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The inspirational true story of real life surfing phenomenon Jay Moriarity. When 15 year old Jay discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, is not only real, but exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it. As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest to accomplish the impossible, they form a unique friendship that transforms both their lives, and their quest to tame Mavericks becomes about far more than surfing. Written by
Twentieth Century Fox
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Legends Start Somewhere
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Release Date:
26 October 2012 (USA)
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Also Known As:
Of Men and Mavericks
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Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$2,268,274
(USA)
(26 October 2012)
Gross:
$6,002,756
(USA)
(11 January 2013)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Michael Apted directed the last three weeks of principal photography after
Curtis Hanson had to pull out for health reasons. When Hanson was proved to be in too poor of health to return, Apted ended up directing all of post-production and completing the final cut without Hanson's involvement.
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Goofs
Early in the film, an aerial view of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in 1987 shows the tower of the Double Shot, a ride that was not installed until 2005.
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Quotes
Brenda Hesson:
There are all kinds of sons. Some are born to you, some just occur to you.
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Soundtracks
Amazing Grace
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John Newton See more »
It had amazing character relationships and determination to do what you really want to achieve. It made me laugh it made me cry, and most of all it made me inspired. I'm a surfer in general and the story of the main character (Jay) and the reality of the Maverick waves (look it up, they actually do have competitions to surf the waves that are 50 feet high) is just all the move exciting. It's a must see and take the kids, there are some kissing scenes, but they are brief and not graphic. No swearing or anything. Go and learn some awesome life lessons on the pretty much 100% accurate true story. If you look up info about Jay, the real jay you will find that pretty much same story. Very inspirational movie. Go watch it!