Kings of the waves
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Kings of the waves |
| Original title | Surf's Up |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Ash Brannon , Chris Buck |
| script |
Lisa Addario , Christian Darren , Don Rhymer , Joe Syracuse |
| production | Chris Jenkins |
| music | Mychael Danna |
| cut | Ivan Bilancio |
Kings of the waves (original title: Surf's Up ; German: Surfung oben ) is a computer-animated comedy film from 2007 , which is told in the manner of a mockumentary . The film was directed by Sony Pictures Animation produces and in Germany by Sony Pictures Releasing awarded . The premiere was on June 2, 2007 in Westwood . The film was released in German cinemas on September 13, 2007.
action
The 16-year-old rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick lives with his mother and brother in a penguin colony in the hometown of “Buenos Eisig” (originally “Shiverpool”) in Antarctica . It's been a few years since the surfing legend Zeke "Big Z" Topanga visited this place. "Big Z" gave little Cody a shell necklace, encouraging him to go his own way and never give up. Since then, “Big Z” has been his role model and Cody is a passionate surfer who dreams of becoming famous and respected as a surfer one day. Big Z, however, died during his last surfing competition in the “Bone Breakers”, an extremely dangerous part of the sea lined with rocks.
One day talent scout Mike Abromowitz visits the place in search of surfers who can take part in the surf competition in memory of the deceased “Big Z”. Because of his tenacity, Cody manages to get a seat. On the trip to the tropical island "Pin-Gu Eiland" (originally "Pen Gu Island"), the venue of the surf competition, Cody befriends the surfer rooster Chicken Joe, who also takes part in the competition. Arrived on the island, Cody meets the pretty lifeguard Lani, with whom he falls in love. Then he realizes that Tank Evans, the 9-time winner, against whom Big Z competed in his last fight, is ridiculing Big Z in the worst possible way. Furious, Cody challenges him and has an accident while surfing. As a result, he steps on a fire urchin. Lani then brings the injured Cody to her uncle “Freak” (in the original “Geek”), who lives secluded in the island's jungle. By chance, Cody finds out that “Freak” is the supposedly deceased surfer legend “Big Z”. He had only faked his death after a sporting defeat against Tank Evans in order not to have to face his fans as a loser. Cody wants to be trained for the competition from Big Z, but from him he learns above all that surfing is about more than just winning.
In addition to the favorite Tank Evans, Cody and Chicken Joe surprisingly reach the final of the competition. In the final run, Cody is hit hard by Tank Evans, but manages to keep his surfboard under control and even clear the way for Chicken Joe, who thereby succeeds in winning the competition. On the other hand, Cody is pushed into the bone breaker, in which “Big Z” once faked his death. Tank has an accident there and has to be rescued by Lani, but Cody has to leave her back in the sea.
There, however, Big Z comes to his aid, who can save Cody from the water with his incredible ability to assess waves. Once on the beach, Big Z announces that he is not dead. Cody is considered a hero on the beach, is hugged by Lani and celebrated by passers-by.
background
The pre-production began in 2002. The actual shooting started on 23 August 2004. The cost of production was around 85 million US dollars estimated. The film premiered on June 2, 2007 in Westwood, California . The film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks was released in the USA on June 8, 2007 and in Germany on September 13, 2007. The film grossed around 149 million US dollars in cinemas around the world, including around 59 million US dollars in the United States. Almost 950,000 visitors were counted at the German box office. The film was available on DVD just 18 weeks after its cinema release .
The film was the second animation production in which Jeff Bridges was involved as a voice actor. The first production, The Last Unicorn , was already 25 years ago. The role of the uncle "Freak" (in the original "Geek") pays homage to the role of "Dude" from the movie The Big Lebowski, also played by Jeff Bridges .
The two directors Ash Brannon and Chris Buck contributed the dubbing voices of the film crew who made the documentary about Cody.
When Cody is asked at the beginning whether he has any other talents besides surfing, he asks the counter-question: "Something like singing and dancing?" This is a nod to another computer-animated feature film that also starred in penguins that was released just a year earlier: Happy Feet .
The name of the TV channel SPEN (Sports Penguin Entertainment Network) is a reference to the sports TV channel ESPN . Sal Masekela, who plays the SPEN broadcaster in the film, is also a spokesperson for ESPN.
At one point in the film, the character Meeper from the animated short film The Chubbchubbs! inserted in the background. The short film (original title: The Chubbchubbs! ) Is also on the DVD of Kings of the Waves . In addition, UFOs were barely visible in various places in the background - fun for the animators, who knew that director Ash Brannon is a UFO fan.
The animation team was sent to Malibu Beach to study the movement and behavior of surfers. The Brazilian surfer Renato Mendes , his Australian colleague Rory Nubbins and the Japanese Tatsuhi Kobayashi can be seen in the film during the competition. The original English title Surf's Up is a term from the surfer language and means something like "high surf " in the water or generally "good surfing conditions".
synchronization
The German-language dialogue book was written by Michael Nowka , who also directed the dialogue . The German synchronization of the film was done by Berliner Synchron AG in Berlin .
| Role name | figure | Original speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Maverick | Rockhopper penguin | Shia LaBeouf | Robert Stadlober |
| Lani Aliikai | Gentoo penguin | Zooey Deschanel | Jessica Black |
| Zeke "Big Z" Topanga / Freak | Emperor penguin | Jeff Bridges | Thomas Fritsch |
| Chicken Joe | Rooster | Jon Heder | Dieter Landuris |
| Tank Evans | King penguin | Diedrich Bader | Engelbert von Nordhausen |
| Reggie Belafonte | Sea otters | James Woods | Bodo Wolf |
| Mike Abromowitz | Sandpiper | Mario Cantone | Rainer Fritzsche |
| Glen Maverick | Rockhopper penguin | Brian Posehn | Daniel Fehlow |
| Edna Maverick | Rockhopper penguin | Dana Belben | Almut Zydra |
| SPEN TV announcer | Sea lion | Sal Masakela | Michael Nowka |
| Arnold | Emperor penguin | Reed Buck | Salvadore-Hugo Garth |
| Kate | Emperor penguin | Reese Elowe | Marie Hinze |
| Smudge | Emperor penguin | Jack P. Ranjo | Paul Gerlitz |
| Rob Machado | Adelie penguin | Rob Machado | Derrick Williams |
| Kelly Slater | Chinstrap penguin | Kelly Slater | Warner Poland |
Soundtrack
On October 10, 2007, Sony released a soundtrack consisting of 14 tracks:
| No. | Interpreter | title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311 | Reggae Got Soul |
| 2 | Incubus | Drive |
| 3 | Dirty Heads | Stand tall |
| 4th | Ms. Lauryn Hill | Lose myself |
| 5 | Ken Andrews | Just say yes |
| 6th | Forro in the Dark | Forrowest |
| 7th | Nine Black Alps | Pocket full of stars |
| 8th | Sugar Ray | Into Yesterday |
| 9 | Pearl Jam | Big wave |
| 10 | The big nose | Wipe out |
| 11 | Priestess | Run Home |
| 12 | The Romantics | What i like about you |
| 13 | New radicals | You get what you give |
| 14th | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) |
The two tracks "Holiday" and "Welcome to Paradise" by the band Green Day were used in the film, but are not on the soundtrack album for the film.
Reviews
Gernot Gricksch wrote in TV Digital 19 on September 7, 2007 that the volatile style of the film should confuse children, while adults would look in vain for something like a plot. Top tricks are shown, but overall not as good as in the penguin film Happy Feet .
The lexicon of the international film judges: “What begins in an original way as a“ surf documentary ”in form and content quickly flattens into the usual“ underdog makes it big ”story, which is animated by cool, but not very sympathetic characters. Even the sophisticated trick technology cannot save the film, which relies on the tried and tested and is only partially amusing for a comedy. "
Nominations and Awards
The film was nominated for numerous awards in 2008, but could only win two of the prizes - both Annie Awards .
At the Young Artist Award , the film was nominated in the “Best Family Feature Film (Animation)” category. At the VES Awards , Rob Bredow , Lydia Bottegoni , Daniel Kramer and Matt Hausman received a nomination in the “Best Single Visual Effect of the Year” category for the surf scene in the breaking wave. Rob Bredow, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman and Danny Dimian received a nomination in a similar category “Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture” at the VES Awards. Also at the VES Awards, David Schaub , Moon-Jung Kang , Brian Casper and Andreas Procopiou were nominated for the role of Chicken Joe in the category “Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture”, while David Schaub, Peter Nash , James Crossley and Shia LaBeouf received a nomination in the same category for the role of Cody.
At the Golden Reel Awards , Steven Ticknor , Martin Lopez , Michael J. Benavente , Jason King , Ulrika Akander , and Gary A. Hecker were nominated in the “Best Sound Editing - SFX, Foley, Dialogue & ADR for Feature Film Animation” category and Michael J. Broomberg .
At the Annie Awards , Deborah Carlson won in the "Best Animated Effects" category and John Clark in the "Best Animation Production Artist" category, while there were eight other nominations. These were in detail the "Best Animated Feature" for the film and personal awards for Dave Hardin ("Best Character Animation in a Feature Production"), Alan Hawkins ("Best Character Animation in a Feature Production"), Sylvain Deboissy ("Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production "), Ash Brannon and Chris Buck (" Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production "), Marcelo Vignali (" Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production "), Denise Koyama (" Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production ") and Don Rhymer , Ash Brannon, Chris Buck and Christopher Jenkins (" Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production ").
The Saturn Awards brought the film a nomination in the “Best Animated Film” category.
At the ceremony of the Oscar were Ash Brannon and Chris Buck honored with a nomination for "Best Animated Feature Film of the Year". For many critics, this was a surprising nomination, since in addition to the two nominated films Ratatouille and Persepolis , a nomination for the extremely convincing film The Simpsons was expected at the box office .
Web links
- The waves Kings in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kings of the waves at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for the kings of the waves . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2007 (PDF; test number: 110 913 K).
- ↑ Age rating for kings of the waves . Youth Media Commission .
- ^ Company credits according to the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m background information according to the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ a b c d budget and box office results according to the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ a b Start dates according to the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Easter egg on the bonus material on the DVD
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | Kings of the waves. Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
- ^ TV Digital 19, Gernot Gricksch, September 7, 2007
- ^ Journal film-dienst and Catholic Film Commission for Germany (eds.), Horst Peter Koll and Hans Messias (ed.): Lexikon des Internationale Films - Filmjahr 2007 . Schüren Verlag, Marburg 2008. ISBN 978-3-89472-624-9
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j nominations and awards according to the Internet Movie Database