Surf's Up Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary family comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck. It stars the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel 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...
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Release date:	June 2, 2007
Directed by:	Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
Rated:
Runtime:	85 Minutes
Producer:	Christopher Jenkins, Chris Jenkins
Editor:	Nancy Frazen, Ivan Bilancio
Music by:	Mychael Danna
Screenplay by:	Ash Brannon, Chris Buck, Christopher Jenkins, Don Rhymer, Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse
Estimated budget:	$100,000,000
Genre:	Adventure, Comedy, Animation

Cast of Surf's Up

James Woods

Reggie Belafonte

Born:April 18, 1947

Age:64

Jeff Bridges

Geek

Born:December 4, 1949

Age:62

Kelly Slater

Kelly

Born:February 11, 1972

Age:39

Zooey Deschanel

Lani Aliikai

Born:January 17, 1980

Age:32

Shia LaBeouf

Cody Maverick

Born:June 11, 1986

Age:25

Diedrich Bader

Tank 'The Shredder' Evans

Born:December 24, 1966

Age:45

Film director of Surf's Up

Ash Brannon

Born: July 1, 1969

Age: 42

Ash Brannon is an American animator, writer and director. He was a story artist and directing animator on Toy Story and co-director on Toy Story 2. Besides working at Pixar he has also worked with Dreamworks Animation on Over the Hedge and Sony Pictures Animation on Surf's Up. Brannon studied...
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Title	Released	Rated	Genre
Surf's Up	2007		Adventure
Toy Story 2	1999		Comedy

Chris Buck

Born: October 25, 1960

Age: 51

Chris Buck is a film director known for directing Tarzan and Surf's Up. He also worked as supervising animator on Home on the Range and Chicken Little. Buck's other credits at Disney include the 1995 animated feature Pocahontas, where he oversaw the animation of three central characters: Percy,...
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Title	Released	Rated	Genre
Surf's Up	2007		Adventure
Tarzan	1999		Animation

Music contributors for Surf's Up

Mychael Danna

Mychael Danna is a Canadian film composer. Mychael Danna is the brother of fellow composer Jeff Danna. He has been scoring films since his 1987...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
The motion picture, "Surf's Up" is in what genre?
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The film is categorized as... Adventure, Comedy, Computer animation and Animation.
Q:
Who wrote the script for the film Surf's Up?
A:
Don Rhymer and Ash Brannon wrote the film's script.
Q:
What is the rating of the film, "Surf's Up"?
A:
The motion picture is rated PG (USA).
Q:
Which director created the motion picture "Surf's Up"?
A:
Ash Brannon and Chris Buck was the director of the motion picture.
Q:
When was the premier of the movie "Surf's Up"?
A:
The movie was released in June, 2007.
Q:
What is the runtime of the film "Surf's Up"?
A:
The runtime for the movie is 85 minutes.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the motion picture, "Surf's Up"?
A:
Columbia Pictures, Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox distributed the movie.
Q:
Who was the writer of the music for the motion picture Surf's Up?
A:
Mychael Danna composed the music score for the film's soundtrack.
Q:
Which actors starred in the film "Surf's Up"?
A:
Jon Heder, James Woods, Zooey Deschanel, Jeff Bridges, Shia LaBeouf and Jon Heder starred in the movie.