Surf's Up

A major ocean picture.

2007 • 85 min • Animation · Comedy · Family

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Synopsis

With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself to the limit. But all that changes when an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

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Top billed cast

Director: Chris Buck, Ash Brannon • Crew: Ash Brannon, Don Rhymer, Chris Buck, Christopher Jenkins, Christopher Jenkins, Christian Darren

Trailers & clips

Cody Maverick is our Comfort Character Inspiration (Scene)

Trailer #1

Surfing Documentary Scene

Voiceover Ensemble

Waves Featurette

Storyboard to Surfboard

Surf Cam Documentary

Critic reviews

fresh
Doesn't quite live up to it's potential. I agree with the 60 ish % rating. This is a really cool an fun idea. But the final product underwhelms a little bit. I'm saying this with love. This could have been great! This could have been a classic! A few more instances of genuane emotional moments. That would be needed. It's hard to care enough and invest enough in the characters as it is now. And finally. WHERE...
oivindberg, TMDB Community

fresh
Told by way of a light-hearted documentary, we learn a little of the intrepid young “Cody”. He lives in Antarctica with his family amidst a community who think he’s a bit obsessed. Obsessed with surfing, that is, and he is determined to win the legendary “Big Z” surf-off against the much larger penguin “Tank” who obviously has just a little more ballast against those thirty footers (and he doesn’t have an improvis...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community