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Riding Giants
Directed by
Stacy Peralta
PG-13
2004
1h 45m
Documentary
,
History
,
and more
7.8
93%
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Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture.
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Cast of Riding Giants
Jeff Clark
Jeff Clark
Darrick Doerner
Darrick Doerner
Laird Hamilton
Laird John Hamilton
Dave Kalama
Dave Kalama
David H. Kalama Jr.
Dave Kalama
Brian Keaulana
Brian L. Keaulana
Buzzy Kerbox
Buzzy Kerbox
Titus Kinimaka
Titus Kinimaka
Gerry Lopez
Gerry Lopez
Mickey Munoz
Mickey Munoz
Greg Noll
Greg Noll
Evan Slater
Evan Slater
Kelly Slater
Kelly Slater
Darryl Virostko
Darryl Virostko
John Milius
John Milius
Stacy Peralta
Director / Writer / Producer
Sam George
Writer
Jane Kachmer
Producer
Agi Orsi
Producer
Riding Giants Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
Bill Stamets
This is vicarious cinema at its best.
Arizona Republic
Bill Muller
Instead of weighing the film down with spaced-out surfer-dude quotes, director Stacy Peralta traces the sport's origins back to the ancient Hawaiians.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Before seeing Riding Giants, my ideas about surfing were formed by the Gidget movies, Endless Summer, the Beach Boys, Elvis and lots of TV commercials. ... Riding Giants is about altogether another reality.
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt
Peralta has a knack for taking a niche sport and drawing out its universal appeal.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
From the film's opening seconds, in which a lone surfer emerges from a wave's whitewater to the strains of first organ, then choir music, we can see that the filmmaker has come to sanctify his subject rather than explore it.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
There's no denying that much of this is spectacular.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
A loving, entertaining tutorial.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
By the end, you're numb from the waves of information crashing down on your head but you're also worn out and happy, unexpectedly touched by the story of men who climbed the highest mountain around.
Dallas Morning News
Jane Sumner
It's a big wet kiss to the heroes and history of an ancient water sport.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
As he did with skateboarding in Dogtown and Z-Boys, documentarian Stacy Peralta explores the culture, not just the activity, arguing that surfing is as much a lifestyle as it a sport.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
An aficionada of the saltwater documentary, I am thrilled to report that Riding Giants, Stacy Peralta's exhilarating account of the revolution and evolution in big-wave surfing, is among the best of this breathtaking genre.
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer
Giants offers a thrilling, informative history of a sport-subculture.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
An entertaining if audience-specific look at the history of surfing.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
A top-notch surfing documentary.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
An exhilarating, often mind-blowing history of surfing.
San Jose Mercury News
Bruce Newman
Catching the perfect wave may not be something most of us will ever do, but it's comforting to know that somebody is out there catching it for us.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
[T]his film ranks right up there with last year's Step Into Liquid as a top surf doc.
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
This is vicarious daredevilry at its best.
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
Magnificent if overlong.
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