Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. The giants have won more than 600 games and appeared in the nfl playoffs. Philadelphia is riding a seasonhigh threegame winning streak coming into the regularseason finale. Riding giants 2004 part sports history, part thrill ride, skateboarder stacy peraltas documentary pays homage to the brave, foolish surfers who dare ride the worlds biggest waves. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Some of the featured surfers are greg noll, laird hamilton, and jeff clark, and surfing pioneers such as mickey munoz. Riding giants 2004 documentary filmmaker stacy peraltas homage to big wave surfing captures the vicarious thrills and zenlike existence of the sport and its laidback yet talented athletes and enthusiasts with some truly wonderful archival footage of practically home movies of some of the most famous board runners as well as some. Riding giants really doesnt fit into the typical surf film mold. Several parts from the film riding giants all creating a 4 and a half minute clip. Riding giants is a documentary film in the same vein as dogtown and zboys, this time exploring the lives and passions. Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture. Wolves, witches and giants 4 little red riding hood. Riding giants is a 2004 documentary film produced by agi orsi and directed and narrated by stacy peralta, a famous skatersurfer. Hamilton and his contemporaries challenge waves of 60 or 70 feet.
Outdoor clothing company patagonia has now submitted its entry into the library of surfing media with deep water, a web series that follows the life of a big wave surfer in hawaii. Some of the featured surfers are greg noll, laird hamilton, and jeff clark. The french producer franck marty, alongside with his partners, chose him to direct a new breed of big wave riding documentary film. Giants have a shot to spoil philadelphia eagles playoff bid. Financial analysis of riding giants 2004 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Riding giants is the story of these original big wave riders and the countless others who have followed in their waves and chased their dreams out into the blue water, riding 50 foot, 60foot and even 70foot waves in a manner once considered the realm of fantasy. Short summary of this movie including some of the main cast crews. The official site of the new york giants 2004 schedule. From the man that brought you the real dogtown and zboys comes the aweinspiring riding giants. Stacy peralta went on to work on his next documentary in 2004 titled riding giants. It has some of the most incredible shots that i have ever seen, but what really makes it is the way it comes across as so personal, with some really interesting, moving interviews with some of the worlds greatest surfers such as greg noll, jeff clark and laird. Breakingthe mold of traditional documentary filmmaking, riding giants uses its dynamic, crossgenerational approach to profile the lives and times of the intrepid surfers who over the decades have dedicated themselves to finding and successfully challenging the biggest waves on earth. But every winter, when breakers the size of office buildings topple onto the north shore of oahu, the worlds topranked extreme surfers risk injury and worse to win surfings fabled triple crown. Dec 07, 2011 several parts from the film riding giants all creating a 4 and a half minute clip. Riding giants is a 2004 documentary film directed and narrated by stacy peralta, a famous skatersurfer. Sanctus performed by the orpheus chamber ensemble courtesy of bis records ab, sweden. Riding giants 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Hbo game of thrones the complete eighth season dvd. Jul 05, 2007 from the man that brought you the real dogtown and zboys comes the aweinspiring riding giants. The history and culture of surfing is told through the exploits of the pioneers and contemporary heroes of bigwave surfing. Riding giants from acclaimed director stacy peralta comes riding giants, the story of big wave surfing. The 2004 season was the new york giants 80th in the national football league. The history and culture of surfing is told through the exploits of. For my money, you cant beat riding giants, the 2004 documentary about big wave surfers, but the recent film chasing mavericks is offering up a more narrative approach. Check out the laird clip and feast your eyes on this kickass trailer that explodes with sound and. Chicago bears at new york giants november 7th, 2004 pro. The 2004 san francisco giants season was the giants 122nd year in major league baseball, their 47th year in san francisco since their move from new york following the 1957 season, and their fifth at sbc park. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball.
In riding giants the sport is more like an endless winter solitary and dangerous. Rudys rock performed by bill haley and the comets written by bill haley and rudy pompil courtesy of universal records. Feb 12, 2015 surfing legend mark foo drowning at mavericks told by peter mel and tow surfing nathan fletcher duration. He has said that the primary purpose of making a surfing documentary was. Rent riding giants 2004 starring laird hamilton and greg noll on dvd and bluray. Joe baltake, sacramento bee revels in the sports thrills, perils, history and minutia with wit, insight, enthusiasm and cinematic acumen. The movie traces the origins of surfing and specifically focuses on the art of big wave riding.
The new york giants are an american football team based in east rutherford, new jersey. Riding giants part 2 of 5 peralta previously directed the acclaimed documentary dogtown and zboys, which documented the rise of skateboarding, of which he was an integral part. Riding giants soundtrack from 2004, composed by various artists. Barry bonds became the oldest player in the history of the. Riding giants on the other hand is this dont get me wrong. From acclaimed director stacy peralta comes riding giants, the story of big wave surfing. Breaking the mold of traditional documentary filmmaking, riding giants uses its dynamic, crossgenerational approach to profile the lives and times of the intrepid surfers who over the decades have dedicated themselves to finding and successfully challenging the biggest waves on earth. Watch riding giants movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Mavericks in half moon bay ca big wave surfing riding giants awesome video. After starting the season 52 the giants lost 8 games in a row before winning the final game of the season to finish 610 and 2nd place in the nfc east. With the success of stacy peraltas famous skater and one of the original dogtown zboys awardwinning documentary dogtown and zboys in 2001, surferskater turned filmmaker stacy peralta went on to work on his next documentary in 2004 titled riding giants.
A semiserious, often rollicking, multigenerational insiders look at the origins of surfing, the colorful and subversive birth of surf culture, and the mythology and lure of the big wave. Riding giants is a 2004 documentary film produced by agi orsi and directed and narrated by. Riding giants would feature plenty of classic home movie footage of surfers from. Aug 25, 2007 riding giants part 1 of 5 riding giants is a 2004 documentary film directed and narrated by stacy peralta, a famous skatersurfer who helped to define modern skateboarding. Aug 25, 2007 riding giants part 2 of 5 peralta previously directed the acclaimed documentary dogtown and zboys, which documented the rise of skateboarding, of which he was an integral part. Riding giants 2004 cast and crew part sports history, part thrill ride, skateboarder stacy peraltas documentary pays homage to the brave, foolish surfers who dare ride the worlds biggest waves. Sep 15, 2012 the history and culture of surfing is told through the exploits of the pioneers and contemporary heroes of bigwave surfing. With laird hamilton, darrick doerner, dave kalama, jeff clark. Team view of the schedules including links to tickets, broadcast channels, and printable views.
Directed by stacy peralta and starring darrick doerner, laird john hamilton, dave kalama and brian l. Rob blackwelder, splicedwire the waves get progressively higher in stacy peraltas entertaining historical surfing documentary. They are a member of the national football league nfl and play in the nfls national football conference nfc east division. Thats the nfc east this season, and the eagles 87 can wrap it up by beating the new york giants 4 11 on sunday at metlife stadium. Sony pictures classics presents riding giants, the newdocumentary from stacy peralta dogtown and zboy s that honors the history of big wave surfing, tracing its origin back over 1500 years to the present day, celebrating the legends that defined the culture and transformed their own subculture into an international sport. Surfing legend mark foo drowning at mavericks told by peter mel and tow surfing nathan fletcher duration. The endless summer charts a world of beaches and babes, brews and beach boys songs, and surfers who live to get stoked. Before seeing riding giants, my ideas about surfing were formed by. Riding giants dvd, 2005, special edition for sale online ebay.
Chicago bears 28 at new york giants 21 on november 7th, 2004 full team and player stats and box score. In 95 completed seasons, the franchise has won eight nfl championships, including four super bowl victories. Released by milan records in 2004 m236086 containing music from riding giants 2004. He has said that the primary purpose of making a surfing documentary was that he. Riding giants part 5 of 5 a years worth of shooting, interviewing, editing, reediting, vacillating, hemming, hawing, debating, watching, thinking, revising, talking, meeting and phonecalling later, and we have what amounts to one of the best surf movies ever made. Riding giants part 1 of 5 riding giants is a 2004 documentary film directed and narrated by stacy peralta, a famous skatersurfer who helped to define modern skateboarding. July 8, 2004 peralta shows himself to be something of a bigwave challenger here by breathing in bigger gulps of geography, history and culture. Sep 14, 2012 the history and culture of surfing is told through the exploits of the pioneers and contemporary heroes of bigwave surfing. Generally speaking, surf films are more like travelogues. Jul 09, 2004 watch the movie trailer for riding giants 2004. After starting the season 52 the giants lost eight games in a row before winning the final game of the season to finish 610, good enough for place in the nfc east by tiebreaker.
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