Chasing Mavericks (2012)

Directors:

Michael Apted
Curtis Hanson

Writers:

Kario Salem (screenplay)
Jim Meenaghan (story) ...
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Release Date:

26 October 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Legends Start Somewhere

Plot:

When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.

Plot Keywords:

Surfing | Box Office Flop | No Opening Credits | Year 1987 | Two Word Title

Cast

Gerard Butler	...	Frosty Hesson
Jonny Weston	...	Jay Moriarity
Elisabeth Shue	...	Kristy Moriarity
Abigail Spencer	...	Brenda Hesson
Leven Rambin	...	Kim Moriarity
Greg Long	...	Magnificent One
Peter Mel	...	Magnificent Two
Zach Wormhoudt	...	Magnificent Three
Devin Crittenden	...	Blond
Taylor Handley	...	Sonny
Cooper Timberline	...	Young Jay
Maya Raines	...	Roquet
Harley Graham	...	Young Kim
Jenica Bergere	...	Zeuf
James Anthony Cotton	...	Frank
Channon Roe	...	Bob Pearson
Thomas Freil	...	Bells
L. Peter Callender	...	Biology Teacher
Andrew Pierno	...	Sonny Crew #1
Coy Coffman	...	Sonny Crew #2
Richard Gross	...	Brenda's Father
Gary Griffis	...	Young Blond
Brandon Fleschner	...	Beach Cruiser
Adam Del Rio	...	Capitola Mall Druggie
Keegan Boos	...	Young Sonny
Kaila Pearson	...	Female Student
Christopher Sweeney	...	Eli
Elina Wells	...	Melia
Brandon Hooper	...	Photographer on Boat
Nate Feix	...	Little Grommet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erin Bell	...	Student
Kymberly Jenal	...	Bon Fire #1
Michael Acosta	...	Pickup Driver (uncredited)
Derek W. Adam	...	Driver in Firebird (uncredited)
Elliott Arcelis	...	Sexy surfer (uncredited)
Andy Arness	...	Blue-Collar Worker (uncredited)
Samuel Baca	...	Driver / Neighbor (uncredited)
Riko Bay	...	Blue-Collar Worker (2012) (uncredited)
Matt Bingham	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Joaquin Cano	...	Migrant Worker (uncredited)
Cabran E. Chamberlain	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Nestor Cuellas	...	Blue Collar Worker (uncredited)
Robert Cure	...	Surfer #2 (uncredited)
Leesha Davis	...	Mavericks Spectator (uncredited)
Scott Eastwood	...	Gordy (uncredited)
Sammy Elliott	...	Cute surfer (uncredited)
David Gizzarelli	...	Background (uncredited)
Jonathan Grebe	...	Mavericks Spectator (uncredited)
Mark Daniel Hodge	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Mike Howard	...	Neighbor / Bike Rider (uncredited)
Jeffrey W. Jenkins	...	Funeral attendee (uncredited)
Alexander Kanellakos	...	Surfer #1 (uncredited)
Diana Kibunguchy	...	Extra (uncredited)
Nate Komari	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Mark Lavell	...	Santa Cruz Local (uncredited)
Janean Christine Mariani	...	Mavericks Videographer (uncredited)
Deanna Marks	...	Molly (uncredited)
Cloud Mykals	...	Surfer #3 (uncredited)
Lourdes Nadres	...	Mavericks Spectator (uncredited)
Nkechi	...	Mavericks Photographer (uncredited)
Montgomery Paulsen	...	Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Jekyns Pelaez	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
David Alan Poe	...	Driver (uncredited)
Brian Sampson	...	Blue Collar Worker / Driver (uncredited)
Frank Scozzari	...	Beach Goer at Bonfire (uncredited)
Etienne Vick	...	Driver 1966 VW (uncredited)
Steven Wiig	...	Mavericks Spectator (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Apted
Curtis Hanson

Writing credits
Kario Salem		(screenplay)
Jim Meenaghan		(story) &
Brandon Hooper		(story)

Produced by
Gerard Butler	....	executive producer
Kathleen M. Courtney	....	associate producer
Curtis Hanson	....	producer
Brandon Hooper	....	producer
Georgia Kacandes	....	executive producer
Jim Meenaghan	....	producer
Alan Siegel	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Chad Fischer

Cinematography by
Oliver Euclid
Bill Pope

Film Editing by
John Gilbert

Casting by
Nina Henninger
Venus Kanani
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Ida Random

Art Direction by
Chad Owens

Set Decoration by
John Micheletos

Costume Design by
Sophie De Rakoff		(as Sophie Carbonell)

Makeup Department
Karen Bradley	....	makeup artist
Gretchen Davis	....	makeup department head
Elvia Felix Herrera	....	makeup artist
Robert Mrazik	....	key hair stylist
Charlotte Parker	....	hair department head
Charlotte Parker	....	personal hair stylist: Gerard Butler
Yvette Rivas	....	hair department head
Jennifer Tremont	....	hair stylist
Jenny-King Turko	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Heidi Erl	....	production supervisor
Carl Hampe	....	second unit production supervisor
Georgia Kacandes	....	unit production manager
Douglas C. Merrifield	....	unit production manager: second unit
Liz Richards	....	post-production manager
Jesse Torres	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philip Boston	....	second unit director
Craig Comstock	....	second assistant director
Julie Cummings	....	assistant director: second unit
Eric Heffron	....	first assistant director
David Mendoza	....	key second assistant director: second unit
Anastacia C. Nemec	....	assistant director: second unit
Anastacia C. Nemec	....	second second assistant director
Christopher T. Sadler	....	second second assistant director
Matthew D. Smith	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Karen Baker	....	set dec assistant (as Karen L. Baker)
Eric Beaumonte	....	construction utility
Eric Beaumonte	....	shop laborer
Carina Berlin	....	art department intern
Tracy Boyko	....	on-set painter
James Burke	....	greensman
Jason Byers	....	lead scenic artist
Nick D'Abo	....	construction general foreman
Halsted Craig Hannah	....	photoshop artist
Mike Helbig	....	leadman
Jason Hoobyar	....	set dresser
Peter Hudson	....	set dresser
Kelli Lundy	....	art department coordinator
William C. Martin	....	assistant property master
Doni McMillan	....	set dresser
Brian Meek	....	propmaker
Carrie Nardello	....	scenic artist
Nanci Noblett	....	art director: pre-production
Jason Michael Noel	....	on set dresser
Doug Pierce	....	set designer
Anna Rogers	....	assistant props
Stephan C. Sadler	....	propmaker (as Stephen Sadler)
Mitt Seely	....	storyboard artist
James Shefik	....	scenic artist
James Shefik	....	scenic foreman
Chris Ubick	....	property master
Louis Visco	....	set dresser
Christian Wadman	....	prop master: marine unit
Doug E. Williams	....	construction coordinator
Trenton Winslow	....	construction gang boss
Adam Bennes	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Edward J. McNicoll	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Apted	....	sound editor
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Benjamin Beardwood	....	dialogue editor
Jim Brookshire	....	dialogue supervisor
Jim Brookshire	....	supervising adr editor
Alan H. Chang	....	boom operator: second unit (as Alan Chang)
Cary Clark	....	technical support
Blake Collins	....	foley mixer
Brian Copenhagen	....	utility sound technician
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist
Peter Deutscher	....	boom operator: second unit
Richard Duarte	....	foley mixer
John-Thomas Graves	....	adr mixer
John Guentner	....	foley mixer
Craig Henighan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Edward J. Hernandez	....	re-recording engineer
Keenan Jensen	....	sound mixer: second unit
Scott Kinzey	....	boom operator
Wayne Lemmer	....	sound effects editor
Eric Maldin	....	adr mixer
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rob Nokes	....	field sound effects
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Erin Michael Rettig	....	dolby atmos mix tech
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist
Nelson Stoll	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
J.D. Streett	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel	....	digital compositor
Casey Allen	....	lead flame artist: Walden Media
Scott E. Anderson	....	visual effects supervisor
Ashley Beck	....	visual effects artist (as Ash Beck)
Ashley Beck	....	visual effects artist
Niccolo H. Bodner	....	digital lab assistant: Digital Sandbox
Zach Brinkerhoff	....	digital compositor
Bruce Buckley	....	modeling and texturing
Edgar Burcksen	....	visual effects editor: dsb
Brian Chen	....	CG artist
Mark Chernausek	....	visual effects technical assistant
Heather Davis Baker	....	compositing supervisor
Miller Drake	....	visual effects editor
David S. Dranitzke	....	visual effects producer
Brent Gilmartin	....	visual effects artist
Scott Gudahl	....	digital compositor
Martin Hall	....	senior compositor: Digital Sandbox
Matt Kelly	....	digital compositor
Didier Levy	....	cg supervisor
Roni McKinley	....	visual effects producer
James Polk	....	pipeline software developer
Zack Rosenblatt	....	visual effects production assistant
Penny Runge	....	visual effects coordinator
Christopher Russell	....	visual effects producer
Philip Sisk	....	compositor
Paul Van Camp	....	water technical director: DSBX
Derek Weil	....	visual effects data coordinator

Stunts
Jeffrey G. Barnett	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Jeffrey G. Barnett	....	stunts
Adam Bartlett	....	stunt player
Gabe Boucher	....	stunt double: Johny Weston
Rocky Capella	....	stunts
Kevin K. Clark	....	stunt driver
Craig H. Davidson	....	utility stunts
Shawn Dollar	....	stunt player
Colin Dwyer	....	stunt player
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Kai Garcia	....	stunt player
Kilian Garland	....	stunt player
Mark Healey	....	stunt player
Kris A. Jeffrey	....	stunt performer
Brock Little	....	stunt coordinator
Marty Magnussen	....	stunt player
Nathan E. Mertz	....	stunt double: Jonny Weston
Chayne Pearson	....	stunt player
Taylor Pitz	....	stunt player
Frank Quirarte	....	stunt driver
Anthony Tashnick	....	stunt double: Gerard Butler
Sean Taylor	....	stunt double: Gerard Butler
Michael Trisler	....	stunt double: Jonny Weston
Grant Washburn	....	stunt coordinator
Grant Washburn	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph J. Allen	....	grip
Joseph J. Allen	....	second unit: best boy grip
Miles Anderson	....	lighting technician
Ben Booker	....	digital loader: second unit
Phil Bowen	....	first assistant: second unit
Dane Brehm	....	chief digital imaging technician: second unit
Michael Ryan Burns	....	best boy grip: Marine Unit
Michael Ryan Burns	....	best boy rigging electric
Ryan J. Calkin	....	rigging electrician
Dave Childers	....	key grip
Gregory M. Childers	....	"b" dolly grip
Ian Chriss	....	best boy's best boy grip: Marine Unit
Ian Chriss	....	best boy's best boy rigging electric
Tom Cloutier	....	electrician (as Thomas Cloutier)
Gregory Collis	....	grip
Ron Condon	....	camera operator
Evan Davies	....	condor operator
Andrew Dumas	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Tyler Emmett	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Chad Eshbaugh	....	crane technician
Bob Finley III	....	gaffer
Jeph Folkins	....	second assistant camera
Larry Haynes	....	additional director of photography: second unit
Richard A. Hunt	....	grip
Brook Johnson	....	key rigging grip
John Johnson	....	still photographer
Aaron Kirby	....	camera utility
Michael Kleiman	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Steve Koster	....	klauscam operator
Todd Kuhn	....	key grip: Marine Unit
James Kumarelas	....	rigging gaffer
Ryan Kunkleman	....	digital imaging technician: second unit
John Lacy	....	best boy electric
Rick Larson	....	electrician
Anne Lee	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	camera operator (as Greg Lundsgaard)
Greg Luntzel	....	first assistant camera
Chris Mack	....	second unit
Robert 'Boomer' McCann	....	best boy grip
David Mong	....	electrician
Darin Moran	....	camera operator: "a" camera: second unit
Tim Morgan	....	electrician
Erik Gunnar Mortensen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Spencer Mulcahy	....	electrician
Andy Neddermeyer	....	video assist: second unit
Orlando Orona	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Mike Ozier	....	director of photography: second unit
Daniel Pershing	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Vance Piper	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Prickett	....	director of photography: second unit
Lisa Quinn	....	rigging electrician
Gaston Richmond	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Omar Sabeh	....	rigging electrician
Paul Santoni	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera second unit
Sophie Shellenberger	....	lighting technician
Bryce Shields	....	video assist
Mario Signore	....	camera operator: second unit
Dane Spelman	....	grip: Marine Unit
Kevin Stanley	....	digital imaging technician
K.E.J. Stover	....	additional set electrician
K.E.J. Stover	....	rigging grip (as Kevin Stover)
Bret Suding	....	digital imaging technician: second unit
John Trunk	....	video assist
Will Wacha	....	second assistant camera
Marc Wall	....	grip
Grant Washburn	....	camera operator
Will Weprin	....	camera pa
Brook Willard	....	digital imaging technician: additional photography
Mike Ozier	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kyle Davidson	....	casting assistant
Marcy Guiragossian	....	casting assistant
Colleen Kenneavy	....	extras casting
Sarah Kliban	....	casting assistant
Michelle Wade Byrd	....	casting associate (as Michelle Wade)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Albertson	....	assistant costume designer
Tiffany Amundson	....	tailor
Diana Banas	....	costume production assistant
Andrea Cooper	....	key costumer
Michael Crow	....	costumer
Sharon Fauvel	....	head ager/dyer
David Perrone	....	set costumer
Deirdre Scully	....	set costumer: background
Leslie Weir	....	costume supervisor
Valerie White	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Ben Baker	....	digital workflow supervisor
Frank Canales	....	post-production assistant
Nathaniel G. Fuller	....	apprentice editor (as Nathaniel Fuller)
Ramon Huggins	....	avid technician
Nicholas Hunt	....	post-production IT production assistant
Alexander Johnson	....	assistant editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Michael Smollin	....	digital intermediate colorist
Todd Zongker	....	first assistant editor
Eliot Milbourn	....	additional colorist (uncredited)
Joe Zappia	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Fernand Bos	....	music editor
Stephen Coleman	....	orchestrator
Brad Haehnel	....	score mixer
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor
Andrea von Foerster	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Beau Bean	....	stakebed driver
Al Burton	....	transportation coordinator
Kimberly Burton	....	transportation dispatcher
Jack Carpenter	....	camera car driver
Joe Handley	....	driver: art department
Erik Hattan	....	driver
Lynsey Tamsen Jones	....	production assistant
Dannie Lenz	....	local transportation captain
Esteban Munoz	....	mechanic
John Petty	....	transportation captain: second unit
Frank Quirarte	....	boat operator
Greg Rogers	....	teamster driver
Eric Solmonson	....	picture car coordinator
Jay E. Vigil	....	transportation captain
Rick Wiley	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Derek W. Adam	....	production assistant
Mishan Afsari	....	production assistant
John Arbuckle	....	camera boat driver: marine department
Brad Beedle	....	production medic
Andrew Blazensky	....	assistant to Mr. Hooper
Michael T. Brady	....	marine coordinator
Francie Brown	....	dialect coach
Ryan Carbrey	....	location production assistant
Shannon Cecil	....	production assistant
Darrick Chan	....	location assistant
James Chandler	....	lead craft service
Alan Chu	....	IT/telecom tech
Dawn Todd Curfman	....	production coordinator: Santa Cruz
Tasha Dabek	....	second unit script supervisor
David Danberg	....	catering & craft services
Drew Maximillion Davis	....	set production assistant
Gabe de Kelaita	....	office production assistant
Roman Diaz	....	production assistant
Carrie I. Dodd	....	set production assistant
Emily Eckert	....	assistant to Mark Johnson
Rory Enke	....	location manager
Paula Frankel	....	script supervisor: second unit
Susan Gill	....	studio teacher
Alyssa Gruhn	....	set production assistant
Marcy Guiragossian	....	set production assistant
Angela Higley	....	office production assistant
Kristina Hontalas	....	accounting clerk
Craig Hosking	....	aerial coordinator/pilot
Jim Jaffe	....	product placement executive
Dan Kemp	....	second unit: location manager
Sarah Kliban	....	dialogue coach
Mark Kubr	....	surf coach
Vishishth Kumar	....	production assistant
Daniel Lee	....	key assistant location manager
Josh Leith	....	assistant to Curtis Hanson
Sorta Lim	....	second unit production secretary
Krystal MacKnight	....	assistant production coordinator
Heather MacLean	....	assistant location manager
Andrea Manners	....	script supervisor: second Unit
Andrea Manners	....	script supervisor: second unit
Katie Mariani	....	coordinator: main titles, Method Design
Brad Dirk Martin	....	boat captain
Brad Dirk Martin	....	production assistant
Dan Masciarelli	....	producer: main titles, Method Design
Matthew S. Mayer	....	key set production assistant
Schell Michael	....	stand-in/double
Michael W. Miliotti	....	head animal trainer
Rick Mischke	....	stand-in
Peter Moody	....	key assistant location manager
Anthony Muniz	....	set production assistant
Anthony Muniz	....	stand-in
Lisandro Novillo	....	set production assistant: vfx unit
Jill Nunley	....	travel advisor
Paul J. Park	....	second assistant accountant
David Alan Poe	....	photo double: Gerard Butler (as David Alan Hodges)
Megan Pratt	....	production assistant
Leslie Quan	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Patrick Ranahan	....	key assistant location manager
Michael Raziano	....	assistant location manager: set
Sandy Reed	....	craft service
Timothy Roberts	....	stand-in
Rocky Romano	....	additional film footage
James A. Rota	....	production IT supervisor
Marissa Rousseau	....	office production assistant
Virginia Saenz McCarthy	....	script supervisor
Jason Salzman	....	production coordinator - vfx unit
Michael Sausa	....	associate creative director: titles, Method Design
Cary Smith	....	set medic: marine shooting
Jesse Soares	....	stand-in
Carolina Solorzano	....	production secretary
Aaron Speiser	....	acting coach: Gerard Butler
Mylan Stepanovich	....	physical production executive
Melanie Tepperman	....	set production assistant
Steve Viola	....	creative director: main titles: method design
Grant Washburn	....	surf consultant
Christopher Waters	....	location accountant
Chelsea Wehner	....	office production assistant
Serena Wong	....	production assistant
Melinda Wood	....	unit publicist
Simon Lake	....	location scout (uncredited)
Melissa Voyagis	....	epk field producer (uncredited)

Thanks
Carlos Burle	....	the producers wish to thank
Jimmy Chili	....	the producers wish to thank
Shane Dorian	....	the producers wish to thank
Steven J. Goldfisher	....	the producers wish to thank
Matt Warshaw	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Walden Media

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Forum Hungary (2012) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Senator Filmverleih (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2012) (Denmark) (all media)
• Pinema (2012) (Turkey) (all media)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Digital Sandbox (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation  funding
• Alcomm Systems  IT/telecom services
• Apollo Productions / AAR Digital  advertising and promotions
• Audio Head Post  post-production sound services (ADR)
• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting: Northern California
• Brauer & Co.  film tax credits
• Camadeus Film Technologies  cmotion lens control system
• Camtec Motion Picture Camera Rentals  camera equipment provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Codex Digital  digital recording equipment
• DTC Grip & Electric  electrics truck
• DTC Grip & Electric  generator: towplants
• DTC Grip & Electric  grip and lighting equipment
• DTC Grip & Electric  grip trucks
• El Monte RV Studio Rentals  cast trailers
• El Monte RV Studio Rentals  stakebeds
• El Monte RV Studio Rentals  transportation equipment
• Let It Cast  casting powered by
• Lotus Post  ADR recording
• Method Design  main titles
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and makeup trailer
• Movie Movers  wardrobe trailer
• Performing Animal Troupe  animals provided by
• Pretty Moving Pictures  digital workstations
• Relativity Music Group  soundtrack
• Road Rebel  production travel
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Sixteen19  Avid support
• Sixteen19  digital dailies

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements and some perilous action

Runtime:

USA:116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Datasat | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #47859) | Portugal:M/12 | India:U/A | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 | Switzerland:10

Filming Locations:

Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

The man who gives Jay the board while surfing mavericks is Frosty Hesson. It' s not written in cast in the end of the movie.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Early in the film, an aerial view of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in 1987 shows the tower of the Double Shot, a ride that was not installed until 2005.

Quotes:

Frosty Hesson:As for the rest, all I will say is... the ones who push the limits, discover the limits sometimes push back.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.71" (2012)

FANTASTIC Surfing flick & actors

For the life of me I don't know why it has a low review-- it's an amazing surfing movie. Heck, I'm not even a surfer and went into this very critical (I rarely go to sporty movies / inspirational flicks).

It's based on a TRUE story, has fantastic footage of surfing (after viewing how-to's I am now amazed at how they pulled this off), & features superb acting.

If you're looking for some ridiculous explosions, sex, and nonsensical action prepare to be impressed with something deeper. I loved how they didn't go with the norm simply to satisfy the masses.

This is a down-to-earth flick for people who are looking for something that really hits home and I would go spend $11 to re-watch this.