Step into Liquid

Step into Liquid (2003) 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. The film was Dana Brown's first solo project.

Step into Liquid
Film poster
Directed by	Dana Brown
Written by	Dana Brown
Produced by	John-Paul Beeghly
Cinematography	John-Paul Beeghly
Edited by	Dana Brown
Music by	Richard Gibbs
Distributed by	Artisan Entertainment
Release dates	August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05) (premiere) August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08) (limited) April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20) (DVD)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3,681,803 (U.S.)[1]

Featured surfers

• Robert August
• Rochelle Ballard
• Shawn Barron
• Layne Beachley
• Bob "Aquadoc" Beaton
• Jesse Brad Billauer
• Bruce Brown
• Taj Burrow
• Ken Collins
• Peter Davis
• Ami DiCamillo
• Darrick Doerner
• Richie Fitzgerald
• James Fulbright
• Brad Gerlach
• Laird Hamilton
• Dave Kalama
• Keala Kennelly
• Alex Knost
• Jim Knost
• Gerry Lopez
• Rob Machado
• Chris Malloy
• Dan Malloy
• Keith Malloy
• Andy Matthias
• Peter Mel
• Mike Parsons
• Lester Priday
• Kelly Slater
• Mike Waltze
• Robert "Wingnut" Weaver
• Dale "Daily" Webster
• Larry Williams
• Lee Williams

Production and release

The film made $3,681,803 at the box office in the United States.

The documentary is available on DVD, DVD-ROM (in WMVHD HDTV) and Blu-ray Disc. It was first released on April 20, 2004 and marked the final DVD release distributed by Artisan Entertainment.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 80 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "A perfect companion piece to The Endless Summer."^[2] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[3]