Surf School
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Surf School |
| Original title | Surf School |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joel Silverman |
| script | Joel Silverman |
| production |
Juan Feldman Joel Silverman |
| music | Fred Wilson |
| camera | Arturo Smith |
| cut | Michael Alberts |
| occupation | |
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Surf School is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Joel Silverman .
action
Six months before his high school graduation, lacrosse enthusiast Jordan is moving from his school in Maryland to Laguna Beach High School on the west coast. Here, non- surfer Jordan is quickly seen as an outsider and befriends other outsiders: the punk Taz, the black hip-hopper Mo, the male virgin Larry, the Japanese exchange student Chika and the always black-clad Doris. The group, in turn, has to endure the teasing of surf stars Tyler, Stoop and Roach on a regular basis. The malice is so loud mainly because the three will soon be taking part in the surf high school championships in Costa Rica . Jordan, on the other hand, discovers an ad in which former surfing champion Rip advertises making everyone a surf star in a week. Without further ado, the group of outsiders travels to Costa Rica a week before the championships to learn to surf. Only Chika is not allowed to ride on the instructions of her host parents.
There is great disenchantment in Costa Rica, as Rip proves to be a drunk, worn-out ex-surfer who claims to have spent ten years in bed in a "ghost bride" after his World Cup success in 1989; then he became the mockery of the people. The accommodation of the outsiders also proves to be special: They spend their nights in the “commune” run by the old hippies Boris and Tillie. The Swedes Helga, Belga and Selga, who also live in the commune and who soon take a liking to the virgin Larry, turn out to be a ray of hope.
In the following days, the boys get Rip to quit drinking and teach them to surf. In fact, the underdogs are getting better and better and will soon be able to beat waves. One evening in the commune, Doris sheds her grim expression and sings the song Get Together by The Youngbloods with Tillie . Jordan is impressed by the otherwise dismissive Doris and she slowly begins to wear colorful clothes. In the end it turns out that she always wore a black wig, but is actually an attractive blonde. You and Jordan become a couple. Taz does the sport well, so that he soon gets by without medication, while Mo shows his talent as a singer. Larry, in turn, learns from the three Swedes that being a man does not depend on sexual intercourse, but that his good grades in school and his commitment as a boy scout as well as various awards can be attractive to women.
The Mavericks start as a team Laguna Beach B against the force as a favorite surfer Tyler, Stoop and Roach of Laguna Beach A . Group A leads after the first day, but team B is in top form on the second and decisive day, while team A, confused by Doris' stimuli, falls into the water in rows. The underdogs win the championship, especially since surf ace Chika surprisingly comes to support the team. The victory is celebrated, Taz follows the surfer bride outlined by Rip into a life of togetherness, while the rest of the group now returns to Laguna Beach High School as the winners.
production
Surf School was filmed in Los Angeles and Manuel Antonio , Costa Rica in spring 2005 . It was the third film directed by Joel Silverman after Nailed and Death to the Supermodels . The costumes were created by Alycia Belle , the film construction was done by Emily Elzer and Bryce Perrin . The budget was around five million dollars.
The song Get Together by The Youngbloods can be heard several times in the film . In addition to Laura Bell Bundy, who sings the song acoustically, it is also played in a version by Megan Slankard . The title song Surf School comes from the band Fred Wilson like the film music.
Surf School did not hit US cinemas nationwide on September 1, 2006. In Germany the film was released directly on DVD in July 2007.
criticism
"Logic is absent while idiocy is unleashed," the Arizona Daily Star titled his Surf School review, calling the film a "dumb indie comedy". Surf School was one of the films that confirmed the demise of teen beach films, Timothy Shary noted.
Web links
- Surf School in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See information in the film credits.
- ↑ See Box office / business for on imdb.com
- ↑ Phil Villarreal: "Surf School" doesn't make the grade; Logic is absent as idiocy runs it course . In: The Arizona Daily Star , June 1, 2006, p. F21.
- ↑ Timothy Shary: Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in American Cinema Since 1980 . Revised Ed. University of Texas Press, Austin 2014, p. 104.