Documentary · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 12m

Slippery When Wet

Director

Bruce Brown

Cast

Bruce Brown as Narrator

Crew

Bruce Brown — Director of Photography Bruce Brown — Editor Bruce Brown — Writer

Synopsis

Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.

Mood & Themes

surfing sports documentary

Key Collaborators

Bruce Brown Director Bruce Brown Director of Photography Bruce Brown Editor Bruce Brown Writer

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