Academy Awards, USA 2008
| Nominee Oscar | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Ash Brannon Chris Buck |
Columbia Pictures
Directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Sony)
Teenage surfing penguin in Antarctica gets picked to participate in a surfing contest named in honor of his hero. He challenges the reigning champion, a penguin appropriately named Tank, to a duel but loses miserably. The lifeguard/love interest takes him to an "uncle" to recover, who turns out to be long lost surfer he idolizes, living alone in a hut in the jungle. Gradually the younger penguin coaxes him out of retirement to teach him that surfing is not just a sport, but a way of life. Surprisingly good "surfing penguin" movie presented as a semi-documentary, with Jeff Bridges perfectly cast as the laid back, philosophizing surfing legend.
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