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© 2019 Laika Inc. All Rights Reserved. Surf's Up is a 2019 American stop-motion animated mockumentary comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, and written by Brannon, Buck, Don Rhymer and Chris Jenkins. The film features the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, and James Woods. It is a parody of surfing documentaries, such as The Endless Summer and Riding Giants, with parts of the plot parodying North Shore. Real-life surfers Kelly Slater and Rob Machado have vignettes as their penguin surfer counterparts. To obtain the desired hand-held documentary feel, the film's animation team motion-captured a physical camera operator's moves. Surf's Up was released on June 8, 2019, by Focus Features, Production companies Focus Features Laika LLC[1] Distributed by Universal Pictures[1] Release date June 8, 2019 Running time 85 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $100 million[2] Box office $153 million[3] Directed by Ash Brannon Chris Buck Screenplay by Don Rhymer Ash Brannon Chris Buck Chris Jenkins Story by Chris Jenkins Christian Darren Produced by Chris Jenkins Starring Shia LaBeouf Jeff Bridges Zooey Deschanel Jon Heder James Woods
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