Bruce Brown

Bruce Brown

Bruce Brown (born December 1, 1937 - December 10, 2017) was an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film. He is the father of filmmaker Dana Brown. His surfing films are Slippery When Wet (1958), Surf Crazy (1959), Barefoot Adventure (1960), Surfing Hollow Days (1961), Waterlogged (1962), and his most well known film, The Endless Summer (1964) which received a nationwide theatrical release in 1966. Considered among the most influential in the genre, The Endless Summer follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August around the world. Thirty years later Brown would film The Endless Summer II with his son in 1994. He also made a number of short films including The Wet Set, featuring the Hobie-MacGregor Sportswear Surf Team and one of the earliest skateboarding films, America's Newest Sport, presenting the Hobie Super Surfer Skateboard Team. These short films along with some unused footage from The Endless Summer were included in the DVD Surfin' Shorts, as part of the Golden Years of Surf collection. Brown has gone beyond surfing a few times with the ski film, The Incredible Pair of Skis (1967), a film about motorcycle sport, On Any Sunday (1971) which is held in high regard as one of the best motorcycle documentaries of all time, and a documentary about extreme sports, The Edge (1975), On Any Sunday II (1981) Baja 1000 Classic (1991), and On Any Sunday, revisited (2000) He made a guest appearance in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode SpongeBob vs. The Big One. Brown was a 2009 inductee into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California.

  • Title: Bruce Brown
  • Popularity: 1.719
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1937-12-01
  • Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, U.S.
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Bruce Brown Movies

  • 1971
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    On Any Sunday

    On Any Sunday

    6.8 1971 HD

    Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.

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  • 2003
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    Step Into Liquid

    Step Into Liquid

    7.176 2003 HD

    No special effects. No stuntmen. No stereotypes. No other feeling comes close. Surfers and secret spots from around the world are profiled in this...

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  • 2009
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    SpongeBob vs. the Big One

    SpongeBob vs. the Big One

    7.2 2009 HD

    When SpongeBob and pals are swept out to sea, they must learn to surf or be stranded on a remote island forever! Then, SpongeBob and Patrick start...

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  • 1961
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    Search for Surf

    Search for Surf

    1 1961 HD

    There were 4 or 5 different films under the same title that were produced between 1957 and 1961. These films were used to promote Greg Noll...

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  • 2020
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    A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story

    A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story

    1 2020 HD

    Follow the summer season around the world with two surfers on a quest for the perfect wave. As it turned out, Bruce was on to something. Not only did...

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  • 2023
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    Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of St.Francis

    Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of St.Francis

    1 2023 HD

    The documentary "Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis" reveals the untold story behind Bruce Brown's iconic film "The Endless...

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  • 1994
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    The Endless Summer II

    The Endless Summer II

    7.3 1994 HD

    Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the...

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  • 1958
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    Slippery When Wet

    Slippery When Wet

    1 1958 HD

    Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii....

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  • 1960
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    Barefoot Adventure

    Barefoot Adventure

    1 1960 HD

    Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.

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  • 2000
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    The Endless Summer Revisited

    The Endless Summer Revisited

    7 2000 HD

    A documentary mostly edited together from unused footage from The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II, this documentary gives further insight...

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  • 1966
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    The Endless Summer

    The Endless Summer

    7.216 1966 HD

    Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson...

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  • 2015
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    The Search for Freedom

    The Search for Freedom

    7.1 2015 HD

    THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM is the story of a cultural revolution fueled by the human desire to live in the moment and do what makes you feel the most...

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  • 1966
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    The Endless Summer

    The Endless Summer

    7.216 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Endless Summer

    The Endless Summer

    7.216 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Endless Summer

    The Endless Summer

    7.216 1966 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Endless Summer II

    The Endless Summer II

    7.3 1994 HD

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  • 1971
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    On Any Sunday

    On Any Sunday

    6.8 1971 HD

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  • 2011
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    Lizard Boy

    Lizard Boy

    2 2011 HD

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  • 1960
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    Barefoot Adventure

    Barefoot Adventure

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1958
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    Slippery When Wet

    Slippery When Wet

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Slippery When Wet

    Slippery When Wet

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Slippery When Wet

    Slippery When Wet

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1960
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    Barefoot Adventure

    Barefoot Adventure

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    Barefoot Adventure

    Barefoot Adventure

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    Barefoot Adventure

    Barefoot Adventure

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1958
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    Slippery When Wet

    Slippery When Wet

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Endless Summer

    The Endless Summer

    7.216 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Endless Summer

    The Endless Summer

    7.216 1966 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Endless Summer II

    The Endless Summer II

    7.3 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Endless Summer II

    The Endless Summer II

    7.3 1994 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Endless Summer Revisited

    The Endless Summer Revisited

    7 2000 HD

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  • 1971
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    On Any Sunday

    On Any Sunday

    6.8 1971 HD

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  • 1961
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    Search for Surf

    Search for Surf

    1 1961 HD

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  • 2014
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    On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter

    On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter

    6.8 2014 HD

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  • 1959
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    Surf Crazy

    Surf Crazy

    7.5 1959 HD

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  • 1962
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    Water-Logged

    Water-Logged

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1961
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    Surfing Hollow Days

    Surfing Hollow Days

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1966
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    America's Newest Sport

    America's Newest Sport

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1964
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    Surfin' Shorts

    Surfin' Shorts

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.658 1968 HD

    The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

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