Narrated by sean penn, just as dogtown and zboys was, riding giants attempts to trace the origins of surfing and also explore the growth and progress of surf culture. Coupled with a superb soundtrack taking in artists such as link wray, bill haley and alice in. Jun 29, 2004 riding giants soundtrack cd details and availability. Breakingthe mold of traditional documentary filmmaking, riding giants uses its dynamic, crossgenerational approach to profile the lives and times of the intrepid surfers who over the decades have dedicated themselves to finding and successfully challenging the biggest waves on earth. Riding giants loses a bit of steam during the segment on the 1960s, which focuses on how a slew of cheap teen movies that appeared after the release gidget popularized the sport and took it away from the original surfers. Rent riding giants 2004 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Riding giants is a 2004 documentary film directed and narrated by stacy peralta, a famous skatersurfer. Released by milan records in 2004 m236086 containing music from riding giants 2004. Dimitri tiomkins music for george stevens epic film about rival texas cattle and oil barons is one of the better scores of his entire career, and giant was one of the first really good sounding soundtrack albums, with big, booming acoustics that make the title theme, in particular, seem almost bigger than the 210minute movie. Not many fringe sports have been as lucky to have movies like big wednesday, point break and riding giants focused on them, of the relatively few that have been made. The evolution of surfing, from its beginnings in polynesian culture to the present day. Riding giants is more than another blissfulsurfing movie.
From acclaimed director stacy peralta comes riding giants, the story of big wave surfing. Some of the featured surfers are greg noll, laird hamilton, and jeff clark. This documentary takes viewers along surfings timeline, highlighting the group of extraordinary adventurers that emerged. Rent riding giants 2004 starring laird hamilton and greg noll on dvd and bluray.
But every winter, when breakers the size of office buildings topple onto the north shore of oahu, the worlds topranked extreme surfers risk injury and worse to win surfings fabled triple crown. Dog the bounty hunters fiancee, francie frane, credits god for bringing the pair together. The set piece of this hyperbolic ode to surfing is laird hamiltons 2000 trip to tahiti, where a monster wave provided the opportunity for what the movie portentously calls the most significant ride in surfing history. Dimitri tiomkins music for george stevens epic film about rival texas cattle and oil barons is one of the better scores of his entire career, and giant was one of the first really good sounding soundtrack albums, with big, booming acoustics that make the title theme, in. Jul 05, 2007 from the man that brought you the real dogtown and zboys comes the aweinspiring riding giants. It picks up when it moves into the 1980s and beyond, with the discovery of mavericks in northern california, surf legend. Joe baltake, sacramento bee revels in the sports thrills, perils, history and minutia with wit, insight, enthusiasm and cinematic acumen. A semiserious, often rollicking, multigenerational insiders look at the origins of surfing, the colorful and subversive birth of surf culture, and the mythology and lure of the big wave. First the bones bridgade, then dogtown and zboys followed by the best surfing doc ever. Riding giants 2004 stacy peralta, sam george synopsis.
While imdb is littered with football, baseball, basketball and hockey movies, most sports are lucky to get one movie made about them, let alone a decent one. This might be the prettiest footage of surfing giant mavericks weve ever seen the inertia duration. Giant original motion picture soundtrack dimitri tiomkin. Riding giants 2004 part sports history, part thrill ride, skateboarder stacy peraltas documentary pays homage to the brave, foolish surfers who dare ride the worlds biggest waves. Some of the featured surfers are greg noll, laird hamilton, and jeff clark, and surfing pioneers such as mickey munoz. Moviegoers will likely be swept up in the rip tide of this exhilarating ride. Riding giants soundtrack 2004 movie soundtracks for sale.
Like an adrenaline rush, riding giants is fun for a while but it ends on a comedown. Peralta lays out the evolution of bigwave surfing from the 50s to today, touching upon changing trends and the constant search for ever larger waves. But this viewer would have liked to know a little more about how those guys survived on. If youre inclined to regard the sport as important and its practitioners as heroic, youll likely enjoy this beautifully. I think big wednesday will always be my true love of surfing movies, but in the docshop, riding giants rules. The movie traces the origins of surfing and specifically focuses on the art of big wave riding. But this viewer would have liked to know a little more about how those guys survived on the north side of oahu all those many years. You can feel the respect peralta has for this group as we hear accounts of greg noll. Riding giants is the story of these original big wave riders and the countless others who have followed in their waves and chased their dreams out into the blue water, riding 50 foot, 60foot and even 70foot waves in a manner once considered the realm of fantasy. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Riding giants is the quintessential big wave surfing documentary. May 23, 2007 what can i say laird hamilton is the shite.
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Keaulana, stacy peralta, stacy peralta, forever films. Laird hamilton, darrick doerner, dave kalama, brian l. Riding giants 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An autobiography 2012, riding giants 2004, lords of dogtown 2005. Short summary of this movie including some of the main cast. Riding giants soundtrack cd details and availability. Check out the laird clip and feast your eyes on this kickass trailer that explodes with sound and. Its getting to know these icons and their stories that gives the film its warmth. Closely chronicling the sometimeslifeanddeath drama that bigwave riding entails, the film is a visual thrill ride. From the man that brought you the real dogtown and zboys comes the aweinspiring riding giants. With laird hamilton, darrick doerner, dave kalama, jeff clark. Several parts from the film riding giants all creating a 4 and a half minute clip. Feb 12, 2015 surfing legend mark foo drowning at mavericks told by peter mel and tow surfing nathan fletcher duration. Riding giants soundtrack from 2004, composed by various artists.
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Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture. Among the surfing luminaries who chime in on topics varying from the business of the sport to the big wave are laird hamilton, greg noll, and jeff clark. Watch riding giants movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. This documentary takes viewers along surfings timeline. Breaking the mold of traditional documentary filmmaking, riding giants uses its dynamic, crossgenerational approach to profile the lives and times of the intrepid surfers who over the decades have dedicated themselves to finding and successfully challenging the biggest waves on earth. Rob blackwelder, splicedwire the waves get progressively higher in stacy peraltas entertaining historical surfing documentary. Riding giants 2004 cast and crew part sports history, part thrill ride, skateboarder stacy peraltas documentary pays homage to the brave, foolish surfers who dare ride the worlds biggest waves. The first is unanswerable although billy hamilton earns a good laugh during the credits when he says the source of lairds drive and courage is the third testicle we had added at birth. Financial analysis of riding giants 2004 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
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