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Surf's Up
Directed by
Ash Brannon
,
Chris Buck
PG
2007
85m
Animation
,
Comedy
,
and more
6.7
78%
70%
6.5
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A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.
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Cast of Surf's Up
Shia LaBeouf
Cody Maverick (voice)
Jeff Bridges
Big Z / Geek (voice)
Zooey Deschanel
Lani Aliikai (voice)
Jon Heder
Chicken Joe (voice)
James Woods
Reggie Belafonte (voice)
Diedrich Bader
Tank Evans (voice)
Mario Cantone
Mikey Abromowitz (voice)
Kelly Slater
Kelly (voice)
Rob Machado
Rob (voice)
Selema Masekela
SPEN Announcer (voice)
Ash Brannon
Filmmaker (voice) / Director / Screenplay
Chris Buck
Filmmaker (voice) / Director / Screenplay
Brian Posehn
Glen Maverick (voice)
Dana Belben
Edna Maverick (voice)
Reed Buck
Arnold (voice)
Reese Elowe
Kate (voice)
Jack P. Ranjo
Smudge (voice)
Maddie Taylor
Ivan / Glen's Buddy, and others (voice)
Bob Bergen
Additional Voices (voice)
Jillian Bowen
Additional Voices (voice)
Surf's Up Ratings & Reviews
TIME Magazine
Not a comedy tsunami, just consistent ripples of laughs and good vibes.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
It's probably not the kind of animated adventure that's going to garner Oscar talk, but it's a good-hearted, old-fashioned, family-friendly tale.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Not exactly awash in cleverness, but it is good clean fun for the family.
Seattle Times
Tom Keogh
Surf's Up is actually a pretty funny and sophisticated comedy. It's relentlessly playful and imaginative in the vein of "Toy Story," while keenly observant about comic nuances of behavior and bubbling over with neurotic dialogue.
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
The movie has just as much in common with This Is Spinal Tap or even Dogtown and Z-Boys as the cutesy and formulaic films that typically get churned out this time of year.
UGO
Brian Tallerico
It's cool, man. But don't be surprised if you wish it was funnier, dude.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Surf's Up! has a jokey-serious tone that engages both children and adults.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Maybe the next penguin flick will do more justice to the subject. How about going all grindhouse in Lesbian Vampire Penguins of the SS?
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust
Many of the riffs in the mock documentary might be lost on little tykes, but the film's feel-good message of perseverance, friendship and finding your own wave should be enjoyed by all.
Houston Chronicle
Amy Biancolli
The film's tubular visuals and sun-struck philosophizing celebrate the sport while spoofing its disciples, mixing B-grade potty humor and totally-like-fried-chicken gags with faux interviews a la Christopher Guest.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Marred by sudden dead spots and afflicted with a few alarming fits of double entendre inappropriateness.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
If its tale of a teenage penguin who follows his dream of becoming a great surfing champion weren't tired enough, Surf's Up compounds its lack of inventiveness by styling itself as a 'mockumentary,' another gimmick as surfed out as a Florida beach.
Denver Post
Michael Booth
Fresh, funny, inventive and engaging. Dang if those dumb little birds didn't find a movie that lets them be cuddly animals with human problems, an animated flick whose anthropomorphism is appealing rather than appalling.
Dallas Morning News
Nancy Churnin
Sorry, cynics, Surf's Up is a charmer. And if the birds look somewhat familiar, they have something fresh to say about friendship and what winning is all about.
Associated Press
Christy Lemire
The fact that LaBeouf can read a line like, 'Winners find a way no matter what' -- and not sound corny -- is emblematic of what makes Surf's Up such an enjoyable ride.
Chicago Sun-Times
Teresa Budasi
The originality of the documentary format coupled with the splendid CGI effects qualifies Surf's Up as not just another penguin movie.
Boston Globe
Michelle Kung
Between the breezy surfer culture and insider references, Surf's Up is the most colorful of the penguin 'toons to date, both figuratively and literally.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Scott Von Doviak
But seriously - enough with the penguins already.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
Every so often an unpretentious little charmer darts ahead of the pack of big, over-hyped, over-long, resistance-is-futile summer blockbusters lumbering into multiplexes. This one is as refreshing as an ice cream cone after a hot day.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Surf's Up has a friendly, blue-collar vibe and some sly, low-key humor.
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