Surf's Up is a American Academy Award-nominated computer-animated mockumentary film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It stars the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder among others. It is Sony Pictures Animation's second film, the first being Open Season on September 29, 2006. The American premiere occurred on June 8. It is directed by Ash Brannon (the co-director of Toy Story 2) and Chris Buck (the director of Tarzan). Pre-production for Surf's Up began in 2002.
It is a parody of surfing documentaries, such as The Endless Summer and Riding Giants, with parts of the plot parodying North Shore. Real-life surfers Kelly Slater and Rob Machado have vignettes as their penguin surfer counterparts.
Cast
- Shia LaBeouf as Cody Maverick
- Jeff Bridges as Ezekiel 'Big Z' Topanga/Geek
- Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai
- Jon Heder as Chicken Joe
- Mario Cantone as Mikey Abromowitz
- James Woods as Reggie Belafonte
- Diedrich Bader as Tank "The Shredder" Evans
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