Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Feb. 26, 2013
Price: DVD $22.98, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Big waves are tackled in a big way in Chasing Mavericks.
The 2012 sports drama film Chasing Mavericks tells the story of real-life surfing phenom Jay Moriarity and his dreams of conquering the biggest waves on Earth with his surfboard.
It all begins when 15 year old Jay (newcomer Johnny Weston) discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, considered to be one of largest and most daunting waves on the planet, is not only real, but exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler, How To Train Your Dragon) to train him to survive it. As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest to accomplish the impossible, they form a unique friendship that transforms both their lives, and their quest to tame Mavericks becomes about far more than surfing.
Price: DVD $22.98, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Big waves are tackled in a big way in Chasing Mavericks.
The 2012 sports drama film Chasing Mavericks tells the story of real-life surfing phenom Jay Moriarity and his dreams of conquering the biggest waves on Earth with his surfboard.
It all begins when 15 year old Jay (newcomer Johnny Weston) discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, considered to be one of largest and most daunting waves on the planet, is not only real, but exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler, How To Train Your Dragon) to train him to survive it. As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest to accomplish the impossible, they form a unique friendship that transforms both their lives, and their quest to tame Mavericks becomes about far more than surfing.
- 1/8/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of “Chasing Mavericks” with Gerard Butler and Elisabeth Shue! The new sports drama is based on the inspirational true story of surfing icon Jay Moriarity.
“Chasing Mavericks,” which opens on Oct. 26, 2012 and is rated “PG,” also stars Jonny Weston, Abigail Spencer, Leven Rambin, Greg Long, Peter Mel, Zach Wormhoudt, Devin Crittenden, Taylor Handley, Cooper Timberline, Maya Raines, Harley Graham and Jenica Bergere from directors Michael Apted and Curtis Hanson and writers Kario Salem, Jim Meenaghan and Brandon Hooper.
To win your free “Chasing Mavericks” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you...
“Chasing Mavericks,” which opens on Oct. 26, 2012 and is rated “PG,” also stars Jonny Weston, Abigail Spencer, Leven Rambin, Greg Long, Peter Mel, Zach Wormhoudt, Devin Crittenden, Taylor Handley, Cooper Timberline, Maya Raines, Harley Graham and Jenica Bergere from directors Michael Apted and Curtis Hanson and writers Kario Salem, Jim Meenaghan and Brandon Hooper.
To win your free “Chasing Mavericks” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you...
- 10/20/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Gerard Butler was injured while filming Of Men and Mavericks, reported first by the San Mateo County Times. Butler was hospitalized Sunday in Northern California after he was pulled under some big waves, and was subsequently rescued. Butler was being filmed at Mavericks, a big-wave surfing spot just north of Half Moon Bay where the break conditions favor some of the best surfing in the world during the winter, with waves reported as high as 80 feet. The actor surfed while the waves were reportedly breaking in the 10-12-foot range. While Butler and three competitive surfers, Greg Long, Zach Wormhoudt and Peter Mel, tried to avoid getting swamped, a bigger set of waves slammed into them. Wormhoudt said...
- 12/21/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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