The Endless Summer (1966)
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While Bruce Brown had been making films about surfing since the late 1950s, The Endless Summer was his first film to receive a nationwide release; it was also the first serious cinematic look at the sport to click with a mass audience. In his narration, Brown muses that if someone had enough time… More While Bruce Brown had been making films about surfing since the late 1950s, The Endless Summer was his first film to receive a nationwide release; it was also the first serious cinematic look at the sport to click with a mass audience. In his narration, Brown muses that if someone had enough time and money, they could literally follow the summer around the globe, and so Brown and two of his surfing buddies, Robert August and Mike Hynson, decide to do just that. With their surfboards as luggage, August and Henson travel from one coastline to the next, trying the waves in Hawaii, Africa, Australia, Tahiti, and a number of other nations where most folks had never even seen a surfboard before. Along the way, August and Hynson learn a lot about people around the world, and grow up a bit while they search for the elusive perfect wave. The Endless Summer also features a great surf-rock score by The Sandals. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- G, 1 hr. 30 min.
- Directed By
- Bruce Brown
- Written By
- Bruce Brown
- Genres
- Documentary, Sports & Fitness
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1966 Limited
- On DVD
- Sep 30, 2003
- Studio
- Image Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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, TIME Magazine
Brown leaves analysis of the surf-cult mystique to seagoing sociologists, but demonstrates quite spiritedly that some of the brave souls mistaken for beachniks are, in fact, converts to a difficult, dangerous and dazzling sport.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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.
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Robert Alden, New York Times
Visually fascinating.
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Chris Cabin, Slant Magazine
True to its title, The Endless Summer exudes a blissful, mellow buzz that could easily be misconstrued as lazy or innocuous filmmaking.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Dazzlingly picturesque.
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Cast
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Bruce Brownas Narrator
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Terence Bullenas South African Guide
