Directed by
| S.R. Bindler | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| S.R. Bindler | ||
| Mark Gustawes | ... | (screenplay) |
| George R. Mays | ||
| Cory Van Dyke | ... | (screenplay) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Jason Berk | ... | executive producer |
| Gus Gustawes | ... | producer |
| Mark Gustawes | ... | producer |
| Matt Lane | ... | executive producer |
| Matthew McConaughey | ... | producer |
| Alex G. Scott | ... | associate producer |
| James W. Skotchdopole | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Toumasis | ... | reality producer |
| Dennis Weiss | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Blake Neely | ||
| Xavier Rudd | ||
Cinematography by
| Elliot Davis | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Nancy Richardson | ||
Casting By
| Anne McCarthy | ||
| Don Phillips | ||
| Jay Scully | ||
Production Design by
| T.K. Kirkpatrick | ||
Set Decoration by
| Linda Spheeris | ||
Costume Design by
| Jonny Pray | ... | (as Jon Pray) |
Makeup Department
| Marc Boyle | ... | hair department head |
| Catherine Childers | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Carol Collini | ... | key makeup artist |
| Hitomi Golba | ... | key hair stylist |
| Bernadette Mazur | ... | makeup department head |
| Lygia Orta | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Tracey Landon | ... | production supervisor |
| Tim Pedegana | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Alex G. Scott | ... | assistant production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jason Baffa | ... | surf unit director |
| Jason Z. Kemp | ... | second second assistant director |
| Jon Mallard | ... | first assistant director |
| Tyler Romary | ... | second assistant director |
| Cory Van Dyke | ... | second unit director |
Art Department
| Jason Garner | ... | art department assistant |
| Sean D. Jackson | ... | set dresser |
| Nancy A. Knight | ... | Scenic Paint Second |
| Robert E. Knight | ... | head paint foreman |
| Andrew Moore | ... | construction coordinator |
| Eric P. Paczkowski | ... | drapery foreman |
| Darren Patnode | ... | on-set dresser |
| Harlan Spatz | ... | set dresser |
| Eric Stalker | ... | props |
| Keith Stalker | ... | general foreman |
| Kathleen Walker | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Tim Boggs | ... | adr supervisor |
| Chris David | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rickley W. Dumm | ... | sound effects editor |
| Alan Freedman | ... | adr mixer |
| Frank Gaeta | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Catherine Harper | ... | foley artist |
| Shawn Holden | ... | sound mixer |
| Joe Iemola | ... | sound editor |
| Jesse Kaplan | ... | sound utility |
| Darrin Mann | ... | foley mixer |
| Chris Navarro | ... | adr mixer |
| Cary Weitz | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Giuliano Fiumani | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Peter 'Beak' Cvijanovic | ... | senior compositor |
| Christopher Ide | ... | post production assistant |
| John Kearns | ... | digital restoration |
| Nineli Khanian | ... | digital compositor |
| Erin L. Nelson | ... | digital restoration |
| Anita Razzano | ... | digital compositor |
| Shane Strickman | ... | compositor (as Shane Paugh) |
| Olcun Tan | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Wilson Tang | ... | digital restoration |
| Thomas Tannenberger | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Sherman Toy | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Philip Fraschetti | ... | digital compositor: Gradient Effects (uncredited) |
| Bob Froehlig | ... | lead systems engineer: Gradient Effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Clay Cullen | ... | utility stunts |
| Mark Dobson | ... | water safety |
| Chris Kerner | ... | surfing stunts |
| Keith Malloy | ... | surf double: McConaughey |
| Mark Norby | ... | stunt coordinator |
| David Sanderson | ... | stunt double |
| Cj Nelson | ... | surfing double (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| James W. Apted | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Jason Baffa | ... | camera operator |
| Jeremy Cannon | ... | camera production assistant |
| Caz Duffy | ... | camera loader |
| Kristen Eccker | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Greg Fausak | ... | best boy grip |
| Aaron Felton | ... | grip |
| Richard Foreman Jr. | ... | still photographer |
| Bryan Hayes | ... | grip |
| Ronald R. Koch Jr. | ... | electrician |
| Robert Matthews | ... | grip |
| John Joseph Minardi | ... | key grip |
| E.J. Misisco | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Jeff Murrell | ... | chief lighting technician |
| David Pearlberg | ... | dolly grip |
| Steve Reinhardt | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Jason Sidore | ... | lamp operator (as Riley Sidore) |
| Chris Skotchdopole | ... | camera production assistant (as Christopher Skotchdopole) |
| Henry Tirl | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| David C. Wright | ... | grip |
| David Grant Wright | ... | grip (as David Wright) |
Casting Department
| Maryellen Aviano | ... | extras casting |
| Joe Cappelletti | ... | adr voice casting |
| Freddy Luis | ... | casting associate |
| Wayne Morse | ... | casting associate |
| Kellie Roy | ... | casting associate (as Kellie Giselle) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Steve Constancio | ... | key set costumer |
| Christine Orth | ... | costume supervisor |
| Reiko Porter | ... | set costumer |
Editorial Department
| Scott Freeman | ... | Artist Inventor of Agnostic Tapeless Conform Workflow includes Roundtrip / Finishing Artist |
| Ken Gales | ... | avid technician |
| Trent Johnson | ... | digital film colorist |
| Todd Kolker | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Mark Sahagun | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Gregg Schaublin | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Brian Spirnak | ... | assistant editor |
| Dan Williams | ... | post-production assistant |
Location Management
| Brooks Bonstin | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Robert L. Dohan | ... | location manager (as Rob Dohan) |
| John Minor | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Deva Anderson | ... | music consultant |
| Christine Bergren | ... | music legal |
| Daniel Heath | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| James T. Hill | ... | scoring mixer |
| Matthew McConaughey | ... | music supervisor |
| Beth Neely | ... | music studio manager (as Elizabeth Neely) |
| Blake Neely | ... | score producer (as Blake 'Shook' Neely) |
| Julie Pearce | ... | music editor |
| Delphine Robertson | ... | music consultant |
Script and Continuity Department
| Hilary Momberger-Powers | ... | script supervisor (as Hilary Momberger) |
Transportation Department
| Tony Barattini | ... | driver |
| Paulie DiCocco | ... | driver |
| J. Armin Garza II | ... | driver: camera car |
| Chuck Martinez | ... | production driver |
| Eric Miller | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Sean J. Moore | ... | transportation |
| Chris Walden | ... | driver |
| James Walden | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Jaime Abarca Jr. | ... | production assistant |
| Kendra Burrell | ... | additional set production assistant |
| John C. Chaney | ... | right hand man: McConaughey (as John Chaney) |
| Deborah Chung | ... | production assistant |
| Cushing J.F. Donelan | ... | assistant: cast |
| Shannon Hamed | ... | production coordinator |
| Scott Heller | ... | surfing advisor |
| Nicholas Hiles | ... | production assistant |
| Alexis Jones | ... | assistant: Sr. Bindler |
| Chris Kanzler | ... | production assistant |
| Ruba Kharuf | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Keith Malloy | ... | surf consultant |
| Michelle Maloney | ... | set production assistant |
| Kathy Mattes | ... | first accountant |
| Stacy Owens | ... | assistant |
| Debbie Pearl | ... | animal coordinator |
| Ericka Bryce Poniewaz | ... | set medic |
| Stephanie Purdy-Azan | ... | animal trainer (as Stephanie A. Purdy) |
| Jason Salzman | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Lucas Solomon | ... | video/computer graphics |
| Peter M. Starkman | ... | chef (as Peter Starkman) |
| Abran Trujillo | ... | production assistant |
| Jason T. Welden | ... | computer/video playback |
| Marsha Whittaker | ... | studio teacher |
| Mike Williamson | ... | assistant: Sr. Bindler |
| Gary Woldman | ... | craft service |
| Jen Woldrich | ... | production assistant |
| Mallory Yund | ... | production assistant |
| Ian Zweig | ... | chef: McConaughey |
| Cay Templeton | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Jason Baffa | ... | acknowledgment: surf sequences inspired by |
| Morgan Cline | ... | very special thanks |
| Peter Friedlander | ... | very special thanks |
| Gary Goetzman | ... | very special thanks |
| Tory Haljun | ... | very special thanks |
| Tom Hanks | ... | very special thanks |
| Eric Quijano | ... | very special thanks |
| Delphine Robertson | ... | very special thanks |
| Steve Shareshian | ... | very special thanks (as Steven Shareshian) |
| Scott Soens | ... | acknowledgment: surf sequences inspired by |
| Bo Stevenson | ... | very special thanks |
| Elaine Zweig | ... | special thanks |
