Cast & Crew

Directed by

S.R. Bindler

Writing Credits

S.R. Bindler
Mark Gustawes
(screenplay)
George R. Mays
Cory Van Dyke
(screenplay)

Cast

Matthew McConaughey
Steve Addington
Alexie Gilmore
Danni Martin
Jeffrey Nordling
Eddie Zarno
Woody Harrelson
Jack Mayweather
Zachary Knighton
Brillo Murphy
Todd Stashwick
Vic Hayes
Nathan Phillips
Baker Smith
Ramón Rodríguez
Lupe La Rosa
Scott Glenn
Alister Greenbough
John Terry
Mercer Martin
Sarah Wright
Stacy
K.D. Aubert
April-May
Willie Nelson
Farmer Bob
Johnny Sneed
Technical Director
Nancy Fish
Margaret
Nolan North
Mr. Simons
Cassandra Hepburn
Luanne
Mario Revolori
Mexican Boy
Cheryl Francis Harrington
Woman Customs Agent
Jamison Yang
Customs Agent #2
Justin Sandler
Punk Surfer #1
Brad Ashten
Punk Surfer #2
Julia Carpenter
Punk Girl #1
Bru Muller
Garage Customer
Joseph Steven Yang
Korean Guy - Translator
Travis Fimmel
Johnny Doran
Maya McClean
Twin #1
Nandy McClean
Twin #2
Stacy Stas Hurst
Brunette #1
Kristin Peterson
Brunette #2
P.J. Byrne
Zarno's Lawyer
Sara Rivas
Punk Girl #2
Michael Mantenuto
House Poser
Lauren Coffield
Blonde #1
Veronica Taylor
Blonde #2
Hannah Cornett
Blonde #3
Brooke Allison
Interviewer
Giancarlo Abriola
IT Technician
Seth Baird
Drunk Dancer
Stephanie Bartak
Bikini Girl
Brynn Bromley
Reality House Girl
Gian Carlo
Market Kid
Danielle Cooper
Bikini Girl
Byron de Marse
Reality House Dude
AnnaMaria Demara
Bikini Girl
Brandon DeShazer
Security #1
Michael Drummond
Surfer Boy with Camera
Patty Duran
Surfer-Bikini Girl
Jessica Felice
Reality Girl
Matt Flanagan
Reality House Guy
Courtney Fleming
Bikini Girl
Gina Fricchione
Woman in Shoe Store
Isaac Gabaeff
Krazy Party Dancer
Brie Gabrielle
Bikini Girl
Christina Gabrielle
Fruit Bowl Girl Party Dancer
Austin Graves
Bikini Model
Curtis Dean Harrier
Surfer
David Harris
Life Guard
Amber Hay
Reality House Girl
Scott Hettermann
Friend at Party
Tommy Kijas
Punk Surfer #3
Krysten Klein
Beach Girl
David Josh Lawrence
Surfer
Paula Lemes
Surfer Friend
Liz Lueders
Party Setup Woman
Thomas Lynch
Drunk Surfer
Amanda MacLachlan
Surfer Girl
Ryan Manuel
Reality House Dude
Chayce Marnell
Surfer Boy with Board
Mickey Meyer
Surfer
George A. Miki
Security Guard
Kimberly Mulvey
Bikini Girl
Bill O'Donnell
Additional Surfer
Jim Pierce
TV Announcer
Mary-Jessica Pitts
Farmers Market Kid
Stephanie Purdy-Azan
K-9 Customs Officer
Tanner Alexander Redman
Reality Dude
Abraham Rubio
Mayweathers Security
Larry Russo
Cabbie
Carol Shook
Business Traveller
Kimberly Suida
Limo Girl
Channing Swift
Mayweather's Gardener
Laundrea Thomas
Bikini Dancer
Ryan Underbakke
Surfer
Katherine VanderLinden
Traveler
Isabel Wagner
Girl

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
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
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