On November 16, 2010 Monterey Media will be releasing The Ultimate Summer collection of Bruce Brown’s classic surf films on DVD. The 5-DVD boxed set includes: Waterlogged, Surfing Hollow Days, Slippery When Wet, Surfin’ Shorts, Surf Crazy, Barefoot Adventure, a digitally remaster version of The Endless Summer, and The Endless Summer II. And it only costs $53.99.
What better way to work on retro fashion and style than by catching all the originals in a way they’ve never been seen before. Old crusty surfers will love this.
Click here to pre-order it. Or follow the jump for the complete rundown on each of the classic films.
5 Disc Set:
The Endless Summer, The Endless Summer II, Barefoot Adventure, Slippery When Wet, Surf Crazy, Surfin Shorts, Surfing Hollow Days, Waterlogged
The Endless Summer: 1966. The Endless Summer (digitally re-mastered, 5.1 Surround Sound) the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa down to Cape St. Francis, South Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, these California surfers accomplish in a few months what most people never do in a lifetime& they live their dream.
The Endless Summer II: 1994. Paddle out and catch the perfect wave with champion surfers Robert “Wingnut” Weaver and Pat O’Connell on the most incredible journey ever taken. Visit Hawaii, Australia, Costa Rica, South Africa and Alaska as the thirty year-old phenomenon of The Endless Summer continues.
Barefoot Adventure: 1960. Surfing around Hawaii’s islands on gigantic waves. Surfers try legendary waves at Makaha Beach. Easy to see why Hawaii is still every surfer’s dream location. Music by jazz legend Bud Shank.
Surf Crazy: 1959. Traveling 7000 miles (approx. 10,000km.) to search for surfer’s paradise where palm trees sway in the tropical breeze. This time, destination is Mexico where nobody has ever surfed. Back in California, they try for some classical surfing. At Waimea Bay in Hawaii, they challenge for enormous waves.
Surfin’ Shorts: 1960.This video features three of these early works. The Wet Set is a film produced for Hobie-MacGregor Sportswear, which features surfers modeling swimwear (on the waves). America’s Newest Sport is a short film about skateboarding. The third piece consists of surfing footage shot in Japan that was cut from The Endless Summer. – Heather M. Fierst, All Movie Guide
Slippery When Wet: 1958. A story about super surfing in Hawaii’s surfer’s paradise on Oahu Island. Legendary surfers such as Del Canon, Kemp Aaberg, Henry Ford, Freddie Pfhaler have surfed the wonderful waves at Big Sunset Beach and Makaha Beach. Music by professional jazz player Bud Shank.
Surfing Hollow Days: Featuring surfing icon Phil Edwards, Brown’s 1961 film, Surfing Hollow Days, created a priceless insider’s look at surfing in Mexico, California, Florida, Australia and Hawaii and takes us on the first surf trip to the eastern US coast.
Waterlogged: 1962. Director Bruce Brown edited together the best 90 minutes of footage from his previous four films to bring non-stop, wave after wave, sensational surf excitement.
