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Documentary The Endless Summer Mega-Rare LaserDisc Surfer Documentary

The Endless Summer Mega-Rare LaserDisc Surfer Documentary

Rare LaserDisc Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket Mike Hynson, Robert August, Miki Dora...

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The Endless Summer Mega-Rare LaserDisc Surfer Documentary

Rare LaserDisc Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket Mike Hynson, Robert August, Miki Dora...

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Mike Hynson, Robert August, Miki Dora in...

The Endless Summer

( Catalog Number PA12530 )
(2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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The Endless Summer
1966 - 90 min. - Color
Genre: Documentary
Rated G
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Mike Hynson and Robert August were among the world's best surfers in the mid-1960s. Bruce Brown was a surfing enthusiast with a few largely unseen films on the sport. The three became legendary when Brown followed the two Californians around the world, filming their quest for the perfect wave in THE ENDLESS SUMMER. Brown captured his subjects hanging ten in their home waters as well as in Hawaii, Australia, Tahiti, Africa, and New Zealand.

While the surfing footage is amazing, what truly sets this study of the sport apart from its brethren is the larger questions posed in the athletes' search. As they move from ocean to ocean, Hynson and August seek deeper meaning in their lives and come to a spiritual understanding of their purpose on the waves. The thoughtful protagonists also challenge the stereotype of the brain-dead surfer dude. The laid-back guitar sounds of the Sandals, along with Bruce Brown's own wry narration, provide a relaxed soundtrack for this landmark film. It was followed almost 30 years later by ENDLESS SUMMER II (1994), featuring a new generation of surfers.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
While Bruce Brown had been making films about surfing since the late 1950s, The Endless Summer was his first film to receive a nationwide release; it was also the first serious cinematic look at the sport to click with a mass audience. In his narration, Brown muses that if someone had enough time and money, they could literally follow the summer around the globe, and so Brown and two of his surfing buddies, Robert August and Mike Hynson, decide to do just that. With their surfboards as luggage, August and Hynson travel from one coastline to the next, trying the waves in Hawaii, Africa, Australia, Tahiti, and a number of other places where most folks had never even seen a surfboard before. Along the way, August and Hynson learn a lot about people around the world, and grow up a bit while they search for the elusive perfect wave. The Endless Summer also features a great surf-rock score by the Sandals.

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Cast for The Endless Summer

Lord 'Tally Ho' Blears
Bruce Brown
Terence Bullen
Wayne Miyata
Michael Hynson
Robert August

Crew for The Endless Summer

Producer Bruce Brown
Writer Bruce Brown
Cinematographer Bruce Brown
Composer John Blakeley
Composer Gaston Georis
Composer Walter Georis
Director Bruce Brown
Editor Bruce Brown

Feature Details

Title: The Endless Summer
Feature Release Date: 1966
Genre: Documentary
Rating: G
Color: Color
Runtime: 90 Minutes
Playback Format: CLV

Technical Details

Catalog Number: PA12530
UPC: Does not apply
Manufacturer: Pioneer Video Manufacturing
Publisher: Image Entertainment

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: PA12530
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
1 in Stock

Rare LaserDisc

Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket

Mike Hynson, Robert August, Miki Dora in...

The Endless Summer

( Catalog Number PA12530 )
(2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
LaserDisc

The Endless Summer
1966 - 90 min. - Color
Genre: Documentary
Rated G
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Mike Hynson and Robert August were among the world's best surfers in the mid-1960s. Bruce Brown was a surfing enthusiast with a few largely unseen films on the sport. The three became legendary when Brown followed the two Californians around the world, filming their quest for the perfect wave in THE ENDLESS SUMMER. Brown captured his subjects hanging ten in their home waters as well as in Hawaii, Australia, Tahiti, Africa, and New Zealand.

While the surfing footage is amazing, what truly sets this study of the sport apart from its brethren is the larger questions posed in the athletes' search. As they move from ocean to ocean, Hynson and August seek deeper meaning in their lives and come to a spiritual understanding of their purpose on the waves. The thoughtful protagonists also challenge the stereotype of the brain-dead surfer dude. The laid-back guitar sounds of the Sandals, along with Bruce Brown's own wry narration, provide a relaxed soundtrack for this landmark film. It was followed almost 30 years later by ENDLESS SUMMER II (1994), featuring a new generation of surfers.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
While Bruce Brown had been making films about surfing since the late 1950s, The Endless Summer was his first film to receive a nationwide release; it was also the first serious cinematic look at the sport to click with a mass audience. In his narration, Brown muses that if someone had enough time and money, they could literally follow the summer around the globe, and so Brown and two of his surfing buddies, Robert August and Mike Hynson, decide to do just that. With their surfboards as luggage, August and Hynson travel from one coastline to the next, trying the waves in Hawaii, Africa, Australia, Tahiti, and a number of other places where most folks had never even seen a surfboard before. Along the way, August and Hynson learn a lot about people around the world, and grow up a bit while they search for the elusive perfect wave. The Endless Summer also features a great surf-rock score by the Sandals.

Thanks for Visiting DaDon's !

Reviews, Articles, Newsletter and Information for Movies on LaserDisc LD Laser Disc, LazerDisc.

Cast for The Endless Summer

Lord 'Tally Ho' Blears
Bruce Brown
Terence Bullen
Wayne Miyata
Michael Hynson
Robert August

Crew for The Endless Summer

Producer Bruce Brown
Writer Bruce Brown
Cinematographer Bruce Brown
Composer John Blakeley
Composer Gaston Georis
Composer Walter Georis
Director Bruce Brown
Editor Bruce Brown

Feature Details

Title: The Endless Summer
Feature Release Date: 1966
Genre: Documentary
Rating: G
Color: Color
Runtime: 90 Minutes
Playback Format: CLV

Technical Details

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