmings
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- Oct 27, 2021
I utterly wasted my 20s. Should’ve become a surfer
Patrick WillemsDec 6, 2020Life's a beach and then you dive.
CinemaVoid 🏴☠️Jun 24, 2015Who the hell was the audience for this film? Surfer bros who were really in to colonialism?
Travis Wagner - Sep 9, 2017
The greatest strength and the greatest weakness of The Endless Summer both hinge on the exact same thing: the film's young director Bruce Brown, who also narrates this trip around the world chasing the summer season with a California accent reminiscent of a young Tim…
DBCJun 6, 2017Watching this on my last day of high school was really soothing. If your life doesn't seem perfect, it's because perfection doesn't exist, but never stop trying.
Fritz LewisJul 13, 2024“You can’t tell how good a wave is until you actually ride it.” My sister taught me how to surf this year. My first time ever in Hawaii actually, i caught a wave nothing like the surfers in this picture but let me tell you getting up on that board feels as good as it looks…
andy - Sep 20, 2018
I always forget that there's a surfing seal named Henry in this. If this documentary is (as it claims) truly the first time surfing arrived in Africa, in a couple years time there could be a Netflix biopic about the making of this documentary. Also, there are much…
DBCMar 6, 2021More like The Endless Bummer. Put this on while high on LSD because of its reputation as a fun breezy beach doc. Within ten minutes the two white protagonists travel to Africa and spend a lot of time complaining that it's too expensive and making fun of the "primitive"…
ghostdinosaurAug 12, 2021The narration is heinously goofy and has aged poorly, but this is a nice travelogue of surfing locations around the world in the 60’s. The sections in Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria were the most interesting to me; this was smack-dab in the middle of the decolonization of…
Odie Arbuckle
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- Benton Wentz lovedThe Endless Summer
One of my favorite movies as a kid going up. Watched it every summer with my family at the beach Music is also wonderful. Think this movie will stay a classic for years to come for the surfing community. I wish they would put this back in theaters so I can watch on the big screen
eitka lovedThe Endless Summer8/10 even without any context you can tell this is a cult film, sarcasm and wit in the voice over, really impressive filming, and worldcrossing landscapes
Flaherty lovedThe Endless SummerThe Eames Chair of mid-century American cinema. 🏄♂️🏄♂️🏄♂️🏄♂️🏄♂️
- Tommy Matossian lovedThe Endless Summer
One of my favorite documentary’s. Always a blast watching
Jim Greysen lovedThe Endless SummerThe quintessential surf documentary
Grace likedThe Endless SummerThe vibes are immaculate
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Shunning the tons of equipment ordinarily taken along on location, Brown used only what he could carry. The beautiful photography he brought home almost makes you wonder if Hollywood hasn't been trying too hard.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Bruce Brown’s 1966 documentary, perhaps the greatest surfing movie ever made, follows California surfers as they travel the globe in search of the perfect wave.
Linda Stasi
New York Post
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Endless Summer (2014) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is The Endless Summer (2014)?
The movie is 1hr 35min long.
What's The Endless Summer (2014) about?
The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
Who's the cast of The Endless Summer (2014)?
- Michael Hynson as Principal surfer
- Robert August as Principal surfer
- Lord James Blears as Self
- Bruce Brown as Narrator
- Terence Bullen as South African guide
- Lance Carson as Self
- Roy Crump as North Shore Surfer
- Chip Fitzwater as Self - Bodysurfer at the Wedge with 'rigor mortis of the stomach.'
- Chuck Gardner as Self - Bellyboarder at the Wedge throwing board over wave
- Fred Hemmings as Self
Who's the director behind The Endless Summer (2014)?
Bruce Brown directed The Endless Summer (2014).
Who produced The Endless Summer (2014)?
Robert Bagley produced The Endless Summer (2014).
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