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Surf's Up

  • 20072007
  • PGPG
  • 1h 25m
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Surf's Up (2007)
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A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.
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    • Ash Brannon
    • Chris Buck
  • Writers
    • Don Rhymer(screenplay by)
    • Ash Brannon(screenplay by)
    • Chris Buck(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Shia LaBeouf(voice)
    • Zooey Deschanel(voice)
    • Jon Heder(voice)
    • Ash Brannon
    • Chris Buck
  • Writers
    • Don Rhymer(screenplay by)
    • Ash Brannon(screenplay by)
    • Chris Buck(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Shia LaBeouf(voice)
    • Zooey Deschanel(voice)
    • Jon Heder(voice)
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    • 156User reviews
    • 155Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Zooey Deschanel in Surf's Up (2007)
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    Shia LaBeouf
    Shia LaBeouf
    • Cody Maverick
    • (voice)
    Zooey Deschanel
    Zooey Deschanel
    • Lani Aliikai
    • (voice)
    Jon Heder
    Jon Heder
    • Chicken Joe
    • (voice)
    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Zeke 'Big Z' Topanga
    • (voice)
    • …
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Reggie Belafonte
    • (voice)
    Diedrich Bader
    Diedrich Bader
    • Tank 'The Shredder' 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)
    • (as Sal Masekela)
    Ash Brannon
    Ash Brannon
    • Filmmaker
    • (voice)
    Chris Buck
    Chris Buck
    • Filmmaker
    • (voice)
    Brian Posehn
    Brian Posehn
    • Glen Maverick
    • (voice)
    Dana Belben
    • Edna Maverick
    • (voice)
    • (as Dana L. Belben)
    Reed Buck
    • Arnold
    • (voice)
    Reese Elowe
    • Kate
    • (voice)
    Jack P. Ranjo
    • Smudge
    • (voice)
    Maddie Taylor
    Maddie Taylor
    • Ivan
    • (voice)
    • (as Matt Taylor)
    • …
      • Ash Brannon
      • Chris Buck
    • Writers
      • Don Rhymer(screenplay by)
      • Ash Brannon(screenplay by)
      • Chris Buck(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Some performers handled real props while recording their lines: Zooey Deschanel carried a sandbag to simulate Lani's squid, and James Woods really did throw things at the filmmakers when his character did the same.
    • Goofs
      When Mickey first arrives in Antartica and tells the old penguin he's sitting on thin ice, Mickey's beak never moves.
    • Quotes

      Cody Maverick: I don't understand why everybody have to be so judgmental. I understand why mom's judgmental. I think it's 'cause she cares, *partially*. Think it's also partially 'cause, everyone else is lookin' at her like, "Hey, Cody's just a bum." "Cody's this," "Cody's that," "Cody's this."

      [pause]

      Cody Maverick: Cody's me, bro. Let me be me. When is that going to start?

    • Crazy credits
      Hang on after the credits for a funny scene with Glen and Edna Maverick (Cody's brother and mother) with the film crew.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #37.1 (2007)
    • Soundtracks
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    User reviews156

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    8/10
    A Nutshell Review: Surf's Up
    It's easy to roll your eyes when you see yet another animated movie starring talking animals, and what more, talking penguins. Guess you can credit the popularity of our feathered friends from down south to award winning films like the documentary which started it all, March of the Penguins, and the other animated movies Madagascar (where they were scene stealers) and Happy Feet. But before you actually decide to pass on this one, Surf's Up a surprisingly refreshing tale set in the bright sunny beaches with laid back "dude" attitude, which doesn't seem to try too hard to please, and comes up just about right.

    One of the good things about the movie is the voice talent featured. Like Happy Feet, it contains some recognizable names, but just as a reminder to our Legend of the Sea friends, big names doesn't necessarily equate to good voice acting. Shia LeBeouf (a name which we will see quite frequently over the next few months with Transformers and Disturbia) gets the lead role of Cody Maverick, a surfer penguin wannabe who dreams of making it big in the surfing community. His idol is Big Z (Jeff Bridges), a world champion who had made an impression on a young Cody. However, Big Z is presumed missing in action during one competition, and the new world champion, Tank Evans (Diedrich Bader) looks set to retain his status for the umpteenth time.

    The supporting characters too are a delight, with Zooey Deschanel as a Baywatch lifeguard babe and James Woods as a sports tzar, and Jon Heder continues his stereotype by playing Cody's new best friend Chicken Joe, a chilled out surfing chicken who finds himself at probably the wrong place each time and associating with the wrong species.

    What made this movie work is that the filmmakers recognize they have to come up with a narrative style that is different in order to engage, and given that it's a sports type movie, they went for a sports entertainment channel style, complete with replicating camera techniques including details like less than perfect wireless camera transmissions (love those on-board cameras, nevermind if it doesn't make complete sense or is illogical), over the top channel transition sequences, and you just gotta love those faux pas interviews with just about every character. If you can't get enough of baby penguins, the filmmakers too are shrewd enough to include these crowd favourite characters in endearing scenes.

    With Father's Day mood all round, this movie is apt too for the season, given its theme of family, and bonding with (surrogate) father types. The humour injected ranges wide, from subtle lines and references, to the more obvious physical slapstick moments. I can't resist but to again advise our Legend of the Sea friends, this is what computer animation is about, with its depiction of photo realistic quality of the sun, sand and the sea, with realistic surfer moves, a simple story yet packed with adequate thematic moments, with song and music that don't irritate, but serve to move the narrative along smartly.

    Recommended animated movie, despite the overused penguin characters. Stay until after the end credits for a short scene (there's also one played during the credits, so don't walk out of the hall just yet).
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    • Release date
      • June 8, 2007 (United States)
      • United States
      • Columbia (France)
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Sony Pictures Animation
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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
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