Surfer, Dude

Surfer, Dude is a 2008 American comedy film directed by S.R. Bindler and starring Matthew McConaughey.

Surfer, Dude
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S.R. Bindler
Written by	Mark Gustawes George Mays S.R. Bindler Cory Van Dyke
Produced by	Gus Gustawes Mark Gustawes Matthew McConaughey
Starring	Matthew McConaughey Alexie Gilmore Scott Glenn Jeffrey Nordling Willie Nelson Woody Harrelson Sarah Wright
Cinematography	Elliot Davis
Edited by	Nancy Richardson
Music by	Blake Neely
Production company	Playtone
Distributed by	Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date	September 5, 2008 (2008-09-05)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$52,132

Woody Harrelson claims the film is the most "non-work" he has ever done.^[1] McConaughey and Harrelson, who previously appeared together in EDtv, later co-starred in HBO's True Detective.

Premise

Surfer, Dude is the story of Steve Addington, a soul-searching surfer who experiences an existential crisis when no waves come for over a month. While the waves are not arriving, producers are trying to get him to join a reality show. He refuses joining the show because his main focus is surfing and he keeps searching for the waves along the coast of California. The waves end up coming back a month later.

Cast

• Matthew McConaughey as Steve Addington
• Alexie Gilmore as Danni Martin
• Scott Glenn as Alister Greenbough
• Jeffrey Nordling as Eddie Zarno
• Nathan Phillips as Baker Smith
• Willie Nelson as Farmer Bob
• Woody Harrelson as Jack Mayweather
• Zachary Knighton as Brillo Murphy
• Ramón Rodríguez as Lupe La Rosa
• John Terry as Mercer Martin
• Sarah Wright as Stacey
• Todd Stashwick as Vic Hayes
• Travis Fimmel as Johnny Doran
• K. D. Aubert as April May
• Malena Maestas as Jack Mayweather’s Daughter
• Anaisa Maestas as Jack Mayweather’s Daughter

Soundtrack

• "Star-Spangled Banner" – Performed by Matthew McConaughey and Blake Neely
• "Mother" – Xavier Rudd
• "Chasing the Dream" – Daniel Heath
• "Thump It" – Daniel Heath
• "Too Far Away" – Potent
• "This Is My Life" – Psideralica
• "Este Amor" (carnival version) – Bermudez Triangle
• "The High" – Deep Sonic
• "No Pants Required" – Nekal B.
• "Too Tired to Quit" – Nekal B.
• "Hip Hop Misfits" – The Dirty Heads
• "Coastline Journey" – Mishka
• "Virgin Lust" – Higore
• "Run and Play" – Potent
• "Come Let Go" – Xavier Rudd
• "Fuk It" – Xavier Rudd
• "3rd Eye Vision" – Mishka

Reception

The film was critically panned upon release.

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with 18 reviews, the film has a approval rating of 0%. At Metacritic the film has an average score of 16 out of 100 based on reviews from 6 critics.^[2]

Michael Ordona of the Los Angeles Times stated that "The film is awash in doobies and breasts, clichéd cinematic language and clumsy exposition. It's reminiscent of the stoner-culture movies of the late '60s and early '70s but without the naive fun."^[3] Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter dismissed it as "[A] lackluster vanity production."^[4]