Soul Surfer

Soul Surfer (2011)

Timing: 1:52 (112 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2011-04-08

Country

United States

Production

FilmDistrict, TriStar Pictures, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Mandalay Vision, Enticing Entertainment, Island Film Group, Life's a Beach Entertainment

Genre

Family, Drama

Budget

$18 000 000

Revenue

$47 088 990

Website

http://www.soulsurferthemovie.com

Director

Sean McNamara

Actors

AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, Carrie Underwood, Kevin Sorbo, Ross Thomas, Chris Brochu, Lorraine Nicholson, Jeremy Sumpter, Sonya Balmores
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Scenario

Producer

David Zelon, Douglas Schwartz, Sean McNamara, David Brookwell, Dutch Hofstetter, Dominic Ianno, David Tice

Operator

John R. Leonetti

Composer

Marco Beltrami

Artist

Audition

Editing

Jeff Canavan
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• The film is based on Bethany Hamilton’s biographical book “Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board” (2004). The filmmakers also additionally interviewed her family to find out unpublished details of the story.
• Bethany Hamilton herself (a professional American surfer, who gained fame as a shark attack victim in addition to her sporting achievements) served as a stunt double in the film.
• The shark attack scene was filmed on the same beach where Hamilton was actually attacked. Hamilton was involved in the editing; she suggested filming the scene in a calm manner and said that everyone really remained calm during her accident.
• During the filming of the scenes after the shark attack, AnnaSophia Robb wore a green sleeve on her left arm. Her arm was digitally removed from the frame using computer technology.
• For filming, AnnaSophia Robb and Dennis Quaid had to learn to surf, while Helen Hunt already had some experience. Bethany Hamilton herself was AnnaSophia Robb's surfing coach.
• The film is based on Bethany Hamilton's biographical book, "Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board" (2004). The filmmakers also additionally interviewed her family to find out unpublished details of the story.