The Endless Summer (1966)

The search for the perfect wave!

• Documentary

Documentary filmmaker Bruce Brown, himself a competition-level surfer, follows surfers Michael Hynson and Robert August on an around-the-world surfing adventure. With Brown's wry, sardonic narration and a twangy, guitar-driven instrumental soundtrack by The Sandals playing over the silent footage, Mike and Rob leave their California home to visit Hawaii, Australia, South Africa and other secluded surfing spots in a search for the surfer's holy grail that Brown dubs "The Perfect Wave.”

Rating

7.2 / 10 (140 votes)

Release date

June 15, 1966

Runtime

1h 31m

Language

English

Director

Bruce Brown

Status

Released