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posted 21 years ago by tygartmark
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The Endless Summer
-Bruce Brown Tribute-
Friday, April 16th
8:00 PM Lido Theater

United States 1966
Documentary
DIRECTOR: Bruce Brown
SCREENWRITER: Bruce Brown
CAST: Mike Hynson, Robert August, Terence Bullen
RUNNING TIME: 95 min

Before there were internationally televised competitions starring elite riders of the wave, surfing was a humble sport practiced by a select group of men and women who lived their lives with the ebb and flow of the tides. Beyond Hawaii, California and a handful of spots dotting the world's coastline, virtually no one had been exposed to the romance of a life on the beach and a calling to scan the horizon for that next ride.

The idea for THE ENDLESS SUMMER was simple. Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth's surface and every day it is summer somewhere on those waters. With this in mind, Bruce Brown and a few of his friends set out on a global surfing expedition to find waves that had never been ridden and having a great time along the way. From Africa to Australia to the islands of the Pacific, they blazed a trail for the sport, for film and for the surfing way of life. This testament to the search for the perfect wave has inspired thousands of surfers to follow in their wake.

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of this timeless film as the Newport Beach Film Festival tributes Bruce Brown. Relive the first epic surf documentary that forever changed the way we watch waves and yearn to ride them.

Reception at Via Lido Plaza
Hosted by Fritz Duda Family Foundation.

Dress: Evening Beachwear
Age: All ages welcome

Newport Beach Film Festival
Screening Schedule

Date: 04/16/2004 08:00 PM
Venue: Lido Theater

Adult
$40.00

Order Tickets

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=65446

[–] sjterryaus 20 years ago

The actual film, I seem to remember has an interesting history. Filmed on 8mm, nobody would consider it. It was transcribed (?correct terminology) to a higher format (?35mm) and still there was no commercial response. Some independent distributor, however, saw its merits and took it and it became a cult movie.

I remember queuing in Vancouver B.C. in the late 1960s and it ran for weeks and weeks.