Movie: A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story

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Bruce Brown
Bruce Brown

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Dana Brown
Dana Brown

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Mert Lawwill
Mert Lawwill

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Gerry Lopez
Gerry Lopez

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Chad McQueen
Chad McQueen

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Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen

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Jack O'Neill
Jack O'Neill

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    Follow the summer season around the world with two surfers on a quest for the perfect wave. As it turned out, Bruce was on to something. Not only did the film become a hit, it earned a cult following, became the most successful surf film of all time and arguably made him the founding father of action sports films. Directed by second generation, award winning and documentarian filmmaker Dana Brown his projects have included such titles as Endless Summer 2, Step Into Liquid, Dust to Glory, Highwater, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter and Dust 2 Glory. A Life of Endless Summers is the story of a man, a father, a husband, a filmmaker, a pioneer, a legend.

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    2020-08-19

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