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Blue Crush is a 2002 American sports film directed by John Stockwell and based on Susan Orlean's 1998 Outside magazine article "Life's Swell". It stars Kate Bosworth , Michelle Rodriguez , Sanoe Lake and Mika Boorem .
Jun 1, 2021 · Blue Crush was based on an article, “Life’s Swell”, featured in Outside Magazine by Susan Orlean in 1998 about a real-life group of young teenage surfer girls in Hana, a small town in Maui, Hawaii.
Aug 12, 2022 · The success of Blue Crush spawned a direct-to-video sequel in 2011, and for years, a TV series has reportedly been in the works. Bosworth called up Vulture to talk about how she got the part, her ...
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Aug 16, 2002 · Blue Crush: Directed by John Stockwell. With Kate Bosworth, Matthew Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake. As a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player.
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Blue Crush is a 2002 American sports film directed by John Stockwell and based on Susan Orlean's 1998 Outside magazine article "Life's Swell". It stars Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake and Mika Boorem. The film tells the story of three friends who have one passion: living the ultimate dream of surfing on Hawaii's famed North Shore ...
Aug 13, 2022 · When it was released in the summer of 2002, Blue Crush grossed a respectable $40 million at the box office and received mixed reviews from critics, who commended Bosworth's performance and the ...
Aug 16, 2002 · Blue Crush. "Blue Crush" knows something most surfing movies don't acknowledge--that many non-pro surfers endure blue-collar jobs as a way to support their surfing, which is the only time they feel really alive. Surfers in the movies have traditionally been golden boys and girls who ride the waves to Beach Boys songs--and live, apparently, on air.
