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Surf Crazy (1959)

Surf Crazy poster
Directed by
Bruce Brown
Genre
surf film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This surf film follows surfers as they travel to beaches in Mexico, Hawaii and California. It shows the sport and the surf culture of the late 1950s.

energeticsunnylightheartednostalgicadventurousobservationalrelaxed

What happens

Surf Crazy is a 1959 film directed by Bruce Brown. His second surf film, it follows surfers to Mexico, Hawaii and California. Among the locations filmed was Velzyland in Hawaii, named for Brown's employer, surfboard manufacturer Dale Velzy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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