Bruce Brown
Nacimiento : 1937-12-01, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Muerte : 2017-12-10
Historia
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Bruce Brown (born December 1, 1937 in San Francisco, California) is an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film. He is the father of filmmaker Dana Brown.
His surfing films were Slippery When Wet (1958), Surf Crazy (1959), Barefoot Adventure (1960), Surfing Hollow Days (1961), Waterlogged (1962), and his most well known film, The Endless Summer (1964) which received a nationwide theatrical release in 1966. Considered among the most influential in the genre, The Endless Summer follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August around the world. Thirty years later Brown would film The Endless Summer II with his son in 1994.
He has also made a number of short films including The Wet Set, featuring the Hobie-MacGregor Sportswear Surf Team and one of the earliest skateboarding films, America's Newest Sport, presenting the Hobie Super Surfer Skateboard Team. These short films along with some unused footage from The Endless Summer were included in the DVD Surfin' Shorts, as part of the Golden Years of Surf collection. Brown has gone beyond surfing a few times with the ski film, The Incredible Pair of Skis (1967), a film about motorcycle sport, On Any Sunday (1971) which is held in high regard as one of the best motorcycle documentaries of all time, and a documentary about extreme sports, The Edge (1975), On Any Sunday II (1981) Baja 1000 Classic (1991), and On Any Sunday, revisited (2000) He made a guest appearance in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode SpongeBob vs. The Big One.
Brown is a 2009 inductee into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California.
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Self
The documentary "Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis" reveals the untold story behind Bruce Brown's iconic film "The Endless Summer." It follows the journey of Dick Metz, a California surf pioneer, as he travels the world from 1958 to 1961. Metz's adventures lead him to discover the "perfect wave" at Cape St. Francis in South Africa, which inspires Bruce Brown to create "The Endless Summer" and revolutionize the sport of surfing. The film also documents Metz's return to South Africa at the age of 90 to retrace his original journey. It features interviews with influential figures in the surfing world, including Metz, Bruce Brown, and other surfers. The premiere of the film at the Newport Beach Film Festival is particularly special for director Richard Yelland, as it tells a personal story rooted in his hometown.
THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM is the story of a cultural revolution fueled by the human desire to live in the moment and do what makes you feel the most alive. We discover how an electrifying new world came about through pure energy and imagination and the infinite possibilities of self-expression available to anyone willing to drop in. This documentary, written and directed by Jon Long (IMAX® Extreme), is a visceral, visual experience told through the eyes some of the brightest pioneers, legends, visionaries and champions of surfing, snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding, mountain biking and more.
Executive Producer
Cuando "On Any Sunday" se estrenó en 1971 no se trató de una película más. Dirigida por Bruce Brown, creador también del clásico del surf "The Endless Summer", esta mirada al mundo de la moto alcanzó una audiencia global que se sintió fascinada por las historias cercanas de sus protagonistas y mereció una nominación a los premios de la Academia a Mejor Documental. Cuatro décadas después "On Any Sunday - The Next Chapter" demuestra que la pasión por la moto sigue viva. Dana Brown se encarga de esta secuela capturando el significado de la sensación de montar en moto por todo el mundo. La acción y emoción quitan el aliento: atletas prodigiosos, innovaciones revolucionarias, estrellas de Hollywood e incluso visionarios que utilizan la moto para salvar vidas. On Any Sunday - The Next Chapter es un retrato eterno de todo el placer y las sensaciones que puede brindarte una motocicleta -información de la distribuidora-. (FILMAFFINITY)
Writer
If you were a brilliant geneticist, working on a secret government genetic engineering project, and your fiancee dumped you because your sperm were not viable, what would you do to resolve your mid-life crisis? Dr. Gino Conti creates his own son by combining reptilian and human DNA, but discovers fatherhood an extraordinary challenge when his son's anger management issues include eating people.
Himself
Sin duda, una de las mejores cosas del surf son sus historias. Todos los surfistas tienen la suya, y cada una es diferente y única. "El club de las olas", la espectacular apuesta cinema-tográfica de Dana Brown, llega para darles vida en la gran pantalla. Pasando de lo emocional y lo espiritual a lo más espectacular o incluso a lo cómico, todo está en la película. Considerado por muchos el mejor documental sobre el mundo del surf, "El club de las olas" es mucho más que una película de surf: es el reflejo de la vida a través del surf. Un viaje apasionante por es-te deporte y su espíritu, que entusiasmará a los aficionados, y ani-mará a los indecisos a coger una tabla y… surfear.
Self
A documentary mostly edited together from unused footage from The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II, this documentary gives further insight into the making and success of the original classic surf documentary. It is written, produced and directed by Dana Brown, son of the director of the first two films, Bruce Brown (who executive produced this film). This film likely will appeal only to hardcore fans of the Endless Summer films, but it does feature more of the gorgeous cinematography for which the earlier films are famous. Written by Annie Bulloch
Executive Producer
A documentary mostly edited together from unused footage from The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II, this documentary gives further insight into the making and success of the original classic surf documentary. It is written, produced and directed by Dana Brown, son of the director of the first two films, Bruce Brown (who executive produced this film). This film likely will appeal only to hardcore fans of the Endless Summer films, but it does feature more of the gorgeous cinematography for which the earlier films are famous. Written by Annie Bulloch
Editor
Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).
Writer
Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).
Narrator
Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).
Director
Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).
Producer
Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.
Narrator
Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.
Director
Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.
Director
America's Newest Sport is a short film made for Hobie. It was about his new skateboard and skateboard team. Hobie, as he always did, figured he could design something better. He came up with flexible trucks and clay wheels which sure beat the old steel ones. His skateboard "team" was a classic bunch of kids who performed state of the art maneuvers like riding a skateboard while covered by a trash can.
Narrator
La joya de la corona de los documentales de surf. Brown sigue a dos jóvenes surfistas por todo el mundo en busca de la ola perfecta, y termina por encontrar un buen número, además de algunos coloridos personajes locales.
Editor
La joya de la corona de los documentales de surf. Brown sigue a dos jóvenes surfistas por todo el mundo en busca de la ola perfecta, y termina por encontrar un buen número, además de algunos coloridos personajes locales.
Director of Photography
La joya de la corona de los documentales de surf. Brown sigue a dos jóvenes surfistas por todo el mundo en busca de la ola perfecta, y termina por encontrar un buen número, además de algunos coloridos personajes locales.
Author
La joya de la corona de los documentales de surf. Brown sigue a dos jóvenes surfistas por todo el mundo en busca de la ola perfecta, y termina por encontrar un buen número, además de algunos coloridos personajes locales.
Producer
La joya de la corona de los documentales de surf. Brown sigue a dos jóvenes surfistas por todo el mundo en busca de la ola perfecta, y termina por encontrar un buen número, además de algunos coloridos personajes locales.
Director
La joya de la corona de los documentales de surf. Brown sigue a dos jóvenes surfistas por todo el mundo en busca de la ola perfecta, y termina por encontrar un buen número, además de algunos coloridos personajes locales.
Director
The "Fellini of Foam's" fifth and last film before "The Endless Summer," "Water Logged" is made up of highlights from Bruce Brown's four previous films: "Slippery When Wet," "Surf Crazy," "Barefoot Adventure" and "Surfing Hollow Days." This film features the best of four years of surf photography.
Director
Filmed before his wildly popular Endless Summer, this Bruce Brown documentary follows famed surfers Robert August, Peter Johnson, Mike Haley, Kemp Aaberg and others as they ride waves in Australia, Mexico, California and Florida. It also goes behind the scenes, offering glimpses of the surfers' personal lives and the culture they inhabit. Watch for the 15-foot shark checking out the line-up at Rincon (in Santa Barbara, Calif.)!
Director
This program includes three of Bruce Brown's short films: "The Wet Set," featuring the Hobie-MacGregor Surf Team; "America's Newest Sport," presenting the Hobie Super Surfer Skateboard Team; and an early television special which includes the first surfing trip to Japan with 12-year-old Peter Johnson and Del Cannon in a segment filmed, but not used for, "The Endless Summer."
Himself / Narrator
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Editor
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Director of Photography
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Writer
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Director
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Director
Surf Crazy is the second movie from veteran surf film producer Bruce Brown. During this movie a group of surfers head down to numerous unsurfed spots in Mexico, some huge waves in Hawaii and some classic surf in California.
Editor
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.
Director of Photography
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.
Writer
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.
Director
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.
Narrator
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.
