Surf's Up

– Cody is a surfing penguin from Shiverpool who dreams of making it big and being like his idol Big Z...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 25 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Surf's Up (2007)

Cody is a surfing penguin from Shiverpool who dreams of making it big and being like his idol Big Z. On his journey he discovers his talents are not all he thinks they are and he must learn to accept that their is more to surfing than fame and fortune. Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures and ImageWorks Studios. It stars the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder among others.

Surf's Up (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Jun 2007

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Ash Brannon, Chris Buck

Writer:

Don Rhymer (screenplay by), Ash Brannon (screenplay by), Chris Buck (screenplay by), Christopher Jenkins (screenplay by), Christopher Jenkins (story by), Christian Darren (story by), Diego Garzon (story editor)

Main Actors:

Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder

Plot:

This story follows a teenage rock hopper penguin named Cody Maverick from his hometown of Shiverpool, Antarctica, where all of the other penguins think he's nothing but a surfing fool, to the "Big Z Memorial Surf Off" on Pen Gu Island. Young Cody is determined to win the most important competition in the world of penguin surfing in honor of "Big Z," a deceased surfing legend whom he has idolized since childhood. But the waves in Pen Gu are different than in Shiverpool, and the competition is steep. The current champ, egotistical Tank Evans, isn't just about to let this little penguin knock him from first place without a fight. When Cody wipes out and encounters Geek, a recluse aging former surfer, living in the jungle, he learns some important lessons about life and surfing, and even teaches Geek a thing or two.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 17 nominations.

Gross profit:

$58,867,694

Production:

Sony Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Metacritic:
64%