Blue Crush

Blue Crush
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Stockwell
Screenplay by
Story byLizzy Weiss
Based on"The Maui Surfer Girls"
by Susan Orlean
Produced byBrian Grazer
Starring
CinematographyDavid Hennings
Edited byEmma E. Hickox
Music byPaul Haslinger
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$55 million

Blue Crush is a 2002 American sports film directed by John Stockwell, written by Stockwell and Lizzy Weiss, 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 follows three friends, working at the hotel resort and surfing in Oahu, Hawaii.