Riding Giants

Name: Riding Giants
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-07-09
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Jeff Clark, Darrick Doerner, Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, David H. Kalama Jr.

2004·Movie·PG-13·105 min·★ 7.6(50)

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Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.

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About Riding Giants

Riding Giants is a 2004 English-language documentary film directed by Stacy Peralta. The cast is led by Jeff Clark, Darrick Doerner, Laird Hamilton. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 7.6/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free.

Riding Giants was produced by Agi Orsi Productions, Forever Films, and Quicksilver Entertainment and made in France and United States of America. It was released on July 9, 2004, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $3 million, it went on to gross $3 million worldwide.

Director: Stacy Peralta
Writers: Stacy Peralta, Sam George
Release date: July 9, 2004
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: France, United States of America
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $3 million
Production: Agi Orsi Productions, Forever Films, Quicksilver Entertainment

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Riding Giants cast & crew

Riding Giants was directed by Stacy Peralta and written by Stacy Peralta and Sam George.

The cast features Jeff Clark as Jeff Clark, Darrick Doerner as Darrick Doerner, Laird Hamilton as Laird John Hamilton, Dave Kalama as Dave Kalama, David H. Kalama Jr. as Dave Kalama, and Brian Keaulana as Brian L. Keaulana.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Peter Pilafian and it was produced by Agi Orsi and Stacy Peralta.

Is Riding Giants worth watching?

Riding Giants holds an audience score of 7.6/10 from 50 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed documentary films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy documentary, Riding Giants is worth a place on your watchlist.

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