| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo, presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1, widescreen. |
| Performer |
Featured surfers, Greg Noll, Jeff Clark, Laird Hamilton ; narration by Stacy Peralta. |
| Credits |
Edited by Paul Crowder ; director of photography, Peter Pilafian ; original music, Matter. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Summary |
Opening with a two-minute animation recapitulating the first 1000 years of surfing history, Riding Giants goes on to summarize the story of the big wave riding. Interviews with legendary big wave surfers, at celebrated breaks from Hawaii's North Shore to California's Mavericks, help explain how surfing became not just a hobby, but a culture and way of life. Viewers without any interest in surfing will come away with a greater appreciation for the sport, and a better understanding of what drives those who have given their lives to it. |
| Contents |
Start -- Southern California -- Hawaii = paradise -- Astronauts of surfing -- Waimea Bay -- The impossible -- Wipeout -- The legends -- Gidget -- The big wave -- Surfing revolution -- Northern California -- Mavericks -- Making the wave -- Surviving the wave -- The leash -- Death of a surfer -- Invisible -- Oahu, Hawaii -- Laird -- Catching the wave -- Surfing evolution -- Jaws -- Hazardous to your health -- Purification -- Depression -- King of the waves -- The ultimate wave. |
| Note |
Special features: director's and editor's commentary ; writer and surfers' commentary ; the making of Riding Giants (28 min.) ; Fuel TV Blue Carpet special: Riding Giants (21 min.) ; deleted scenes (16 min.) ; Milan Records promo ; Quiksilver promo ; previews. |
| Language |
In English, with optional English or French subtitles ; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Hamilton, Laird J., 1964-
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Noll, Greg, 1937-2021
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Clark, Jeff.
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Surfing.
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Ocean waves.
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Surfing -- Hawaii.
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Surfing -- California.
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Surfing -- United States -- History.
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Surfers -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Sports films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Orsi, Agi.
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Kachmer, Jane.
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George, Sam, 1956-
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Peralta, Stacy.
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Hamilton, Laird J., 1964-
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Noll, Greg, 1937-2021
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Clark, Jeff, 1957-
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Quiksilver Entertainment.
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Forever Films.
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Studio Canal.
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Setsuna LLC.
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AOP.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1404959750 |
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9781404959750 |
| Standard No. |
043396060067 |
| Music No. |
06006 Sony Pictures Classics |
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