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Surf's Up

Surf's Up

A Major Ocean Picture

20076.51h 25m

Overview

A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

Directed by Chris Buck
Written by Ash Brannon, Lisa Addario, Don Rhymer
Produced by Christopher Jenkins, Lydia Bottegoni
Box OfficeBudget: $85.0MRevenue: $149.0M

Top Cast

Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf

Cody Maverick (voice)

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Big Z / Geek (voice)

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Lani Aliikai (voice)

Jon Heder

Jon Heder

Chicken Joe (voice)

James Woods

James Woods

Reggie Belafonte (voice)

Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader

Tank Evans (voice)

Mario Cantone

Mario Cantone

Mikey Abromowitz (voice)

Kelly Slater

Kelly Slater

Kelly (voice)

Rob Machado

Rob Machado

Rob (voice)

Selema Masekela

Selema Masekela

SPEN Announcer (voice)

Themes & Keywords

seasurfersurfboardwaveworld cupchickengiant wavepenguinworld championmockumentaryanthropomorphismanimalsmystical worldanthropomorphic animal

About Surf's Up

Surf's Up is a animation, comedy, family film released in 2007 exploring themes of sea, surfer, surfboard, wave, world cup, chicken. Directed by Chris Buck, it stars Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel. A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

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