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Surfing in the Movies - A Critical History (Paperback)
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Surfing in the Movies - A Critical History (Paperback)
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Surfing has fascinated filmmakers since Thomas Edison shot footage
of Waikiki beachboys in 1906. Before the 1950s surf craze, surfing
showed up in travelogues or as exotic background for studio
features. The arrival of Gidget (1959) on the big screen swept the
sport into popular culture, but surfer-filmmakers were already
featuring the day's best surfers in self-narrated two-reelers.
Hollywood and independent filmmakers have produced about three
dozen surf films in the last half-century, including the frothy
Beach Party movies, Point Break (1991) and Chasing Mavericks
(2012). From Bud Browne's earliest efforts to The Endless Summer
(1966), Riding Giants (2004) and today's brilliant videos, over
1,000 ""surfing movies"" have celebrated the ""stoke."" This first
full-length study of surf movies gives critical attention to
hundreds of the most important films.
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