women on the verge of a nervous breakdown ( spanish : mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios ) is a 1988 spanish black comedy-drama film written and directed by pedro almodóvar , starring carmen maura and antonio banderas .

the film brought almodóvar to widespread international attention : it was nominated for the 1988 academy award for best foreign language film , and won five goya awards including best film and best actress in a leading role for maura .

the actual spanish title refers to an ataque de nervios , which is not actually well translated as " nervous breakdown " ( crisis nerviosa ) .

ataques de nervios are culture-bound psychological phenomena during which the individual , most often female , displays dramatic outpouring of negative emotions , bodily gestures , occasional falling to the ground , and fainting , often in response to receiving disturbing news or witnessing or participating in an upsetting event .

historically , this condition has been associated with hysteria and more recently in the scientific literature with post-traumatic stress and panic attacks .

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women on the verge of a nervous breakdown <EOT> customers who viewed women on the verge of a nervous breakdown also viewed . . .

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in women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , mr . almodovar sets out to charm rather than shock . that he succeeds should not come as a surprise .

the performance of women on the verge of a nervous breakdown at the playhouse theatre tonight ( 5 january 2015 ) has been cancelled due to " a number of cast illnesses " .

women on the verge of a nervous breakdown previews at the playhouse , wc2 ( 0844 871 7631 ; urltoken ) from december 17 , booking to may 9 , 2015 .

pedro almodóvar’s eighties hit is one of the funniest films of all time , and now women on the verge of a nervous breakdown the musical is about to be unleashed on london’s theatre - going public .

pedro almodóvar’s pitch - black comedy women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , his first film to earn an oscar nomination , plays in denver this saturday and next monday .

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[ in the following essay , epps discusses the use of hysteria in almodóvar ' s labyrinth of passions , what have i done to deserve this ? and women on the verge of a nervous breakdown . ]

a vibrant mix of melodrama and screwball , pedro almodóvar’s eighth feature , women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , was the spanish director’s first to garner international acclaim and an oscar nomination . leading the film’s remarkable ense…

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' ' women on the verge of a nervous breakdown ' ' will be shown tonight at 7 : 45 at alice tully hall and at 9 in avery fisher hall to begin the 26th new york film festival .

gazpacho , anyone ? a musical adaptation of pedro almodóvar ' s beloved film of the same name , women on the verge of a nervous breakdown is the brainchild of the talented team behind dirty rotten scoundrels . preserving the unusual and exhilarating tone and style of the oscar - nominated film , women on the verge will delight both fans of the film and newcomers to the raucous tale .

this story of women and the men who pursue them is a touching adaptation on the verge of all - out musical hilarity .

[ in the following essay , redding jessup asserts that " if the ending convincingly sums up pedro almodóvar ' s gender messages in this film , women on the verge of a nervous breakdown is a story about emancipation from machismo . " ]

cannes , france — expect more male characters from pedro almodovar , whose credits include such female - centered films as " all about my mother , " " volver " and " women on the verge of a nervous breakdown . "

‘from wiry intelligence to wobbling despair’ : tamsin greig ( centre ) , flanked by anna skellern ( third from left ) and haydn gwynne , leads the cast of women on the verge of a nervous breakdown at the playhouse . photograph : tristram kenton

women on the verge of a nervous breakdown has a small , ensemble cast with many featured roles for women . the upbeat , memorable score is great for trained singers , giving many actors an opportunity to shine . perfect for companies looking for a zany , contemporary show with a built - in fan base .

he world is a perfect place , except for one thing – men abandon and cheat on women " : this is the world view of pedro almodovar . well , so claimed bartlett sher , director of the broadway musical adaptation of almodovar ' s brilliant 1988 film , women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , which opens next week .

pedro almodóvar’s eighties film women on the verge of a nervous breakdown is a giddy farce , and its camp theatricality always made it a strong candidate for a stage adaptation . four and a bit years on from an extravagant and unsuccessful showing on broadway , this musical version gets a fresh chance in a more focused , less bombastic form .

women on the verge of a nervous breakdown is a key film in my life . it went all over the world and opened up doors for me . there have been two musical adaptations and an italian theatre version . it’s a film that is very much alive .

source : " women on the verge of a nervous breakdown : sexism or emancipation from machismo ? " in look who ' s laughing : gender and comedy , edited by gail finney , gordon and breach , 1994 , pp . 299 - 314 .

yes , attention - deficit disorder , the plague of american schoolchildren , has now claimed one of broadway’s own . packed with talent and creativity , and a cast and crew bristling with tony awards , “women on the verge of a nervous breakdown” is nonetheless a sad casualty of its own wandering mind .

however , mr . almodovar is not a film maker who can be easily upstaged by a near - classic cartoon . at its best , ' ' women on the verge of a nervous breakdown ' ' has much of the cheeringly mad intensity of animated shorts produced in hollywood before the television era .

mti is releasing an all - new revised version of david yazbek and jeffery lane ' s ( dirty rotten scoundrels ) women on the verge of a nervous breakdown . we sat down with yazbek to discuss the changes to the show which were made for the smash - hit west end production .

a musical comedy based on a cult pedro almodóvar film about a bunch of women going doolally over a cheating middle - aged cad ? a show which , moreover , flopped on broadway and is now trying to woo cash - strapped british audiences in mid - winter ? to be honest , almost all of me thought that the producers must have taken leave of their senses in trying to bring women on the verge of a nervous breakdown to the less frequented side of the embankment .

starring the olivier award - winning actress tamsin greig ( episodes , green wing , jumpy , god of carnage ) , haydn gwynne ( the audience , billy elliot ) and jérôme pradon ( les miserables , pacific overtures ) , the smart musical comedy women on the verge of a nervous breakdown opened to critical acclaim .

pass the gazpacho : here ' s the first image of tamsin greig , dressed in a thierry mugler jumpsuit , as pepa marcos in women on the verge of a nervous breakdown . the west end musical adaptation of pedro almodóvar ' s film opens at the playhouse theatre on 12 january 2015 . watch greig ' s behind - the - scenes transformation and see the picture in full .

the critically acclaimed and possibly controversial in the west end sector , women on the verge of a nervous breakdown was a production i was very excited to see . announced recently with an early closure , this news worried me in the contrast to the good comments i had heard about the production and so there was a slight anticipation to what i was about to embark on .

in ' ' women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , ' ' mr . almodovar sets out to charm rather than shock . that he succeeds should not come as a surprise . the common denominator of all almodovar films , even the one that winds up in an ecstatic murder - suicide pact , is their great good humor .

lincoln center theater presented the world premiere of women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , a musical based on pedro almodóvar ' s classic film . lct ' s resident director , bartlett sher , led the extraordinary collaborators jeffrey lane and david yazbek , who took almodóvar ' s tale and infused it with their own wry , comic style and an irresistible spanish beat .

bartlett sher’s production of women on the verge of a nervous breakdown has a lot to live up to . not just de palma’s gutsy glee , but a large political intention . almodóvar’s story of women liberating themselves after being messed about by men is in part a tribute to the women who he thinks rescued spain from the civil war . it has an artful overlay : the gazpacho laced with sleeping pills that sends characters to the land of nod is an elixir , like the magical juice in a midsummer night’s dream .

they’re giving out the wrong drug at the belasco theater , where “women on the verge of a nervous breakdown” opened on thursday night . as in the 1988 pedro almodóvar movie that inspired this star - jammed musical , valium is consumed in large quantities by many characters . that is so pharmaceutically irresponsible . what this production needs — immediately and intravenously — is ritalin .

on one hand you have a striking title which reminds you of a women’s disease of yesteryear , invented by men to justify their sexual frustration – hysteria . on the other hand , the whole point of the movie is that desperately waiting for a phone call and not being able to regain control of your life after a bad break - up doesn’t make you weak . carmen maura’s performance perfectly demonstrates that being on the verge of a nervous breakdown isn’t the same as fully freaking out .

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in the program notes for the new london production of women on the verge of a nervous breakdown : the musical , composer - lyricist david yazbek explains that the show has " changed tremendously " since it was first staged in a truncated run on broadway in 2010 . " if london is our production , new york was a very expensive out - of - town try - out , " he says . " this is the best possible version . "

jeffrey lane ( book ) and david yazbek ' s ( music and lyrics ) women on the verge of a nervous breakdown is the musical stage adaptation of pedro almodóvar ' s 1988 spanish language film , a larger than life black comedy . this chicago - area production marks the u . s . regional debut of the show and features a revised book and reordered songs . william pullinsi directs with choreography by danny herman .

their story is told through flashbacks as mateo , now a blind screenwriter who has sought to block out his past , chronicles a furtive affair that ends in catastrophe . the dark melodrama is sweetened with typical almodovar comic touches , including a film within the film . this consists of snippets of a comedy mateo is shooting that was inspired by " women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , " the 1988 film that helped establish almodovar outside spain .

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women on the verge is based on a spanish film ( spanish : mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios ) written and directed by pedro almodóvar . the musical is still based in spain but with a range of english dialects , we see the story of several women and their lives due to the impact of significant men ; 3 women sharing a cheating middle - aged man and two younger women over the dream man . while this sounds an extremely feminist and almost man - bashing in its’ narrative , this comical musical professes much for both genders and orientations , hitting on some stereotypes in a funny way .

in the first half the show itself teeters on the verge of a nervous breakdown , with an especially uncertain opening number . bartlett sher’s production takes too long to look fully at ease . the score is by david yazbek — who also provides lyrics , while the book is by jeffrey lane — and though it pulses with latin rhythms and clever twists , there aren’t enough genuinely flavoursome tunes .

these are only some of the delirious ingredients in this most entertaining , deliberately benign new spanish farce , ' ' women on the verge of a nervous breakdown . ' ' the director is pedro almodovar , better known here for his deliberately scandalous dark comedies ( ' ' matador , ' ' ' ' law of desire ' ' and ' ' what have i done to deserve this ? ' ' ) in which anything goes , provided that it may offend somebody ' s sensibility .

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book by jeffrey lane ; music by david yazbek ; lyrics by david yazbek ; based on the film " women on the verge . . . " by pedro almodóvar ; musical director : james abbott ; music orchestrated by simon hale ; additional orchestrations by james abbott and david yazbek

madrid , the first track from david yazbek and jeffrey lane’s score for the new stage adaptation of women on the verge of a nervous breakdown has been released , capturing the humour , colour and chaos of pedro almodóvar’s oscar - nominated film . powered by a live onstage band and boasting an international cast that includes ricardo afonso , marianna benedict , tamsin greig , hadyn gwynne , rebecca mckinnis , sarah moyle , haydn oakley , jerome pradon , anna skellern and willemijn verkaik , this smart new musical comedy is directed by tony award - winner bartlett sher .

that almodovar himself has been involved has added to the load on the heavily padded shoulders of this largely female cast . but sher ' s somewhat simplistic take on the almodovarian mentality was not the only sign that it would not live up to fans ' expectations . preview performances have been pushed back twice , and opening and closing songs are still being juggled , suggesting it ' s not only the women having the nervous breakdown but the cast and crew .

though feminist in its sympathies , ' ' women on the verge ' ' is far from being a tract of any sort . the characters mr . almodovar has written and directed keep asserting idiosyncrasies that do not allow them , or the film , to be so humorlessly categorized .

after that , he wrote the part of marisa for me for in women on the verge of a nervous breakdown . it felt more like being an actor because , unlike in law of desire , my character had nothing to do with my real life . she did not dress like me . marisa [ who comes to pepa’s apartment with her boyfriend , who happens to be pepa’s lover’s son ] drinks gazpacho filled with sleeping pills and falls asleep . at the beginning i was like : “my goodness , i’m not doing anything here ! ”

through both his exceptionally skilful interpretations of female relationships ( in particular his compassionate depictions of complicated and fractious familial bonds in films such as high heels , volver ( 2006 ) and women on the verge of a nervous breakdown ( 1998 ) ) and his granting of centre stage to trans - gender and trans - sexual characters ( such as agrado in all about my mother ( 1999 ) , tina in law of desire ( 1987 ) and angel in bad education ( 2004 ) ) , almodóvar manages to ‘un - gender’ his audience . an act that seems impossible within the patriarchal systems of mulvey’s influential piece .

melding melodrama with screwball farce , this academy award–nominated black comedy was pedro almodóvar’s international breakthrough and secured his place at the vanguard of modern spanish cinema . continuing the auteur’s exploration of the female psyche , women on the verge of a nervous breakdown tells the story of pepa—played by the director’s frequent collaborator carmen maura—who resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping - pill - laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her . fortunately , she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events . the filmmaker channeled hollywood inspiration into his own unique vision , arriving at the irreverent humor and vibrant visual sense that define his work today . with an exceptional ensemble cast that also includes antonio banderas and rossy de palma , this film shows an artist in total control of his craft .

all the women in this gloriously camp yet seriously heartfelt celebration of female powers of survival and self - emancipation have been abandoned by men .

today he is among the most celebrated directors in the world , with two oscars ( talk to her , all about my mother ) to his name and stars such as penélope cruz at his command . but back in 1988 things were very different for almodóvar , below . then he was an underground film - maker living in madrid with a small arthouse audience for his anarchic , low - budget movies . then , in march that year , came the premiere of women on the verge of a nervous breakdown ( or , in its more poetic spanish , mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios ) , a self - penned piece of delirious comedy inspired by hollywood classics .

he has covered a broad range of subjects : transsexuality in high heels and all about my mother ; love and loss in talk to her and the flower of my secret ; diabolical revenge in the skin i live in ; mother - daughter relations in volver ; and abandonment in his forthcoming julieta . his 2013 comedy i’m so excited seems to exist as an outlier , yet almodóvar started out with this kind of madcap comedy , in films like law of desire and pepi , luci , bom . women on the verge of a nervous breakdown is the film where almodóvar manages to draw upon almost all of his pet themes at the same time . he puts everything into the pot and comes out with a film that’s light , refreshing and tangy .

two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas .

a television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her .

a woman called pepa is going to have a definitive conversation with her lover , who is leaving her . when you split up with someone you are on the verge of a breakdown , you are about to lose control . she goes out in search of him and things happen : her apartment fills up with people who have a range of different problems . at first pepa resents all these people , but in the process of helping them , she realises she has got over her own problem .

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' ' women on the verge ' ' takes place in its own , very special farcical universe , where outrageous coincidences are the norm and where logic dictates that a forgotten blender full of spiked gazpacho will be drunk by the wrong person . it ' s also a place where a television anchor is a sweet old grandmother instead of a barely literate sex symbol , and where pepa , an actress , appears in a commercial for a detergent guaranteed to get the blood out of your killer son ' s shirt and trousers .

in the film carmen maura gives an unforgettable performance as pepa . in her luminous close - ups we see both her desperation and her strength . almodóvar acknowledges maura as his muse , saying he enjoyed her performance so much in the law of desire , his previous feature , that he decided to make women on the verge “an overdose of carmen maura” . tamsin greig has a similar ineffable allure .

fourteen new songs feature , including on the verge and lie to me . the opening song , madrid , contains the lyrics : “madrid is my mama / give me the nipple , everyday i’m gonna taste it . ” madre mia !

at one point in the swirling mayhem of women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , a character catches sight of what she thinks is a mirror but is in fact a picasso portrait . “my god , i look dreadful ! ” she exclaims . it’s a throwaway gag ( and very funny in context ) , but it’s perhaps also symbolic . with its primary - coloured set , farcical plot , hectic pace and illogical structure , this stage musical of pedro almodóvar’s much - loved 1988 film aims to use splintered style and self - conscious theatricality to get at the fact that life , as experienced , often doesn’t make sense . it’s a second shot for the creative team , who mounted an ill - fated broadway version in 2010 . and it seems apt for a show all about tenacity that this slimmed - down version comes nearer its mark and features stellar performances from tamsin greig and haydn gwynne .

while " broken embraces " gives equal time to men , almodovar said women remain the stronger sex in his stories . the spanish filmmaker said that , until about age 8 , he grew up almost exclusively in the company of his mother and other women , a generation tempered by hard postwar conditions in the 1950s .

there ' s a wonderfully jabbing end - of - the - tether quality to the act one finale ( “welcome to the edge , the verge , the ledge” ) where greig , in specially trained and remarkably serviceable voice , is joined by the rest of the teetering brigade .

pepa ' s suicide quickly takes on the aspects of a dental check - up : it keeps getting sidetracked .

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miss maura is wonderful as a woman who simply cannot resist fighting back . the actress has a big , no - nonsense screen personality that perfectly fits mr . almodovar ' s raffishly deadpan comic method . watching ' ' women on the verge ' ' while remembering ' ' the human voice , ' ' one experiences the same sense of liberation that bob hoskins feels when he leaves los angeles and enters toontown in ' ' who framed roger rabbit . ' '

men or women , this show caters for all , whether it is the relatable narrative , the comical scenes or the unusual take on a musical , this is a show that would be a shame to miss . so much so , i am considering seeing it just one more time , just as a treat !

returning to my earlier comment of being slightly controversial on the west end , women on the verge dared to bring a new and unconventional musical to the difficult and notorious scene where musicals consist rarely of productions that are not well - known and usually of whose music everyone already knows , ready to sing along to . as someone who is not hugely into musicals , but is finding slight entertainment in them recently due to the west end , this satirical and broad attempt at a west end musical was right up my street – the music catchy , with a spanish twist which complimented my love of european and mediterranean culture and dared to bring out a bit of atmosphere in such a small theatre .

the plot here follows that of the film closely . pepa ( ms . scott , in the role immortalized on screen by carmen maura ) , is a movie voice dubber , who has just been left by her longtime lover ( and fellow dubber ) , ivan ( mr . mitchell ) . this guy has a history of walking out on women , including his wife , lucia ( ms . lupone ) , newly released from a mental institution and bent on revenge .

the movie is big enough to carry these claims . the show is not . a slimmed - down version of the musical put on five years ago in the states , which sher described as “the most expensive out - of - town try - out in theatre history” , it is elegant and edgy rather than barmy and bumptious . too agreeable to be really disturbing . what’s on the other side of the verge does not look or sound sufficiently momentous .

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hollywood remake ? almodovar ' s apparently planning a tv series spin - off of the film on fox tv in the us , which his screenwriter promises will be " a suburban drama about a group of women who have known each other for a long time " . prizes it won five goyas , two european film awards and two venice film festival gongs , and was nominated for a bafta , an oscar and a golden globe . what to say . . . " the royal tenenbaums riffs on the mambo taxi gag , with the same cab turning up every time a character needs a ride . " what not to say . . . " pfft , women eh ? "

[ in the following essay , vernon analyzes the influence of american film melodrama on almodóvar ' s work . ]

creating " one of the jauntiest of all war - of - the - sexes comedies " ( pauline kael ) , pedro almodóvar , spain ' s premiere writer - director , creates an off - kilter universe of madness , mayhem and pure fun . high atop one of spain ' s poshest penthouses , three women have come to the end of their mental ropes . super - sexy pepa ( carmen maura ) is forever teetering around atop her skyscraper spikes as she obsesses over iván ( fernando guillén ) , the lover who just jilted her over the answering machine ! her neurotic best friend candela ( maría barranco ) is seeking refuge at pepa ' s place because she recently realized her lover is a shiite terrorist . and iván ' s ex - wife lucía ( julieta serrano ) was just released from a 20 - year stint in a mental institution . they ' re all mighty mad - - in fact , they ' re on the verge of a nervous breakdown ? and one of them is about to commit murder unless the other half - crazed femmes fatales can stop her !

though the kinky characters and aberrant social behavior common to the works of spanish director pedro almodovar are very evident in his women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , the film is at heart a door - slamming farce in the grand tradition . the tiny apartment of pregnant actress carmen maura is the " grand central station " setpiece for this dizzying tale . distraught over her recent breakup with her lover , carmen prepares to overdose on sleeping pills , which she blends into a gazpacho so they ' ll go down easier . she is diverted from her suicide by her best friend maria barranco , a fugitive from justice ( her boy friend is a shi ' ite terrorist ) who needs a place to stay . later , when carmen ' s apartment is empty , her ex - lover ' s grown son ( antonio banderas ) comes to the apartment with his fiance ( rossy de palma ) in answer to carmen ' s " room to let " newspaper ad . the wife inadvertently ingests carmen ' s " pill sauce , " and as she blissfully snoozes , the husband inaugurates an affair with carmen ' s friend barranco .

but the play ' s worst crime is that it misses the point of the film . in the play , women are masochistic and fragile , in thrall to any man ' s " blah blah blah " , as ivan sings . but almodovar ' s point is not merely that evil men hurt poor little women ; it ' s that men are weak and women are amazing . this may be just as sweepingly simplistic but it ' s a lot more sympathetic to both genders and , as a result , a more fun viewing experience .

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a live band will appear on stage , and instead of hollywood references , david yazbek’s score makes heavy use of guitar to set the spanish scene .

but “women” the movie had momentum and suspense beneath its giddiness . contrasting deliberately artificial visuals ( in the style of 1950s technicolor hollywood melodramas ) with dead earnest emotions , mr . almodóvar’s film exuded , hilariously but hauntingly , the heightened passions we associate with opera . its characters’ distractedness was the distractedness of obsession . the distractedness of “women” the musical mostly feels born of indecision and even boredom , as if it kept getting tired of whatever it was doing .

most important , it thrusts the onus on to the cast to draw out the bruised feelings behind the fizzing disarray . greig brings her touching tragicomic expertise to pepa and a rich , rough emotional truth to her musical solos . gwynne is superb as the ex - wife and her painful song about the invisibility of middle - aged women gets to the heart of the show .

both touching and hilarious , women on the verge is a story about women and the men who pursue them . . . finding them , losing them , needing them and rejecting them . at the center is pepa , whose friends and lovers are blazing a trail through 1980s madrid . along with pepa , there ' s her missing ( possibly philandering ) lover , ivan ; his ex - wife of questionable sanity , lucia ; their son , carlos ; pepa ' s friend , candela and her terrorist boyfriend ; a power - suited lawyer ; and a taxi driver who dispenses tissues , mints and advice in equal proportion . mayhem and comic madness abound , balanced by the empathy and heart that are trademarks of almodóvar ' s work .

right from its funny face - style opening titles , the film is a homage to almodóvar’s favourite movies . pepa’s apartment is modelled on the set of how to marry a millionaire , while in an early scene we see her recording a voiceover for joan crawford’s part in johnny guitar . there’s a paean to hitchcock’s rear window when pepa stands on the street and looks at the activities going on behind the façade of an apartment block .

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this hilarious and heartfelt musical based on pedro almodóvar ’s award - winning trailblazing film celebrates women centre stage at the playhouse theatre now . last chance to see these unmissable performance ' s , season ending 23 may . book your taxi now .

there’s nothing quite like a late - night showing of the fly to give a pregnant woman the heebie - jeebies , and nothing quite like naked lunch to make that pregnant women reassemble the shards of her hormone - soaked rum - baba brain and make her own humdrum micro - drama epic .

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pepa encourages one of her ducks to jump on a piece of furniture that was ivan ' s . the duck refuses and pepa says " she hates it . " the duck , with a green head , is clearly a male .

( wait a minute . what is that ladybug doing on my ceiling ? i’m just going to do a quick google search on ladybugs . . . . oops , are you still there ? you see , the spirit of this production is truly infectious . if the performers can’t seem to keep their minds on the show , why should we ? )

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this is exemplified in carmen maura ' s grand performance as pepa . miss maura , who looks a bit like jeanne moreau , is to mr . almodovar ' s cinema what anna magnani once was to roberto rossellini ' s . this comparision would come to mind even if the director hadn ' t said publicly that the inspiration for ' ' women on the verge ' ' was jean cocteau ' s short , one - character play ' ' the human voice , ' ' which was acted by miss magnani in the rossellini screen adaptation .

godard ' s debut , co - written with francois truffaut , didn ' t just rewrite the movie rule book ; it tore it up , threw it on the floor and did a cheeky little dance on top of it . coursing with a love of american gangster flicks , a bout de souffle takes a b movie plot - a french hoodlum ( belmondo ) kills a cop and goes on the run with his american girlfriend ( seberg ) - and reinvigorates it with a dizzying arsenal of cinematic tricks ( jump cuts , talking to camera , handheld cameras ) and a fresh , fractured sense of storytelling . the chemistry between the surly belmondo and the elfin seberg is sex on the stick , but man of the match is godard : playful , challenging and far too cool for l ' ecole .

in the musical marisa is played by seline hizli , an actress who can’t compete with rossy’s monumental visage but has a decent royal court pedigree . antonio banderas’s youthful beauty and stammering vulnerability as carlos on celluloid set him on course to become a matinee idol ; haydn oakley , a veteran of the book of mormon , steps into the stage role .

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arnold captures the beauty that is to be found in the smallest , most mundane of things , be it the wind at the top of a glaswegian tower block or a heart - shaped balloon sailing above an essex council estate . but what’s truly impressive is her focus on women and female sexuality ; men are sexually objectified in a way that is all too rare in contemporary cinema , and despite the often immoral actions of her leading ladies , arnold doesn’t allow us to judge or condemn them , even when they’re urinating on someone’s living - room carpet . and that is no small feat .

[ in the following interview , which was conducted on may 25 , 1987 , almodóvar discusses his approach to filmmaking , the major themes of his films , and the place of his work in the context of spanish film . ]

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for the record , credit should be given also to the auteurs responsible for ' ' night of the living duck , ' ' including greg ford and terry lennon , who did the story and direction . the venerable mel blanc is heard as daffy . mel torme provides daffy ' s singing voice and the song ' ' monsters lead such interesting lives ( they don ' t live 9 to 5 ) ' ' was written by virg dzurinko and mr . ford . pure funniness . a benign farce women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , directed by pedro almodovar ; screenplay ( in spanish with english subtitles ) by mr . almodovar ; director of photography , jose luis alcaine ; edited by jose salcedo ; music by bernardo bonezzi ; an el deseo , s . a . / laurenfilm production ; released by orion classics . at alice tully hall , 7 : 45 p . m . ; avery fisher hall , 9 . running time : 88 minutes . this film has no rating . pepa marcos . . . carmen maura carlos . . . antonio banderas lucia . . . julieta serrano candela . . . maria barranco marisa . . . rossy de palma ivan . . . fernando guillen taxi driver . . . guillermo montesinos

my introduction to jane campion was through a university module on cinema from australia and new zealand , which i’d taken to satisfy my antipodean roots . exploring the piano ( 1993 ) through its portrayal of violence lurking behind apparently calm domesticity , i became both fascinated with and admiring of the bold focus on female subjectivity – particularly on ada and her potential for destabilising the colonial system through her mute ‘otherness’ .

it promises to be a cold winter in madrid . as the long hang - over from the olympic annus mirabilis of 1992 drags on , spain is facing up to record unemployment , continuing political scandal , and mounting concern over the intrusions of the newly deregulated media . in a mirror image of the . . .

perhaps the quintessential really serious euro art house movie , ingmar bergman ' s persona is visually stunning , intellectually challenging and emotionally wrenching . a famous actress ( ullmann ) loses her speech halfway through a performance and is placed in the care of a nurse ( andersson ) in a remote seaside cottage . as the women grow closer and more intimate , bergman mounts a fascination examination of female identity , played mostly on the faces of these two actresses ( bergman fell in love with ullmann during the shoot ) . if this isn ' t enough , bergman consistently lays bare the artifice of filmmaking , right up to the final moments where the film burns in the projector . mesmerising .

at the beginning of 2011 we held a competition for amateur female film writers , inviting them to submit a thumbnail description of a person in the world of film who is or has been an inspiration to them .

this is painless sexual politics , a fiendish comedy full of prickles and pain and the bright shiny pinks of a matador ' s cape .

the legendary spanish filmmaker throws open the doors of his madrid work space to the hungry eyes of lwlies .

the film that put werner herzog on the map , aguirre is the fable - like story of a spanish conquistador ( kinski ) driven bonkers by his ambition to find the legendary city of eldorado in 16th century south america . this is the heady , natural world ambience of bad lieutenant played out to the max , with kinski beating cage hands down in the intensity olympics . lest we forget , this is the movie that kick - started the tempestuous herzog - kinski relationship and a raft of great on - set anecdotes - when kinski threatened to abandoned the film mid - shoot , herzog threatened to shoot the actor , then turn the gun on himself .

because it ' s a proper bollywood blockbuster , that ' s why ! featuring three of mumbai ' s biggest stars ( khan ! rai ! dixit ! ) , based on a massively popular indian novel , with a huge budget ( in bolly - terms , at least ) , a three - hour running time , opulent sets and throbbing , shimmering dance numbers . not to mention a heavy dose of melodrama as rich boy khan becomes torn between two women : his forbidden childhood love ( rai ) and a courtesan ( dixit ) .

more obscure references include an image of pepa shot through a pair of spectacles , which is borrowed from hitchcock’s strangers on a train . the musical can’t play these spot - the - movie games , but as a stage show it is closer to almodóvar’s original inspiration , a jean cocteau 1928 play , the human voice , in which a jilted woman waits by a phone for her lover to call .

when pepa marcos ' ( carmen maura ) lover ivan ( fernando guillén ) suddenly leaves her without any explanation , she embarks on a strange journey to discover why . on the way she meets a variety of eccentric characters , including ivan ' s son from a previous relationship ( antonio banderas ) , his fiancee marissa ( rossy de palma ) and a shiite terrorist cell who have been secretly holding her best friend candela ( maría barranco ) hostage . it ' s a film noir take on the romantic comedy .

it ' s buffy meets the matrix meets blade ! in moscow ! russian madman / genius timur bekmambetov arrived on our screens with a bang thanks to this demented , dizzily dark twist on the action movie . it seems that the world is still peopled with witches , werewolves , vampires and the rest - but they are divided into light and dark others , battling it out for supremacy , and the souls of new , emerging others , on the streets of russia ' s capital . extraordinary visuals on a shoestring budget , bravura subtitle design ( it matters ) and a plot that just makes sense ( unlike its " chalk of destiny " powered sequel ) , this is the most visually imaginative superhero movie of the last decade .

i enjoyed every minute of the film . with pedro , it’s always like playing . he writes female characters so well because he comes from a matriarchy . his mother was very important , very creative . he loves women . he understands our world and the way we see life .

there is something at once mad and methodical about pedro almodóvar ' s films . frenetic , effervescent , wild , and rapturous , they are also willful , deliberate , and self - conscious . they focus on dispersion , center on marginality , and concentrate on excess . they . . .

this offbeam , heartfilled almodovar packs the narrative zip of a soap opera and the emotional wallop of a douglas sirk melodrama . it also takes the spanish auteur away from his castilian stomping ground and on to barcelona . there , cecilia roth ' s grieving mother connects with the father of her child , now a chick - with - a - dick prostitute , and a richly - drawn array of actresses , hookers and the odd pregnant nun . sparkling , warm and witty , it ' s a fitting celebration of mums everywhere .

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now you could argue ( if you were feeling generous ) that “women” is only reflecting the temperament of its restless , dissatisfied characters , who keep looking for love in all the wrong places . or that all those quick cuts between scenes and songs are meant to recreate the farcical style of mr . almodóvar’s film , which remains a priceless portrait of romantic anarchy .

comissioned to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1905 revolution , sergei eisenstein ' s silent dramatisation of the naval mutiny of the battleship prince potemkin put russian cinema in general and eisenstein in particular on the world movie map . whole forests have been destroyed to accommodate the academic treatises that have been written about the editing techniques and stylised compositions on display , here but ignore all the intellectual apparatus and enjoy the bold , adventurous storytelling . it ' s most famous sequence - tsarist troops systematically slaughter civilians on the odessa steps - is so powerful it is often believed to be based on historical fact : it is actually a pure eisenstein invention and debatably cinema ' s greatest set - piece .

it may be a landmark in italian neo - realist cinema but sod that : roberto rossellini ' s is a compelling drama about the ravages of war on everyday folk . tracing the hunting down , capture and torture of a communist resistance leader ( pagliero ) by the gestapo , rossellini replaces studio - system gloss with a tangible , intense naturalism , throwing in details ( shots of toilets , babies on potties ) that mainstream films would not dare show . much has been made of its non professional cast , but two of the standouts come from pros : magnagni as a pregnant communist sympathizer and fabrizzi as a noble priest .

it’s about women who are caused to suffer by men and the ways – comic and tragic – in which they vent their anger . after their break - up , pepa ( carmen maura ) needs to talk to ivan about something important before he goes off on a trip with another woman . for every sub - plot , there’s a woman with a tacit connection to the former couple . pepa’s protégée , candela ( maria barranco ) , provided lodging to the shiite terrorists who planned to hijack ivan’s plane to stockholm . his ex - wife , lucia ( julieta serrano ) , also tries to reach him to make him pay for the years she spent in an insane asylum . ivan’s son ( antonio banderas ) is under the influence of his rough virgin fiancée ( rossy de palma ) . finally there’s paulina , a feminist lawyer whose shadow looms large over the characters until we discover she , too , might be on the verge of full collapse .

this is the haunting story , set in 1920s china , of songlian ( gong , never better ) , a student who decides to become a rich man ' s concubine after the death of her father leaves her without means of support . entering his household as the " fourth mistress " , she swiftly becomes embroiled in the infighting between the women competing for their near - faceless master ' s attentions , and finds herself a pawn in a deeply twisted game . read it as a critique of communist china , an impassioned plea for empathy or a feminist parable if you like , but it remains a haunting and unforgettable winter ' s tale .

it hasn ' t been pepa ' s day , or even week . ivan , her longtime lover and a male - chauvinist rat , walks out on her , leaving only a bland message on her answering machine . planning suicide , pepa spikes a blenderful of garden - fresh gazpacho with sleeping pills , but forgets to drink it .

hollywood remake ? not on your nelly . though precious : based on the novel push by sapphire comes closest in tone at times . prizes nominated for four oscars and won one bafta . what to say . . . " there ' s the odd homage to the action cinema of the northern hemisphere , but this is more than just the brazilian goodfellas . " what not to say . . . " on the whole , i prefer the portrayal of the favelas in the incredible hulk ( 2008 ) . "

i like to think of alfred hitchcock ( pictured at top ) as a great conductor of a philharmonic orchestra , whose work bringing perfection of harmony and unity to a musical performance is done behind the scene and long before the performance .

six years later , as a student of film , we were read laura mulvey’s seminal piece ‘visual pleasure and narrative cinema’ . whilst my classmates’ moods sank ever lower , slowly comprehending with horror their roles as spectators , i couldn’t help feeling slightly more positive than the rest : i had finally realised why almodóvar’s work had been such a shock . having been brought up on mainstream hollywood classics , which rarely , if ever , passed the bechtel test , i had never before seen women portrayed on screen in such an intelligent and competent manner .

hitchcock’s scientific attitude towards the craft of his art is my inspiration as a filmmaker . his films are my inspiration as a writer and a film lover .

i see akerman’s cinema as part of the brutalist movement of the 60s and 70s . brutalism in architecture is epitomised by unrelenting concrete buildings : an extreme type of modernism . for its admirers , the purity of brutalist form is a kind of poetry .

what almodóvar set out to depict , he says in the book almodóvar on almodóvar , was “a feminine universe that’s totally humane . the only remaining problem in this earthly paradise is that men continue to leave women” . the film cost £500 , 000 to make but quickly broke all box - office records in spain and stormed britain and the us to become the biggest non - english language film since fellini’s 8½ in 1963 .


jhuthi sharm is a 1940 bollywood film directed by mohan dayaram bhavnani . it stars trilok kapoor .

produced by mohan dayaram bhavnani 's production company , the film is an adaption of henrik ibsen 's 1881 play ghosts .

the title means " naked truth " in hindi .

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jhuthi sharm <EOT> jhuthi sharm is a social hindi movie , directed by m . bhavnani , starring trilok kapoor , nayampally , bimla kumari , n . yagnik along with others . here , on the movie page , you will find every thing that you need to know . check out what others are saying about the movie on twitter .

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surf 's up is a 2007 american computer-animated mockumentary comedy film directed by ash brannon and chris buck .

it features the voices of shia labeouf , jeff bridges , zooey deschanel , james woods , and jon heder among others .

in production since 2002 at sony pictures animation , it was the studio 's second theatrical feature .

the film premiered in the united states on june 8 , 2007 , and was distributed by columbia pictures .

it is a parody of surfing documentaries , such as the endless summer and riding giants , with parts of the plot parodying north shore .

real-life surfers kelly slater and rob machado have vignettes as their penguin surfer counterparts .

to obtain the desired hand-held documentary feel , the film 's animation team motion-captured a physical camera operator 's moves .

a sequel , titled surf 's up 2 : wavemania , was released direct-to-video on january 17 , 2017 .

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surf ' s up ( film ) <EOT> surf ' s up , the animated film about surfing penguins , is getting a sequel .

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surf ' s up 2 : wavemania is an american direct - to - video computer - animated comedy film directed by henry yu . it is a sequel to the 2007 film , surf ' s up .

click surf ' s up soundtrack cd for more info from the moviemusic store .

the posters for " happy feet " and " surf ' s up . "

surf ' s up 2 : wavemania - on dvd & digital jan . 17

sony pictures animation wiki has a collection of images and media related to surf ' s up .

over - the - top box copy : “the long - awaited sequel to surf’s up . ”

2006 / 2007 : only one penguin film could come out on top between " happy feet " and " surf ' s up . "

thank goodness for cinema . were it not for reading about upcoming film surf ' s . . .

no , the real reason surf ' s up is so aggravating is that it ' s more concerned with sucking up to adults than it is to enchanting their children .

sony pictures animation wiki has a collection of images and media related to surf ' s up 2 : wavemania .

looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing surf ' s up near you .

' surf ' s up ' was a massive hit in holland and was better received here than in the states .

animation surf ' s up , about a documentary crew at the penguin world surfing championship , remained in seventh place .

london - integrated agency spinnaker is launching a digital campaign for the release of sony pictures ' computer - animated film ' surf ' s up ' on august 10 .

surf ' s up is a sony animation film that was released in 2007 . it stars shia labeouf as an unbelievable shithead , which we ' re all accustomed to by now , but in this film he ' s a penguin ! whooooaaaaa .

stream surf ' s up music from the motion picture by surf ' s up ( motion picture soundtrack ) and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .

surf ' s up is the fifth sony pictures animation film to become a franchise , after open season , the smurfs , cloudy with a chance of meatballs and hotel transylvania .

surf ' s up , especially with pixar ' s quite magnificent ratatouille out in a couple of months , is alarmingly lightweight fare from sony pictures .

surf ' s up is quite surprisingly good , going for the subtle chuckle where happy feet opted for show - stopping spectacle .

the original plot for the film was when a penguin washed up on the shores of rio . this plot idea was soon forgotten after the director , carlos saldanha , after he learned of the productions happy feet and surf ' s up .

and in 2007 , sony pictures released two of the year’s three nominees — “persepolis” and “surf’s up” — only to lose to the third candidate , “ratatouille . ”

the bratz film , a new entry , portrays four school friends defying attempts to break up their group .

there are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about surf ' s up 2 : wavemania !

packs of weetabix , weetabix - minis and ready brek will offer consumers the chance to purchase a surf ' s up toy that repeats lines from the film for £6 . 99 plus four tokens .

this is not safe . kids please do not do this . haha what am i talking about no kids are watching surf ' s up .

there ' s like 23 contestants in this thing . and apparently the way it works is , you all swim out together and try to surf at once ! that ' s the way surfing competitions work , right ? that ' s the way they work in surf ' s up !

dammit surf ' s up i thought we moved past this . okay , look at that picture . look at penguin labeouf ' s expression . this is proof that the dongs are intentional . i see what you ' re doing , surf ' s up . and what you ' re doing is dong - shaped .

waterfall shower : cody and lani end up cleaning themselves up under a waterfall after getting covered in glowworm poo .

surf ' s up is a 2007 computer - animated sports mockumentary action - adventure film , and the second feature film produced by sony pictures animation and distributed by columbia pictures . it stars shia labeouf , zooey deschanel , jon heder , diedrich bader and mario cantone .

london : weetabix is launching an on - pack promotion based around the upcoming film surf ' s up , the first to run across all four of its cereal brands since its 2002 ' house ' campaign .

even animated distributors can ' t avoid releasing similar films . disney and pixar ' s bug film went up against sylvester stallone ' s ant crew and took him down .

yeah , that one ! surf off . surf right the hell off , everyone . look at the turnout for this bad boy !

for the first time ever , join cody , chicken joe and lani in two extreme surfing adventures filled with big laughs , epic thrills and lots of family fun . in “surf’s up” cody enters his first pro surfing competition . in “surf’s up 2 : wave mania” your favorite penguins team up with the surfing dream team , the hang five voiced by wwe superstars !

surf ' s up has plenty of funny one - liners , emotional moments , and tongue - in - cheek repartees at televised sports and reality shows .

next year it will be 10 years since surf’s up hit theaters and went on to get an academy award nomination for best animated film . however , you might not remember the film since it only pulled in $ 58 million domestic and another $ 90 million internationally on top of that . nevertheless , sony pictures animation has apparently determined there must be some interest left in surf’s up since they’ve just announced a sequel — with a twist .

surf ' s up belongs to that refreshing group of animated films that suffuse enough adult humor to bypass the children ' s radar but hit mom and dad right in the funny bone .

even the marketing for both films looked indistinguishable . however , val kilmer ' s film tanked compared to the mars film with gary sinise and tim robbins .

we are now living in donald trump’s america . in this america , anything you can imagine is possible , even if what you imagine – like a wrestling - themed sequel to sony’s surf’s up – makes absolutely no sense .

sony pictures animation and wwe studios have announced that they will co - finance and produce surf’s up 2 : wavemania . the direct - to - video project will be released next spring through sony pictures home entertainment , in time for the original film’s tenth anniversary .

placed at number six , the film ' s uk box office haul now stands at £46m .

( 700 comments . . . 1 , 000 , 000 views later . . . surf ' s up is 9 years old ) at an average 4 - 500 views a day , its been a huge success . . . surfs up is an animated movie by sony pictures and is out on dvd and blu - ray now ! go get it ! ! surf ' s up sadly lost it ' s oscar to ratatouille but because it made it so far it proves that surf ' s up was , and still is a great film . this is sony pictures animation ' s second film , the first one being open season . * copyright sony pictures animation 2007 * for " better " quality , add fmt = 18 to the end of the url

undercrank : parodied in a sped - up montage when the surf contest is being set up . the backing music starts to speed up faster and faster along with the camera , and at the end , mikey says " i feel lightheaded " in a chipmunk voice .

this was originally sony pictures animation ' s only theatrical film not converted to 3 - d until 2017 ' s the star .

we know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .

i ' m about ready to flip the table over and storm out of this dvd , surf ' s up . please walk this back the slightest bit . please .

a direct - to - video sequel , titled surf ' s up 2 : wavemania , was released on january 17 , 2017 . the film stars wwe superstars john cena , triple h , the undertaker , vince mcmahon , and paige .

fuller , danielle . writing the everyday : women’s textual communities in atlantic canada . montreal : mcgill - queen’s up , 2004 .

these helpful children have given joe some sand - boobs and oh dear god that ' s a sand - dong . stop that right this instant , surf ' s up . what is the matter with you .

love this film . have seen it 100s of times and still love it . so chilled and good for adults too . lovely lovely film .

it ' s been 10 years since surf ' s up was first released in theaters , and , if you had held your breath waiting for a sequel to happen . . . well , you ' d be dead by now . however , we ' ll pay tribute to your fallen soul next year right around the 10th anniversary of the original , as today a follow - up to surf ' s up was announced for 2017 that ' ll see sony pictures animation teaming up with wwe studios in . . . read more . . .

those two events were followed up in november at the american film market ( afm ) and a private academy - focused confab called the contenders .

sony pictures is targeting teenagers via social networking site piczo to promote its animated film surf ' s up . the deal includes a two - day homepage takeover , featuring characters from the film . users can also visit a branded special at urltoken to view a video trailer , download wallpaper and buddy icons , and leave messages for friends .

there are good things in surf ' s up , from the way that bridges makes his washed - up character assume the big - bellied , easy - living demeanour of the late marlon brando , to some stunning later scenes of the cresting , crashing waves .

when one looks at the promos or packaging of surf ' s up , we are made to believe that it is yet another film about penguins on surfboards . but as the reels unfold and we are introduced to the icy world of antarctica through a completely new mockumentary format , we realise that we aren ' t just watching a kiddy film about tappity feet - - this is a genuinely intelligent and funny film .

to obtain the desired hand - held documentary feel , the film ' s animation team motion - captured a physical camera operator ' s moves .

it really is one of those things that needed to be seen to be believed - a surf ' s up sequel featuring wwe superstars as surfing penguins . i had seen stills and concept art , and yet i still had trouble wrapping my head around the idea that sony pictures and wwe studios had teamed up to make surf ' s up 2 : wavemania . cody maverick , chicken joe and lani are crossing . . . read more . . .

sports penguin entertainment network . that ' s the acronym joke they went with . surfin ' penguins every night . see penguins eat nougat . some penguins enjoy nourishment . okay fine you win this round , surf ' s up .

directed by henry yu , surf’s up 2 : wavemania is based on a screenplay by abdul williams . the film is a co - financed production between sony pictures animation and wwestudios , and is produced by michelle l . m . wong and executive produced by michael luisi .

surf ' s up is actually a pretty funny and sophisticated comedy . it ' s relentlessly playful and imaginative in the vein of " toy story , " while keenly observant about comic nuances of behavior and bubbling over with neurotic dialogue .

a 2007 cgi animated film , and the second one from sony ' s animation division . it earned a surprising academy award nomination , and is so far the only feature film from sony ' s animation division to do so .

surf’s up may be a computer animation , but it’s worth watching even if you swore off cgi critters after chicken little . appropriately , it succeeds by practicing what jeff bridges’ benign , flippered drop - out preaches : have lots of fun , and don’t worry about winning . surf’s up doesn’t feel like it’s out to blow our minds with razzle - dazzle software , although the wave effects in the too - brief climactic scenes are stunning . very different in feel from happy feet , which gets cheekily dissed ( “singing and dancing ? yeah , right ! ” ) , surf’s up is closer to lilo & stitch : a smart , endearing , relatively small - scale comedy .

this is the second sony pictures animation film to use profanity after open season .

. . where the worlds of film noir and pre - code collide . .

the big difference here is that film district only paid an estimated $ 70 million for gerard butler ' s thriller , while sony and columbia pictures launched the tatum flick at an estimated cost of $ 150 million . butler ' s film ended up being more cost effective in the end , warranting a sequel .

surf ' s up has a 78 % approval rating on rotten tomatoes based on 144 reviews ; the average rating is 6 . 7 / 10 . the site ' s consensus reads : " surf ' s up is a laid - back , visually stunning animated movie that brings a fresh twist to some familiar conventions . its witty mockumentary format is fun and inventive , and the cgi is breathtakingly realistic . " another review aggregator , metacritic , gave the film a score of 64 out of 100 based on 26 reviews .

the album of mychael danna ' s music for the film is billed as the " original ocean picture score " .

meaningful name : cody ' s last name , maverick , is another term for an outcast . maverick ' s is also a major surf spot in northern california .

some reviews noted that in spite of it coming so soon after many films featuring penguins ( march of the penguins , madagascar , and happy feet ) , surf ' s up was able to stand out on its own . roger ebert of the chicago sun - times reviewed : " the originality of the documentary format coupled with the splendid cgi effects qualifies surf ' s up as not just another penguin movie . "

ashton kutcher ' s take on steve jobs was critically panned in 2013 . michael fassbender and kate winslet both earned academy award nominations for their roles in danny boyle ' s 2015 film . neither film was a big box - office smash .

creelman , david . setting in the east : maritime realist fiction . montreal : mcgill - queen’s up , 2003 .

christian bale and hugh jackman ' s film about the competition between two magicians narrowly edged out edward norton ' s about using magic solely for love at theaters .

the first marketing efforts were in october 2013 in korea at the busan international film festival and at the annual film commission symposium that had a twist , a producers market .

josh hartnett ' s film about the murder of elizabeth short did better in theaters than ben affleck ' s on the death of " superman " actor george reeves .

sony pictures animation debuted the second trailer for surf ' s up 2 : wavemania , a sequel to the 2007 hit surf ' s up . the trailer features wwe superstars john cena , undertaker , triple h , paige and mr . mcmahon as the voices of the hang 5 , a world famous surf crew known for their extreme stunts and personalities . the studio debuted the first trailer for this adventure back in august , but today the studio unveiled more footage , while announcing that this movie is coming out on dvd and digital on january 17th . wwe superstars john cena , undertaker , triple h , paige and mr . mcmahon , along with actors jon heder , diedrich bader and jeremy shada , lend their voice talents to sony pictures animation and wwe studios ' family - friendly adventure surf ' s up 2 : wavemania . debuting on dvd and digital on january 17 from sony pictures home entertainment , surf ' s up 2 : wavemania follows surfer penguin cody maverick as his childhood dream comes

justin timberlake , jeff bridges and mary steenburgen have all signed up to . . .

neither film did overwhelmingly great at the box office . " tombstone , " starring kurt russell and val kilmer , edged out the kevin costner and dennis quaid film from warner bros .

the underlying message is to follow big z ' s motto : " never give up . . . find a way . "

co - directed by buck and jennifer lee , 2013’s frozen centers on a princess who sets off with a thrill - seeking mountain man , his pet reindeer , and a magically - brought - to - life snowman to find her estranged sister , whose icy powers trapped the kingdom in an eternal winter . featuring the voices of kristen bell , idina menzel , jonathan groff , josh gad , santino fontana , alan tudyk , ciaran hinds , and maurice lamarche , this critically acclaimed film ( loosely based on the snow queen by hans christian andersen ) has grossed ( as of this writing ) $ 210 million domestically on a $ 150 million budget ( it has grossed over $ 152 million internationally so far for a worldwide total of $ 363 million ) . among the film’s accolades ( so far ) are 10 annie award nods , a few best animated feature nods ( from the boston society of film critics , new york film critics circle , san diego film critics circle , toronto film critics association , and the golden globes ) , and several best animated feature wins ( from the washington d . c . area film critics association , austin film critics association , florida film critics circle , dallas - fort worth film critics association , houston film critics society , las vegas film critics society , indiana film critics association , and the san francisco film critics circle ) .

abdul williams ( writer of the urban - comedy lottery ticket ) will script surf’s up 2 , and story artist henry yu will make his directorial debut . yu’s previous credits include sym - bionic titan and both hotel transylvania movies . here’s an interview with yu in which he explains his artistic background and work history :

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since the release of the original , mario cantone , jon heder and shia labeouf from the film had mentioned the possibility of a sequel several times . on march 1 , 2016 , sony pictures entertainment announced that it had partnered with wwe studios for a surf ' s up sequel . henry yu was hired as the director of the film , making this his directorial debut while abdul williams was tapped to write the screenplay .

if the name alana blanchard isn’t in your vocabulary . . . it’s time to change that . the sexy surfer turns 26 today and we’re using that as an excuse – as if we need one - - to lurk on alana ' s instagram account . ride through the birthday babe’s photos to see her best bikini shots . surf ' s up ! read more

in 1971 the beach boys finally released “surf’s up” on an album of the same name . fleshed out with a band , brass and harmonies , the song was beguiling and enigmatic ; another “pocket symphony” to follow 1966’s revolutionary “good vibrations” . wilson , of course , never actually surfed . parks’ lyric was catching a different kind of wave , the emerging 1960s counterculture , the rise of the baby boomers , and the phrase “surf’s up” arrives at a point in the song where it is marking a transition from old to new , from age to youth : “surf’s up / aboard a tidal wave / come about hard and join / the young and often spring you gave” . later , the lyric echoes william wordsworth : “the child is father of the man . ”

he lets slip that he ' s actually pretty torn up about it . but said too much already , he immediately drops it .

as well as the terrific superbowl tv spot , paramount has gussied up the . . .

the movie is a must see . it is perfect for all ages and anyone can learn from the movie’s central message . the animation is stunning and the laid back mockumentary style is hilarious . quincy hirt , president of the senior class , says , “surf’s up is an instant classic , truly beautiful . ”the surf competition accurately depicts surf culture even though it is only competed in by fun loving penguins . ryan rosen , surfing fan , says “surf’s up is totally what other surfers are like , it’s hilarious . ” olivia rest , movie lover , says , “it is the best movie i have seen in a while , it brought me to tears . ” cody maverick gives a fun filled and exciting lesson on what it really means to be a winner and how to enjoy life .

sausage party : the first image from sausage party presents four colorful characters . seth rogen cowrote the script and provides one of the voices ; the cast includes kristen wiig , james franco , salma hayek , paul rudd , jonah hill , edward norton , michael cera and more . it ' s scheduled to open in theaters on august 12 . [ collider ] no exit : josh brolin and miles teller are set to star in no exit , to be directed by joseph kosinski ( tron : legacy ) . it ' s based on the true story of a group of firefighters who valiantly battled a deadly wildfire in arizona . no start date for the production has been established yet . [ variety ] surf ' s up 2 : wavemania : a sequel to the 2007 animated film surf ' s up is on its way . to be titled surf ' s up 2 : wavemania , the . . . read more

this is the main theme melody called surf ' s up main theme . it seems that only 1000 copies of a cd were made that contain the original score with the theme on it . ( thanks to sam , france ) add more info

the ' archival footage ' that is scratched and tinged yellow with a scruffy sound effects , is definitely something that will amuse you . surf ' s up offers a pleasant , satisfying mix - - even the ending is not ' filmi . '

christian bale and mark wahlberg starred in david o . russell ' s film about boxer micky ward in december 2010 . tom hardy and joel edgerton played brothers less than a year later who sign up for a mixed martial arts tournament .

since last week making it only the tenth film to do so . over the weekend the film added $ 7 . 08 million on 4486 screens in 53 markets for a total of $ 626 . 30 million internationally , which places the film sixth place on that chart just $ 16 million behind

surf ' s up is a film by sony pictures animation . it takes on an interesting style : despite being set in a world of anthropomorphic talking animals , the film parodies surfer documentaries , complete with handheld camera shots and interviews with the cast spliced in various places . the plot tells of a young rockhopper penguin named cody maverick , who dreams of moving to the tropics and becoming a legendary surfer , like his idol , big z .

surf ' s up at the peacock network . nbc has made a script commitment with penalty to a blue crush tv show adaptation . kate bosworth , michelle rodriguez , and sanoe lake starred in to 2002 surfing feature film of the same name . deadline reports switched at birth creator lizzy weiss , who co - wrote the film with director john stockwell , will write the blue crush tv series adaptation . she will also executive produce . read more…

hang on after the credits for a funny scene with glen and edna maverick ( cody ' s brother and mother ) with the film crew .

2002 : " phone booth " and " liberty stands still " hold the main characters hostage at one point for the film ' s entirety .

please note that they do a surfing montage here and play neither a 311 song nor a sublime song . uh , hello , i thought this was surf ' s up , guys . fix that in post . play " badfish " or something .

frozen ' s anna and elsa have a brother . . . and it ' s tarzan

surf’s up is one of the greatest movies of our generation . the animated mockumentary debuted in 2007 and has been one of the most cherished films in america in the ten years that has followed . production began in 2002 and brought together some of the world’s greatest voice actors , including shia lebeouf and zooey deschanel . the film was directed by ash brannon and chris buck , and written by a team of writers including chris . the film’s accolades include being nominated for best animated feature in the 2008 oscars , which it unfairly lost to ratatouille .

by his own admission when he recently picked up his second best actor oscar , . . .

the film will feature the voices of wwe stars like john cena , the undertaker and triple h .

sphe has released a new trailer for its home video sequel surf’s up 2 : wavemania — coming to dvd and digital on january 17 . the feature - length adventure is produced by sony pictures animation and wwe studios , and the spot showcases wwe superstars john cena , undertaker , triple h , paige and mr . mcmahon voicing world - famous surf crew “the hang 5 . ”

fox got a little excited with its over - the - top posters for " volcano . " the film did nowhere near as well as pierce brosnan ' s volcano epic in the states ; however , the los angeles centered movie picked up overseas .

the film was released in brazil on march 22 2011 and on april 15 20122 in the united states . the film received mostly positive reviews from film critics . observers praised the voice acting , animation , and songs . the film was a box office success , scoring over $ 484 million worldwide and was nominated for an academy award for best original song . it lost to " man or muppet " from the muppets .

what song plays when he takes hes first big wave in the surf contest ? that song plays throughout the film at certain points but isn ' t listed on the soundtrack cd . ( from loron in brussels , belgium )

then there is this weekend’s # 1 film , “ wreck - it ralph “ , rich moore ‘s bad - guys - ain’t - so - bad comedy set in the imaginative world of arcade games .

an animated comedy that features wwe superstars , providing their own voices while matching up against talking animals .

it ' s a film burdened with a message , and a pretty obvious " never give up your dreams " one at that . but neither that , nor its predictably triumphant ending , quite explains why it leaves such an unpleasant taste in the mouth .

you wait years for a new terrence malick film and then two come along at once . . . .

tank comes by to be an unprovoked dick to penguin labeouf , which sets up an impromptu exhibition surf - off ! the rules are that whomever surfs the biggest wave , wins ! that ' s how surfing works , right ? or at least how surfing would work if i were , for example , making it up for a children ' s movie as i went along . as they paddle out to a massive wave , we get this shot , which reminds us again that this is meant to be a documentary film .

it’s a shame that a surf’s up sequel didn’t do something more worthy to follow the first film , which is a sorely underrated and too easily forgotten flick from nearly a decade ago . but maybe sony pictures animation couldn’t assemble all of the voice cast again to make it worth their while for a theatrical feature , and then this strange idea came along to capitalize on wrestling fans who will watch anything featuring their favorite athletes .

the wrestling personalities star along with jon heder , diedrich bader and jeremy shada in the family - friendly follow - up to the oscar - nominated surf’s up . wavemania is the directorial debut of henry yu ( storyboard artist , hotel transylvania 2 ) , based on a screenplay by abdul williams , and produced by michelle l . m . wong with michael luisi as ep .

hot on the heels of the passage of hawaii’s enhanced production tax credit , the honolulu film office set in motion an aggressive marketing plan to build awareness of oahu as a premier film location with an improved rebate program . interest has been strong with some immediate results .

some of the humor is topical satire ( harvey lembeck’s brando send - up , franky’s beatles satire in bikini beach , “potato bug” ) , some is idiotic by any standard ( cartoon cupids appear onscreen to indicate love ) . chase scenes ( usually the climax of the films ) are shown at speeded - up tempo , giving the effect of looking at a silent film — puzzling indeed considering the films’ target audience . 9

surf & apos ; s up is an animated feature that goes behind the scenes of the high - octane world of competitive penguin surfing . the film profiles cody maverick , an up - and - coming surfer as he enters his first pro competition . inspired by his hero , a legendary wave rider named big z , cody leaves his family and his town of shiverpool , antarctica to travel to pen gu island for the big z memorial surf off . cody believes that winning will bring him the admiration and respect he desires . but when he unexpectedly comes face to face with a washed up old surfer named the geek , cody begins to understand that the greatest champion isn & apos ; t always the one who comes in first

kevin james ' s take on a security cop fared much better than seth rogen ' s try at theaters . a sequel to the film was released in 2015 which didn ' t perform as well at theaters .

surf ' s up is released on dvd and blu - ray on october 9th 2007 . it includes an all new animated short the chubbchubbs save xmas and an 2002 academy award winning animated short the chubbchubbs ! . the blu - ray 3d version was released on july 1st 2014 .

we ' re making it easier than ever for you to stock up on tribeca film festival tickets . our revamped wish list will save you time and effort in singling out the festival titles you cannot wait to see .

managed , and this film still has openings in germany , u . k . , italy , and scandinavia .

sean penn is in talks to star in this must be the place , a new film from . . .

" flight 93 " was a similar tv film to " united 93 " that also aired the same year .

next year , sony pictures animation will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its animated hit surf ' s up . what better way to kick off the celebration than with the release of a brand new sequel , surf ' s up 2 : wavemania . earlier today , sony and wwe studios debuted the brand new trailer for this animated sequel , offering our first look at the hang 5 . cody maverick , hungry for a new challenge , convinces an infamous big wave riding crew known as the hang 5 , voiced by wwe superstars john cena , the undertaker , triple h , wwe diva paige and mr . mcmahon , to let him join them on their journey to a mysterious surf spot known as the trenches , where legend has it , they ' ll find the biggest waves in the world . cody soon discovers that the life he left behind might be more heroic than what any death - defying wave has to offer . surf ' s up 2 : wavemania will be released

but it ' s near - impossible to warm to a film that contains lines as crass as this one directed at tank evans : " he ' s a dirty trashcan full of poop . " a film in which the characters gabble away in ghetto - amphibian lingo : " it sucks , bro . " a film whose soundtrack has been slung together by a cloth - eared donkey who thinks green day ' s welcome to paradise best evokes the sound of balmy south sea island life .

mckay , ian . the quest of the folk : antimodernism and cultural selection in twentieth - century nova scotia . montreal : mcgill - queen’s up , 1994 .

the surfing penguins of surf ' s up ( 2007 ) meets the wrestlers of wwe ! who could have foreseen this misfire ? ! ! it makes wwe ' s adventures with the flintstones and scooby - doo feel like masterpieces of the animation world . all i got out of it was an urge to kill that narrator . . . .

actually , let ' s start over . surf ' s up is a movie about a bunch of surfing penguins . it is also a movie that is obsessed with phalluses ( phallii ? ) for some reason . but we ' ll get to that . this is a sports movie and we ' re a sports website . so let ' s start talking about penguin genitals , i guess .

as an album , smile doesn’t quite hold together ; it’s no sgt pepper . but “surf’s up” is easily its finest moment , a little masterpiece of shifting keys and tempi , and it’s no surprise that few have attempted to cover it . there’s a hypnotically strange , woozy 2001 rendition by art - punk singer david thomas and two pale boys . jimmy webb , david crosby and vince gill sang it faithfully at a 2001 all star tribute to brian wilson in new york . but that’s about it .

the warner bros . ' film recently changed its title to " mowgli . " unlike disney ' s film , this one is supposed to be more of an adaptation of rudyard kipling ' s " the jungle book " and will star the voice talents of christian bale , benedict cumberbatch , cate blanchett , and motion capture king andy serkis . serkis , who is also directing , has said his film will be darker than disney ' s adaptation with a " dark baloo " and " bloody imagery . "

the movie will be distributed by sony pictures home entertainment with wwe studios providing marketing support , including having its roster of wrestling talent to voice the film ' s characters .

the addition of the lovable , misguided penguins helped " madagascar " soar at theaters . you may not even recall disney ' s film which debuted nearly a year later .

sean penn is no longer a stooge . the actor has decided to take up to a year . . .

, to attract attention to the new film , which is targeted at seven - to 12 - year - olds .

rio is a 3d computer - animated film produced by blue sky studios . it was released in theaters in 2011 .

first the rock with moana , then practically the entire wwe roster for surf ' s up 2 , now john cena is going solo with the cg - animated feature ferdinand . based on the 1936 children ' s book the story of ferdinand , the film is about " a spanish fighting bull who prefers smelling the flowers and practicing non - violence rather than chasing red cloths held by matadors in arenas . but when disaster comes to . . . read more . . .

first they swam , then they rollerskated , and then they danced . and now those irrepressible evian babies are out on the surf .

meanwhile , penguin labeouf royally fucks up his attempt at carving a surfboard and is completely opposed to big z ' s attempts to get him to relax , lighten up the slightest bit and have a little fun , so he storms off in a huff . our hero , everyone .

the project was initiated by world wrestling entertainment ( wwe ) , which inquired with sony for a possible project that would help expand their brand and reach a new generation of audiences . according to yu , wwe thought that surf ' s up had " a really fun vibe . it ' s really light - hearted . it ' s got a lot of goofy , cartoony fun . " he also remarked that the film is " about surfing – it ' s about sports . so we thought it was a natural fit . " all character designs had to be approved by wwe .

while i enjoyed john cena in trainwreck , this seems like a supreme waste of his surprisingly great comedic talents . in addition , his voice sounds a little too close to what diedrich bader did with his character in the first surf’s up . sure , that’s just his normal voice , but it’s just a little repetitive . as for the rest of the wwe superstars , their vocal performances sound exactly as underwhelming as you’d expect , and they just don’t measure up to the chill surfing master played by jeff bridges in the original movie .

one month after graduation , sony invited her back , this time as a visual development artist . it wasn’t long before williams’s years of hustling toward her dream began to pay off . while designing costumes , characters , layouts , and props for sony franchises like the smurfs and surf’s up , a short animation williams had created for her thesis started to take off .

while the heroic penguin is courageous , inventive , and loyal and has proven ( in original film surf ' s up ) to take risks and make sacrifices to save a life , he loses sight of what ' s important in favor of winning at all costs . he learns a powerful lesson about what it means to be a stand - up " guy . " central female character is effective , competitive , and nurturing ; in one instance she forgoes adventure to model responsible behavior . bullying member of the team intimidates others ; he , too , learns a lesson about working together and respecting others .

families can talk about the fact that wwe ( world wrestling entertainment inc . ) has been appearing in a number of cartoon franchises meant for kids and tweens . were you familiar with wwe before you saw surf ' s up 2 : wave mania ? how does the organization benefit from inclusion in these franchises ?

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urban meyer’s team has the country’s highest upside , with blue - chip backups everywhere — even at defensive coordinator .

josh heaton - armstrong , digital marketing manager , sony pictures releasing uk , said : " piczo is a brilliant place to reach the youth audience targeted for surf ' s up - planned activity delivers both awareness and interaction . opportunities like this provide cost - effective and unique ways to engage our target demographic . "

the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .

like last year ' s big hit cars , surf ' s u p also follows the out of action hotshot coaching the inexperienced new blood to win against all odds , understand the true value of life , and realise that winning isn ' t everything .

“surf’s up” first surfaced in a 1967 cbs television special , inside pop : the rock revolution , presented by leonard bernstein , with wilson singing it solo at the piano . but then the song disappeared and began to acquire a special mystique . the album for which it was intended , smile , remained unfinished for decades .

the 21st century saw a new genre arise to challenge the western , the action movie and the david lynch baffler . the penguiner is a flexible template : after the documentary ( march of the penguins ) and the postmodern musical ( happy feet ) , it’s time for the surfer flick . no , really . as surf’s up’s intro reminds us , penguins have been kings of the breakers from days of yore ( one is glimpsed careering merrily down japanese artist hokusai’s the great wave off kanagawa ) .

produced by sony pictures animation and wwe studios , the film was released on january 17 , 2017 on dvd and digital media .

disney ' s " the jungle book " starred scarlett johansson , bill murray , ben kingsley , and christopher walken . the movie set expectations high for warner bros . ' upcoming film .

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this is the only sony pictures animation film not to be released on blu - ray ( notably due to it being a direct - to - dvd film and the fact that most recent films released like that have not received any blu - ray releases ) .

surf ' s up was nominated for the academy award for best animated feature at the 80th academy awards , but lost to ratatouille . [ 19 ] the films was also nominated for 10 annie awards at the 35th annie awards , and won two awards : animated effects , and animation production artist : and bashed remy [ 20 ]

finconceivable , a four - minute animation about the fragile ecosystem of the ocean and its dependency on sharks , began raking in film festival honors , awards , and online hype . the short was popping up everywhere from greenpeace to upworthy and quickly gaining traction .

surf ' s up . blue crush is set to come barreling back . . . as a tv show . nbc is set to reboot the beloved 2002 surf movie , according to the hollywood reporter . what ' s the opposite of a cruel summer ? oh , a happy fall . ( ok , we admit , that one was lame . ) currently in development and in the early stages , the tv version of blue crush will be executive produced and written by hannah schneider ( the cw ' s reign ) , with brian grazer , francie calfo and jillian kugler also serving as eps . the film version starred kate bosworth , michelle rodriguez and sanoe lake as three surfers living in hawaii , with bosworth ' s character attempting to make her mark in the surfing world after . . .

i love this album , perhaps above much of their earlier work . ' surf ' s up ' was a massive hit in holland and was better received here than in the states . from the curious and iconic cover through to the ' anti - surf ' song ( ' don ' t go near the water ' ) to bruce johnston ' s adorable ' disney girls ' and the deeply moving ' til i die ' , this remains a truly innovative and moving album which still sparkles after all these years . an unashamed 5 stars .

) from disaster , he had to give up the penguin world surfing championship title . he knows he did the right thing in

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it ' s more a showreel and fx test than a proper trailer , but here ' s our first . . .

on the dedicated blu - ray disc chart , the no . 5 spot went to warner’s “storks , ” which in its fifth week of release rose up two spots from no . 7 .

yep , totally in the finals , labeouf . not bad for someone who could not surf yesterday . time to focus . you just need to - -

surf ' s up boasts of some really superior animation . it is widely known that water is one of the most difficult objects to animate and kudos to the team for capturing the surfing essence - - underwater shots of the surfers paddling , tube ( a tunnel created by a huge wave ) and kitschy shots of being tossed around in the water .

surf ' s up ! the 2017 teen choice awards is right around the corner . as the red carpet rolls out in front of usc ' s galen center for tomorrow evening ' s festivities , e ! news is breaking down the must - know details about the jam - packed event . pop culture fanatics ages 13 - 19 have cast their vote in a ton of categories recognizing the year ' s achievements in music , film , television , sports , fashion , comedy , as well as the world wide web . long story short , it ' s finally time to reveal the winners ! aside from a star - studded red carpet , plenty of musical acts will grace the stage with standout performances ( here ' s looking at you , rita ora ) as well as presenters like lucy hale . . .

so the three finalists get two runs to get the biggest combined score . because the other chumps got one group run . neat . during the first run , tank tries to wipe out the other two . but hubris , thy name is surf ' s up , because in short order , the wipe - out - er becomes the wipe - ee .

sony pictures animation and wwe studios have announced plans to co - finance and produce the animated feature " surf ' s up 2 : wavemania " . in the follow - up to the 2007 feature , adventure - inclined penguin cody maverick convinces an infamous big wave riding crew known as the hang 5 to journey with him to a mysterious surf spot where the crew will supposedly find the biggest waves in the world . said hang 5 will be voiced by wwe superstars john cena , the undertaker , triple h , wwe diva paige and mr . mcmahon . henry yu will direct from a script by abdul williams . michelle wong will produce . source : thr

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it ' s probably not the kind of animated adventure that ' s going to garner oscar talk , but it ' s a good - hearted , old - fashioned , family - friendly tale .

just behind that is “ frankenweenie , ” the tim burton passion project based on a short film of the same name . though its box office numbers are not nearly as impressive as disney’s other top - tier offerings , “ frankenweenie ” is still considered to be a better film that burton’s last animated flick , “the corpse bride” – which , should i remind you , managed a nomination in a three - slot race .

the [ filmmakers were ] hard - pressed to come up with enough story for even an old - time six - minute cartoon short .

little red riding hood , the wolf , the woodsman , and granny all tell the police the events that led up to their encounter .

conrad , margaret , and james k . hiller . atlantic canada : a region in the making . toronto : oxford up , 2001 .

i can ' t be too hard on them , though . after all the tag line for this movie was , " surf ' s up : because hey get off our backs we spent those first two acts thinking of ways to cram in poop and pee and sexual suggestion and a masturbation reference and like eight million dongs . " truth in advertising , folks !

charlie ahearn ' s film may not have been the first new york film to feature rappers - edo bertoglio ' s downtown 81 ( 1981 ) , about a day in the life of jean michel basquiat , had already been there - but , helped to a large extent by funding from british and german backers , it predated henry chalfant ' s excellent style wars ( 1983 ) , as well as more mainstream fare such as krush groove ( 1985 ) and breakin ' ( 1984 ) .

for those who don’t remember , the original surf’s up was a mockumentary - style comedy that followed cody maverick ( voiced by shia labeouf ) as he set out on his dream of becoming a champion surfer . it just might be the most underrated animated flick of the past 10 years as it’s extremely funny , had stunning animated for the time , and featured jeff bridges being an animated penguin version of the dude from the big lebowski .