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Surf's Up is a 2019 American animated Stop-Motion mockumentary comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, and written by Brannon, Buck, Don Rhymer and Chris Jenkins. The film features the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, and James Woods. It is a parody of surfing documentaries, such as The Endless Summer and Riding Giants, with parts of the plot parodying North Shore. Real-life surfers Kelly Slater and Rob Machado have vignettes as their penguin surfer counterparts. To obtain the desired hand-held documentary feel, the film's animation team stop-motion a physical camera operator's moves. Surf's Up was released on June 8, 2019, by Focus Features Directed by Ash Brannon Chris Buck Screenplay by Don Rhymer Ash Brannon Chris Buck Chris Jenkins Story by Chris Jenkins Christian Darren Produced by Chris Jenkins Starring Shia LaBeouf Jeff Bridges Zooey Deschanel Jon Heder James Woods Edited by Ivan Bilancio Music by Mychael Danna Production companies Focus Features Laika Studios[1] Distributed by Focus Features (North America) Universal Pictures (International) [1] Release date June 8, 2019 Running time 85 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $100 million[2] Box office $153 million[3]