Riding Giants (2004)

Director:

Stacy Peralta

Writers (WGA):

Stacy Peralta (written by) &
Sam George (written by)

Release Date:

21 July 2004 (France)

Genre:

Documentary | History | Sport

Tagline:

It doesn't get any bigger than this.

Plot:

Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture.

Plot Keywords:

Surfing | Wave | Friendship | Beach | Windsurfing

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jeff Clark	...	Himself
Darrick Doerner	...	Himself
Laird John Hamilton	...	Himself
Dave Kalama	...	Himself
David H. Kalama Jr.	...	Himself
Brian L. Keaulana	...	Himself
Buzzy Kerbox	...	Himself
Titus Kinimaka	...	Himself
Gerry Lopez	...	Himself
Mickey Munoz	...	Himself
Greg Noll	...	Himself
Gabrielle Reece	...	Herself
Evan Slater	...	Himself
Kelly Slater	...	Himself
Darryl Virostko	...	Himself
Mike Waltze	...	Himself
Grant Washburn	...	Himself

Directed by
Stacy Peralta

Writing credits (WGA)
Stacy Peralta		(written by) &
Sam George		(written by)

Produced by
Paul Crowder	....	associate producer
Nathalie Delest	....	executive producer
Laird John Hamilton	....	executive producer (as Laird Hamilton)
Jane Kachmer	....	producer
Franck Marty	....	executive producer
Agi Orsi	....	producer
Stacy Peralta	....	producer

Cinematography by
Peter Pilafian
Grant Washburn

Film Editing by
Paul Crowder

Production Management
Agi Orsi	....	unit production manager
Cecy Rangel	....	production manager

Sound Department
Richard Adrian	....	sound effects designer
Alan Barker	....	additional sound
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dane A. Davis	....	lead sound designer
Dane A. Davis	....	sound designer
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Lori Dovi	....	sound mixer
Michael Gatt	....	sound recordist
Paul Hackner	....	dialogue editor
Matt Hedges	....	sound editorial coordinator
Eddie Kim	....	sound designer
Eddie Kim	....	supervising sound editor
James Morioka	....	dialogue editor
Jacob Riehle	....	assistant sound effects recordist
Anthony Roza	....	assistant sound effects recordist
Bryan O. Watkins	....	sound effects recordist
Nathan Whitehead	....	assistant sound editor
Wade Wilson	....	sound effects designer
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby

Camera and Electrical Department
David Homcy	....	assistant camera: jaws unit
Sebastian Jungwirth	....	assistant camera
Don King	....	camera operator: jaws unit
John Malvino	....	cinematographer: Maverick's unit
Ken Malvino	....	assistant camera
Jai Mansson	....	assistant camera: jaws unit
Paul Marbury	....	assistant camera
Sonny Miller	....	camera operator: jaws unit
Grant Washburn	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Andy Lichtstein	....	digital colorist
Lara Mazzawi	....	assistant editor
Grant Myers	....	assistant editor
Cecy Rangel	....	assistant editor
Royce Smith	....	color timer
Pauline von Moos	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Debra MacCulloch	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Tina Miranda	....	transcriptor (as Typing Plus)
Cecy Rangel	....	researcher
Christine Triano	....	researcher

Thanks
Van Bedient	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Agi Orsi Productions (as aop) (co-production)
• Forever Films (present) (co-production)
• Quicksilver Entertainment (as quiksilverentertainment)
• Quiksilver (in association with)
• Setsuna LLC (co-production)
• Studio Canal (present) (co-production)

Distributors

• Bodega Films (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films Pty. Ltd. (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Fandango (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (USA)

Other Companies

• Danetracks  sound design & editorial
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• Matter Music  music

Also Known As:

Riding Giants (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Runtime:

USA:105 min | Germany:101 min | UK:101 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Company:

Agi Orsi Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Gidget (1959)

Soundtrack:

Makaha Waves

Another GREAT surfing movie !!

There's been a spate of recent surfing movies that I seem to haphazardly run across without advance warning. I caught this treasure on digital cable this week and what a pleasant surprise it was! The focus is on the pioneers of big wave surfing from the 60's Greg Noll to our current Laird Hamilton, from Waimea Bay to Mavericks to Jaws. Hell, I could watch a movie just about Laird Hamilton - one of this generation's great athletes - so the rest is just gravy. There's loads of good surfing mixed in with interviews of past and present surfing stars, in pleasant, relaxed and unpretentious fashion. Of all the surfing movies I've seen this tells the big-wave story the best, and I think it's my favorite. Enjoy!