Blue Crush (2002)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

John Stockwell

Writers (WGA):

Susan Orlean (magazine article "Surf Girls of Maui")
Lizzy Weiss (story)

Release Date:

16 August 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

If you want to feel the rush you have to take the risk.

Plot:

As a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player.

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Surfer | Wave | Surfer Girl | Hawaii

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19	1:00 AM	BRAVO
Sun. July 19	8:00 AM	BRAVO

Cast

Kate Bosworth	...	Anne Marie Chadwick
Matthew Davis	...	Matt Tollman
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Eden
Sanoe Lake	...	Lena
Mika Boorem	...	Penny Chadwick
Chris Taloa	...	Drew
Kala Alexander	...	Kala
Ruben Tejada	...	JJ
Kaupena Miranda	...	Kaupena
Asa Aquino	...	Asa
Faizon Love	...	Leslie
Fiji	...	Fiji (as George Veikoso)
Shaun Robinson	...	Omar
Paul Hatter	...	Paul
Tamayo Perry	...	Tamayo

Also Known As:

Blue Crush (Germany)
Surf Girls (USA) (working title)
Surf Girls of Maui (USA) (working title)
Untitled Surf Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, teen partying, language and a fight.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (VHS rating) | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Germany:6 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39064) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Hawaii Film Studio - 18th Avenue & Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

Michelle Rodriguez did all her own jet ski stunts, including towing Kate Bosworth's stunt double out to the biggest waves.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ann Marie comes out of the water after surfing her last wave at the end of the film, her shirt is wet. Yet when she is hugging all of her friends, her shirt is dry.

Quotes:

Anne Marie: What do I want? Oh my god, I want Penny to quit smoking and go to college. I want, I want to be able to pay the phone, electric and rent in the same month. I want a girl to be on the cover of Surf magazine. It would be great if that girl were me, but any girl would do. I want... I mean I wish my mom would come home, and I really, really want to win pipe masters tomorrow, that's what I want.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fear of Clowns (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Kinda' Kinky

Just about the movie

I loved Blue Crush, it is my new favourite movie!!! I am a surfer and watching Blue Crush just puts me into a great mood!!! Yeh Blue crush is the best movie ever!! it is great how they cover the female perspective of surfing. I think they do a brilliant job. I also like how not everything is perfect, it's definitely a true surfer movie. Like the girls lacking in money and there not so perfect world. It's good that the movie is set in a beautiful location with beautiful sunny weather. But thats Hawaii for you not Some perfect Hollywood film. The movie is real and not some perfect ,polished movie. The chicks in the movie seem real as do the locations. It's great how they have done this. My favourite movie character in Blue Crush would have to be Anne Marie. She is passionate surfer and reminds me quite of my friend.I also like how her character goes through that stage of "i don't care anymore" It's really nice to watch like a feel good movie. This movie rocks! I give it 10/10!