Chasing Mavericks The outstanding big-wave footage proves more ... Prickett, Mike Ozier; casting, Mary Vernieu, Venus Kanani. Reviewed at 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, Oct. 23, 2012.

“Chasing Mavericks” will be released Friday, and it’s bound to be a surf movie like no other. At least, that’s what San Clemente native and big wave surfer Greg Long says.

This film image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Gerard Butler, left, and Jonny Weston in a scene from "Chasing Mavericks." AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox ...

Gerard Butler (left) and Jonny Weston play mentor and surfer, respectively, in the good-water, bad-land “Chasing Mavericks.” I try to avoid spoilers in reviews, but it’s only fair to warn ...

CHASING MAVERICKS Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston star in CHASING MAVERICKS, the inspirational true story of surfing phenom Jay Moriarity (Weston) and his unique friendship with mentor and father ...

** Chasing Mavericks A fond tribute to the perseverance of the actual surfer Jay Moriarty, who, at 16, scaled a 50-foot-wave off the coast of Santa Cruz, Calif. In order to arrive at the great ...

Review: ‘Chasing Mavericks’ gets it right Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) ...

“Chasing Mavericks” is one of those times when “based on a true story” pops up on-screen and you wish they’d just show the true story instead. But no. “Mavericks… ...

The new film “Chasing Mavericks” might never have happened if it weren’t for a chance encounter between Jim Meenaghan and young surf legend Jay Moriarity at a Santa Cruz surf shop in 1994 ...

The Mavericks break is legendary, and for years, was considered some sort of myth […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 51°F. Saturday, May 31st 2025 eNewspaper.

The sinking feeling starts as soon as “Chasing Mavericks” opens, with Gerard Butler‘s solemn narration: “We all come from the sea,” he intones, “but we are not all of the sea ...