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A Short History of Surfing
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Surf Movies & TV Shows
browse 100+ surfing movies at IMDb
browse surfing movies on DVD • on VHS at Amazon
Beach Movies at Brian's Drive-In Theater
The Surf Network
Magic Lantern's Sports Film Festival Page
Magic Lantern's Muscle-Head Film Festival Page
 | "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 |
 | "Summer Beach Party" compilation album [2006]
Varese Sarabande music CD [7/2006] 19 tracks for $13.67 includes 19 songs from surfing movies of 1963-66: "A Swingin' Summer" [1965], "Beach Blanket Bingo" [1965], "Beach Party" [1963], "Bikini Beach" [1964], "Dr. Goldfoot & The Bikini Machine" [1965], "Ghost In The Invisible Bikini" [1966], "Girls On The Beach" [1965], "How To Stuff A Wild Bikini" [1965], "Muscle Beach Party" [1964], "Pajama Party" [1964], "Ride The Wild Surf" [1964] & "Surf Party" [1964] |
 | "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" [1964]; "Ski Party" [1965]; and "Thunder Alley" [1967] |
"A Swingin' Summer" [1965] with James Stacy & Raquel Welch
 | "Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story" docufilm [indep 2006 & 2010] 68-minute color documentary film written & directed by Brian Gillogly; narrated by Jorja Fox; featuring actors Sally Field, Cliff Robertson, James Darren & Caryn Richman, and surfing legends Lance Carson, Mike Doyle & Mickey Munoz, and surfing champions Belen Kimble, Kassia Meador, Jericho Poppler {Bartlow}, Summer Romero & Carla Rowland DVD/Blu-ray not available; full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
 | "Beach Blanket Bingo" [A.I.P. April 1965]
Starring Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon, with Buster Keaton MGM/UA widescreen DVD [6/2001] for $13.46 Goodtimes color VHS [4/95] for $7.95 full credits from IMDb |
"Beach Party" [1963]
"Big Wednesday" [1978]
"Bikini Beach" [1964]
"Billabong Odyssey" documentary [Nov 2003]
official site •
credits at IMDb
"Blue Crush"
"Dr. Goldfoot & The Bikini Machine" [1965] /tt0059124/
starring Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Patti Chandler & Susan Hart
"Drift" [Australia 2012?] 
Announced 3/2011: Funded by Screen Australia, starring Sam Worthington; two brothers in 1970s Australia
battle killer waves, conservative society, and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry
official movie site •
latest info at IMDb
'Gidget' books & movies are now on their own page
"Ghost In The Invisible Bikini" [1966] /tt0060457/
"Girls On The Beach" [1965] /tt0059227/
starring Noreen Corcoran, with The Beach Boys
"Goofyfoot" [2010] /tt1520905/
Directed by Chris Cashman; written by Jeff McElroy; starring Jim Hanks, Wes Whitworth, Simon Peter Deveer
"Highwater: Paradise Lost, Paradise Found" [Japan 2009, USA Aug 2010] by Dana Brown /tt0775482/
http://www.amazon.com/Highwater-Kelly-Slater/dp/B004HY3BSI/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highwater_(film)
"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]
"Of Men and Mavericks" [Walden Media / Fox 2000 release Oct 2012?]
Announced 4/2010: Biopic about surfer Jay Moriarty [1978-2001], who convinced old-timer Rick 'Frosty' Hesson
to train him to surf the gigantic waves at the Northern California surf spot called Mavericks. Jay died in a free-diving
accident at age 21, but his spirit & determination inspired the saying 'Live like Jay'.
Announced 10/2011: name of film changed, Fox 2000 will distribute, Elisabeth Shue & Abigail Spencer are joining the cast
Directed by Curtis Hanson; script by Kario Salem & Brandon Hooper; starring Gerard Butler as Hesson
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • latest info at IMDb
"Pacific Vibrations" documentary [1971] by John Severson: credits at IMDb
"Pajama Party" [1964] /tt0058440/
starring Tommy Kirk & Annette Funicello, with Buster Keaton
"Point Break" [1991] /tt0102685/
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, starring Keanu Reeves & Patrick Swayze
remake announced in 2011 is set in the world of extreme sports
"Psycho Beach Party" [Strand Releasing Sept 2001] /tt0206226/
Beach movie spoof directed by Robert Lee King; based on Charles Busch's acclaimed stageplay; starring
Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Nicholas Brendon, Matt Keeslar, Andrew Levitas, Nick Cornish, Kathleen
Robertson, Danni Wheeler, Amy Adams, Beth Broderick, Kimberley Davies & Charles Busch
"Ride The Wild Surf" [1964] /tt0058523/
starring Fabian, Shelley Fabares & Peter Brown
"Sea Flight" [1980]
"Soul Surfer" biopic [FilmDistrict April 2011]
Filmed in Hawai'i; the true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her left arm in a shark attack, then returned to competitive surfing, winning the ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete of The Year;
co-written & directed by Sean McNamara; starring Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb & singer Carrie Underwood;
full credits at IMDb
"Splinters" [2011] /tt1316432/
feature-length documentary film about the evolution of indigenous surfing in the developing nation of Papua New Guinea; winner of the Best Surf Documentary at the 2011 Surfer Magazine Surfer Poll
"Step Into Liquid" movie [Aug 2003]:
official site •
credits at IMDb
http://www.amazon.com/Step-Into-Liquid-Blu-ray-Brown/dp/B0017LHK3Q/
"Summer Stories" by Greg MacGillivray
"Surf Party" [1964] /tt0058626/
"The Surfer King" [2006] /tt0418206/
http://www.amazon.com/Surfer-King-Randy-Wayne/dp/B000QFAFQI/
"The Ultimate Wave: Tahiti" [IMAX Feb 2010] /tt1646232/
http://www.amazon.com/IMAX-Ultimate-Wave-Tahiti-Blu-ray/dp/B004FGA2KI/
untitled surfing musical [Fox]
Announced 9/2010: Fox won the bidding war for movie rights to Beach Boys songs for an
original bigscreen musical proposal written by Susannah Grant; to be produced by
Craig Zadan, Neil Meron & John Stamos; no entry yet on IMDb
surfing movies by Bruce Brown
browse DVDs • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
 | "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]
Surf Bunny Hall of Fame
online 'Women In Surfing' chronology from Andrea Gabbard's book
Patti Chandler {real name Patricia Ann Lauderback}: IMDb listing [1964-77]
Annette Funicello: IMDb listing [1956-95]
Mary Hughes [1944-2007]: IMDb listing [1964-67]
surfer & model Marisa Miller
official website •
IMDb listing [since 2004] •
Wikipedia
Salli Sachse: IMDb listing [1964-69]
Bobbi Shaw: IMDb listing [1964-76]
"Girl In The Curl: A Century of Women In Surfing" [2000] by Andrea Gabbard /1580050484/
"Surf Diva: A Girl's Guide To Getting Good Waves" [2005] by Izzy & Coco Tihanyi /0156029863/
Spirit of America Bookstore's
'Woody' Surfing Wagons Page
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
now on a separate page:
top of page • short history • The Kohner Family
'Gidget' novels • 'Gidget' movies & TV
'Gidget' entry at Wikipedia
'Gidget' character credits at Internet Movie Database
Hawaii, Luaus & Tiki Decor
 | "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
browse Oldies - Surf Rock Music at Amazon
Golly Gee Records modern surf music {website inactive 2010}
The Beach Boys band
browse Beach Boys albums at Amazon
Spirit of America Bookstore's 'The Beach Boys' Page
Dick Dale's official website
browse Dick Dale's recordings at Amazon
"The Very Best of Dick Dale" album
Books & Magazines About Surfing
browse books on surfing at Amazon.com
'Luna Bay' books for girls by Francess Lantz [1952-2004]
http://www.amazon.com/Surfers-Start-Up-Beginners-Surfing-Sports/dp/1884654126/
http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Curl-Century-Surfing-Adventura/dp/1580050484/
http://www.amazon.com/Longboarders-Start-Up-Longboard-Surfing-Sports/dp/1884654061/
novel "Tapping The Source" [] by Kem Nunn
http://www.amazon.com/Surfer-Magazine-Years-Sam-George/dp/0811870340/
http://www.amazon.com/History-Surfing-Matt-Warshaw/dp/0811856003/
http://www.amazon.com/Kook-Surfing-Taught-Catching-Perfect/dp/0743294203/
http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Wave-Discovery-Cortes-Biggest/dp/0811876284/
http://www.amazon.com/Wave-Pursuit-Rogues-Freaks-Giants/dp/0767928849/
http://www.amazon.com/Surfs-Up-Girls-Guide-Surfing/dp/0345476611/
http://www.amazon.com/Surfing-Illustrated-Visual-Guide-Riding/dp/007147742X/
![Longboard Magazine [est. 1993]](covers/mLongboard.jpg)
![The Surfer's Journal Magazine [est. Spring 1992] based in San Clemente, California](covers/mSurferJournal.jpg)
![Transworld Surf Magazine [est. 2010] based in Carlsbad, California](covers/mTransworldSurf.jpg)
Surfboards & Shops
Ron Jon Surf Shop [est. 1959] of FL, CA & NJ {6 locations}
L i n k s
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
CoastalWatch Australia
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