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.
Direction
Bruce Brown's self-taught editing builds genuine tension.
Practical Effects
No stunt doubles, no CGI—just actual humans risking everything.

Director
Bruce Brown
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brown financed this by selling his car and sleeping in a hammock on set.
This pre-Gidget surfing footage captured the sport's final moments of obscurity before Hollywood commodified it.