Step Into Liquid
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Step into Liquid is a documentary about surfing
directed by Dana Brown
, son of famed surfer and filmmaker Bruce Brown
. The film includes surfing footage from the famous Pipeline
, the beaches of Vietnam
, and some of the world's largest waves, at Cortes Bank
. This film was Dana Brown's first solo project.
.
The documentary is available on DVD
, DVD-ROM (in WMVHD HDTV
) and Blu-ray Disc
. It was first released on April 20, 2004.
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
directed by Dana Brown
Dana Brown
Dana Brown is an American surfer, filmmaker, and oldest son of filmmaker Bruce Brown. His films include The Endless Summer Revisited which is made up of unused footage from The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II , as well as some original interviews with the stars of those films...
, son of famed surfer and filmmaker Bruce Brown
Bruce Brown
Bruce Brown is an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film...
. The film includes surfing footage from the famous Pipeline
Banzai Pipeline
The Banzai Pipeline, or simply "Pipeline" or "Pipe," is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef...
, the beaches of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, and some of the world's largest waves, at Cortes Bank
Cortes Bank
Cortes Bank is a dangerously shallow chain of underwater mountains in the Pacific Ocean, about 115 miles west of Point Loma San Diego, USA, and about 50 miles south-west of San Clemente Island, Los Angeles County....
. This film was Dana Brown's first solo project.
Featured surfers
- Robert AugustRobert AugustRobert August is an American surfer and surfboard shaper. Raised in Huntington Beach, California, he attended Huntington Beach High School where he was ASB President his senior year. He is most famous as one of the subjects of Bruce Brown's 1966 surf documentary The Endless Summer, along with his...
- Rochelle BallardRochelle BallardRochelle Ballard is a professional female surfer who is a 10 year veteran the Association of Surfing Professional’s World Championship Tour. She is considered the best female tube rider in the world and has been a pioneer to the advancement of women’s surfing in the past two decades...
- Shawn Barron
- Layne BeachleyLayne BeachleyLayne Beachley is a former professional surfer from Manly, Australia. She won the World Championship seven times.-Surfing career:At the age of 16 Beachley became a professional surfer. By the age of 20 she was ranked sixth in the world. Beachley became the Women's ASP World Champion in 1998, and...
- Bob "Aquadoc" Beaton
- Jesse Brad BillauerJesse BillauerJesse Billauer is a well known surfer from Pacific Palisades, California.Billauer suffered an accident at the age of 17 on March 25, 1996, hitting his head on a shallow sandbar after being knocked off his surfboard by a wave...
- Bruce BrownBruce BrownBruce Brown is an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film...
- Taj BurrowTaj BurrowTaj Burrow is an Australian professional surfer who is currently competing in this 14th year on the ASP World Tour.-Career:...
- Ken Collins
- Ami DiCamillo
- Darrick DoernerDarrick DoernerDarrick Doerner is a big wave pioneer in the sport of towsurfing. His initials: 'D.D.' not only stand for his name, but for 'Designated Driver'. Darrick uses a personal water craft to travel to large surf breaks offshore. He is also known as simply 'Double D'. Darrick is known as a big wave surfer...
- Richie FitzgeraldRichie Fitzgerald-Surf Career:He appeared in surfing documentaries such as Joel Conroy's Eye of the Storm in 2002 and Step Into Liquid in 2003. In 2009 he co-lead with Gabe Davies in Joel Conroy's first featured documentary, Waveriders. Together they tow surfed the biggest swell to have been ridden off the Irish...
- Brad Gerlach
- Laird HamiltonLaird HamiltonLaird Hamilton is an American big-wave surfer, co-inventor of tow-in surfing, and an occasional fashion and action-sports model. He is married to Gabrielle Reece, a professional volleyball player, television personality, and model...
- Dave KalamaDave KalamaDave Kalama is a big wave surfer, windsurfer, and celebrity watersports enthusiast. Kalama and his family live in Hawaii.Kalama is credited with the co-development of tow-in surfing, along with Laird Hamilton, Darrick Doerner, and Buzzy Kerbox...
- Keala KennellyKeala KennellyKeala Kennelly is a professional surfer. She was featured playing herself in the movie Blue Crush. She was also in the movie Step Into Liquid.She set a record in 2005 at Teahupoo, riding the biggest tow in wave by a woman....
- Alex Knost
- Jim Knost
- Gerry LopezGerry LopezGerry Lopez , aka Mr. Pipeline, is an American surfer, shaper, journalist, and film actor.-Early life:Lopez was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, grew up in East Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii and attended Punahou School. He frequented the semi secret reefs in and around Aina Haina as well as better known surf...
- Rob MachadoRob MachadoRobert Edward Machado is an American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas , California....
- Chris Malloy
- Dan Malloy
- Keith Malloy
- Andy Matthias
- Peter MelPeter MelPeter Mel, born November 24, 1969 in Santa Cruz, California, is a professional surfer. Mel began his surfing life in Capitola, California before moving on to Santa Cruz. His father John, who started the family business Freeline Surf Design the same year Pete was born, made his boards over the years...
- Mike Parsons
- Lester Priday
- Kelly SlaterKelly SlaterRobert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest and the oldest to win the title...
- Mike Waltze
- Robert "Wingnut" Weaver
- Dale "Daily" WebsterDale WebsterDale Webster, known as "The Daily Wavester", is a surfer who lives in Valley Ford, California. He is best known for setting the official Guinness Book of World Records record for the "most consecutive days spent surfing" and his appearance in Step into Liquid.-The record:For twenty-eight years,...
- Larry WilliamsLarry WilliamsLarry Williams was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana...
- Lee WilliamsLee WilliamsLee Williams is a Welsh actor and former model. Williams was the face of French Connection TV, CK Jeans, Sisley, and has worked as a model for designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Calvin Klein.- Early life :...
- James Fullbright
- Peter DavisPeter DavisPeter Davis may refer to:*Sir Peter Davis , British businessman*Peter Davis , American news writer and documentary filmmaker*Peter Davis , professor of sociology and husband of former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark...
Production and release
The film made a box office of $3,681,803 in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The documentary is available on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, DVD-ROM (in WMVHD HDTV
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
) and Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
. It was first released on April 20, 2004.