The Endless Summer

"The Search for the Perfect Wave!"

1966 1h 31m EN

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7.6

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★7.2TMDB · 140🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes●82Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 6,747

Documentary

Synopsis

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Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.

“The Search for the Perfect Wave!”

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Cast

Michael Hynson
Himself
Robert August
Himself
Lord James Blears
Himself
Bruce Brown
Narrator
Chip Fitzwater
Himself
Chuck Gardner
Himself
Wayne Miyata
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bruce Brown
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Endless Summer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bruce Brown, shot by Bruce Brown. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gaston Georis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael Hynson and Robert August and Lord James Blears carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Bruce Brown directs. Bruce Brown behind the camera. Gaston Georis scores. Bruce Brown cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
260 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Endless Summer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Bruce Brown, shot by Bruce Brown. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gaston Georis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Bruce Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Michael Hynson and Robert August and Lord James Blears carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The Search for the Perfect Wave!".
10IMDB entry: tt0060371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "surfing", "surfer", "surfboard", "tahiti".