Surf's Up

About Surf's Up

With a documentary crew in tow, Cody Maverick—a young surfer from Antarctica—travels to the pacific for his first professional competition. Determined to earn respect and live up to his idol, Big Z, Cody pushes himself to the limit.

Surf's Up is a 2007 animation comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck. At 85 minutes long, it arrived in June 2007.

Shia LaBeouf takes the lead as Cody Maverick (voice), Jeff Bridges as Big Z, Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai (voice), and Jon Heder as Chicken Joe (voice). Written by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck.

Shelv files it under animals, anthropomorphism, mockumentary, and sea.

Penguins of Madagascar, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, and Zootopia make useful companions to Surf's Up, all filed under penguin. It scores 6.5 out of 10 from 2,858 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.