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Bruce Brown, Legendary Filmmaker

The Endless Summer was Brown's sixth surfing film in a career that started almost accidentally and proceeded according to the guerrilla template of the times -- shoot all winter, edit in the spring, run your ass off all summer showing the damn thing (including doing your own live narration) in school auditoriums and small halls, then pack up for another winter on the road and do it all over again. With The Endless Summer, Brown broke that mold. Born in San Francisco, Brown grew up in Southern California. He started surfing at 11 on the green rollers that formed in the entrance channel to Alamitos Bay before the Long Beach breakwall was completed. He attended Wilson High School...
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In 1964, film maker Bruce Brown decided to follow two surfers around the world in search of a perfect wave. On a budget of only US$50 thousand, with a 16mm camera, he captured the essence, the adventure, and the art of surfing. Hence the renowned The Endless Summer. From the waters of West Africa, through the seas of Australia, to Tahiti, two surfers from California achieved their great dream: to try the wildest waves in the world.

The Endless Summer Director's Special Edition DVD

The Endless Summer Blu-ray disc with free Digital Copy

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WHAT'S NEW
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer Director's Special Edition DVD is nowavailable in our Online Store!! It's Rejuvenated and Digitally Re-mastered with 5.1 Surround Sound.

Special Features:
2-Disc Set
Disc 1: "The Endless Summer" Digitally Re-mastered
Disc 2: Bonus Features:
A Look Back At The Endless Summer
Bruce Brown Timeline
Biographies
Revisiting The Endless Summer
Endless Summer Artwork From Around the World

LICENSING PRESENTATIONS
1. Endless Summer (Flash Movie)
2. On Any Sunday (Flash Movie)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Step Into Liquid (Exe. Producer)
2. On Any Sunday (Director)
3. Endless Summer II (Director)
4. The Endless Summer (Director)
5. Surfin' Shorts (Featured)
6. Waterlogged (Director)
7. Surfing Hollow Days (Filmmaker)
8. Barefoot Adventure (Featured)
10. Surf Crazy (Featured)
11. Slippery When Wet (Filmmaker)

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Bruce Brown and Robert August in discussion before the shoot.

Robert, Mike, Bruce and fellow surfers in South Africa.

The Endless Summer was Brown's first film to receive a nationwide release; it was also the first serious cinematic look at the sport to click with a mass audience.
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