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Surf Movies & TV Shows
browse 100+ surfing movies at IMDb
browse surfing movies at Amazon.com: on DVD •
on VHS
Beach Movies at Brian's Drive-In Theater
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"Surf Movie Tonite!: Surf Movie Poster Art, 1957-2004" [2005] by Matt Warshaw Chronicle Books 12x9 pb [9/2005] for $13.57 |
 | "Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969" [2005] by Thomas Lisanti, Foreword by Aron Kincaid McFarland & Co. 10x7 hardcover [4/2005] for $45.00 |
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"Frankie & Annette M.G.M. Movie Legends Collection" [2007]
M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [7/2007] 4 disks for $34.99 includes "Beach Blanket Bingo" [1965];
"Beach Party" [1963];
"Bikini Beach" [1964];
"Fireball 500" [1966];
"How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" [1965];
"Muscle Beach Party" |
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"Beach Blanket Bingo" [A.I.P. April 1965]
Starring Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon, with Buster Keaton Goodtimes color VHS [4/95] for $7.95 MGM/UA widescreen DVD [6/2001] for $13.46 full credits from IMDb |
"Beach Party" [1963]
"Big Wednesday"
"Bikini Beach" [1964]
"Billabong Odyssey" documentary [Nov 2003]
official site •
credits at IMDb
"Blue Crush"
'Gidget' books & movies are below
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"How To Stuff A Wild Bikini" [A.I.P. July 1965]
Starring Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon, with Buster Keaton MGM/UA widescreen DVD [5/2001] for $13.46 MGM/UA color VHS [7/2001] for $9.94 full credits from IMDb |
"Longboard Fever"
"Longboard Magic"
"Muscle Beach Party" [1964]
"Pacific Vibrations" documentary [1971] by John Severson: credits at IMDb
"Ride The Wild Surf"
"Sea Flight" [1980]
"Step Into Liquid" movie [Aug 2003]: official site • credits at IMDb
"Summer Stories" by Greg MacGillivray
"Surfwise" documentary [2008] {requires Flash}
surfing movies by Bruce Brown
explore videos/DVDs •
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
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"Bruce Brown Golden Years of Surf" DVD Box Set [2004]
Image Ent color DVD [5/2004] 6 disks for $40.99 includes "Barefoot Adventure" [1960]; "Slippery When Wet" [1958]; "Surf Crazy" [1959]; "Surfin' Shorts" [1960]; "Surfing Hollow Days" [1961]; and "Waterlogged" [1962] "Bruce Brown 6-Pack" DVD Box Set [2003] Image Ent color DVD [6/2003] 6 disks - out of prodn/used includes "Barefoot Adventure" [1960]; "The Endless Summer" [1966]; "Slippery When Wet" [1958]; "Surf Crazy" [1959]; "Surfin' Shorts" [1960]; and "Surfing Hollow Days" [1961] |
"Barefoot Adventure" documentary [1960]
"The Endless Summer" documentary [1966]
"The Endless Summer II" documentary [1994]
"The Endless Summer Revisited" documentary [2000]
"Slippery When Wet" documentary [1958]
"Surf Crazy" documentary [1959]
"Waterlogged" documentary [1962]
'Woody' (Surfing Wagons)
now on a separate page: click here
Surfing Gear
Sporting Goods Dept. / Surfing Gear at Amazon.com
California Cra-zee Wear - beach & surfing apparel in Marina del Rey, CA
Kanvas by Katin [est. 1959] in Sunset Beach, CA
Birdwell Beach Britches [est. 1961]
[ more coming soon ]
'Gidget' & The Kohner Family
'Gidget' entry at Wikipedia
Kathy Kohner Zuckerman {the real-life 'Gidget'}
{father} writer Dr. Frederick Kohner [1905-86]: all books | movie credits
{uncle} producer-agent Paul Kohner [1902-88]
{cousin} retired actress Susan Kohner
{cousin} producer Pancho Kohner
son David Kohner Zuckerman is president of Script Coach
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"Gidget" [1957] by Frederick Kohner Berkley 8x5 pb reissue [6/2001] for $10.40 |
'Gidget' movies & tv series
character credits at Internet Movie Database
'Gidget' movie comics at Comic Book Archive
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"The Complete Gidget Collection" [2005] Columbia/TriStar color DVD [4/2005] 3 disks for $19.96 includes "Gidget" [1959] starring Sandra Dee, "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" [1961] starring Deborah Walley & "Gidget Goes To Rome" [1963] starring Cindy Carol |
"Gidget" feature film [1959] starring Sandra Dee
"Gidget Goes Hawaiian" feature film [1961] starring Deborah Walley
"Gidget Goes To Rome" feature film [1963] starring Cindy Carol
"Gidget" TV series [1965]: series credits ![Gidget TV series theme song [runs 44 sec.]](images/tinymusic.gif)
TV series fansite
"Gidget Grows Up" TV movie [1969] starring Karen Valentine
"Gidget Gets Married" TV movie [1972] starring Monie Ellis
"Gidget Makes The Wrong Connection" animated TV movie
[Hanna-Barbera 1972] starring Kathy Gori
"Gidget's Summer Reunion" TV movie [1985] starring Caryn Richman
"The New Gidget" TV series [1986-88]: series credits
Hawaii, Luaus & Tiki Decor
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"Tiki Road Trip: A Guide To Tiki Culture In North America" [2003] by James Teitelbaum Santa Monica Press 9x6 pb [5/2003] for $11.87 |
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"The Book of Tiki: A Guide For The Urban Archeologist" [2000] by Sven A. Kirsten Taschen 10x8½ pb [6/2003] for $19.99 Taschen hardcover [9/2000] out of print/used |
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"Leis, Luaus & Aloha: The Lure of Hawaii In The Fifties" [1999] by Fred E. Basten Island Heritage 12½x10 hardcover [11/99] for $13.57 |
Surfing Music
browse Surf Guitar Music at Amazon.com
browse Oldies - Surf Rock Music at Amazon.com
Golly Gee Records [modern surf music]
The Ventures surf band
The Challengers surf band
The Beach Boys band
Dick Dale's official website
browse Dick Dale's recordings at Amazon.com
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Books & Magazines About Surfing
browse books on surfing at Amazon.com
'Luna Bay' books for girls by Francess Lantz [1952-2004]
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Surfboards & Shops
Ron Jon Surf Shop [est. 1959] of FL, CA & NJ {6 locations}
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Links
surfing posters category at AllPosters.com
California Surf Museum in Oceanside, CA { requires Flash }
Intl. Surfing Museum in Huntington Beach, CA
Energy Australia Surfest [March 2004 = #20]
Surfline website [est. 1995]
Malibu Longboards Surf School
Surf History website
artist Rick Griffin [1944-91] fansite
Rick Griffin Studios
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