Blue Crush Collectors Edit (2002)

"...smart and satisfying.  Jonathan Foreman, The New York Post
"A fun ride!  People Magazine
"A big, sexy, sun-splashed thrill ride...  Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
"I expected another mindless surfing movie. Blue Crush is anything but.  Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Editor's Note Set among the white beaches and thunderous waves of Hawaii's North Shore, BLUE CRUSH is an adrenaline-drenched surf picture that boasts a star-making performance from Kate Bosworth. Bosworth is Anne Marie, a determined surfer who shares a beachside shack with her best friends Eden (Michelle Rodriguez) and Lena (Sanoe Lake), and younger sister Penny (Mika Boorem). Just days away from the infamous Rip Masters surfing contest, Anne Marie's life is thrown into turmoil. After being fired from her housekeeping job at a luxury resort hotel, she is courted by the hunky NFL quarterback Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis). As she tries to contain the wild emotions that are threatening to overwhelm her, Anne Marie tries to come to terms with a surfing accident from her past that nearly killed her. In order to survive the contest's deadly, crushing waves, Anne Marie must reach deep within herself to find the courage necessary to come out on top. With BLUE CRUSH, director John Stockwell gives the audience what they want: bikinis, music, romance, and surfing. His picture is graced with David Hennings' gorgeous photography, which captures the beauty and the excitement of the immensely popular sport.

	Kate Bosworth
	Matthew Davis
	Michelle Rodriguez
	Mika Boorem
	Mike Boorem
	Sanoe Lake
	Rick Dallago - Co-Producer
	Susan Matheson - Costume Designer
	John Stockwell - Director
	David Hennings - Director of Photography
	Buffy Shutt, Kathy Jones, Louis G. Friedman - Executive Producers
	Emma E. Hickox - Film Editor
	Paul Haslinger - Music By
	Dana Sano - Music Supervisor
	Brian Grazer, Karen Kahela - Produced By
	Karen Kehela - Producer
	Brain Grazer - Producer
	Lizzy Weiss - Screenplay
	John Stockwell - Screenplay
	Lizzy Weiss & John Stockwell - Screenplay By
	Lizzy Weiss - Story By

New York Times
"...The director, John Stockwell, communicates the thrill and peril of the support with sufficient clarity and intensity.... David Hennings's shimmery photography carries the breeze and spray of the island right into the theater..." 08/16/2002 p.E16

USA Today
"...[The film] gives you a feel for what it's like to enveloped inside a wave..." 08/16/2002 p.11D

Entertainment Weekly
"...Engaging....[The film] carries a charge of genuine excitement....[The] interweaving of digital effects, rapid-fire downshifts to slow motion and back, and whooshing, crashing, in-your-ears sound creates a foam-peak of exhilaration laced with anxiety..." 08/23/2002 p.109-10

Rolling Stone
"...Bosworth is a star in the making....[The surf footage] is flat-out spectacular..." 09/05/2002 p.78-9

Chicago Sun-Times
"...It cuts to the core of what it actually means to face your fears and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life....The energy is palpable..." 10/01/2002 p.61

Variety
"...[Bosworth] projects radiance, delicacy, uncertainty and inner strength....There's an undeniable sexiness to both the cast and the surf..." 08/19/2002 p.37-45

Total Film
"...[With] an endearing unpretentious tone..." 05/01/2003 p.100

Sight and Sound
"...Kate Bosworth's central performance combines conventional 'movie-star' looks, athletic prowess and a winning sense of determination..." 06/01/2003 p.37