Product Details

• Actors: Bruce Brown
• Directors: Bruce Brown
• Writers: Bruce Brown
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: May 23, 2000
• Run Time: 74 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004STV4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #474,281 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars charming, great footage, and what a soundtrack!, May 5, 2001

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John Hintlian "all the best, John" (MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barefoot Adventure (DVD)

If you longboard, or are into classic west coast jazz, then this movie is a must.

The featured surfer is Del Cannon, the "Sir Lawrence Olivier" of the surf movie. This movie has it all, great vintage south shore fun, rare point break at Makaha, rare footge of some fabulous surfers of the 60's (what style!). I loved "an early Donald Takayama doing an early wipeout".

Plenty of Bruce Brown shenanigans as well, like when Del Cannon tries to make his own blank. That's as funny as any episode of 'Jackasss'.

A charming view into a simpler day and age.

And the soundtrack!! WOW!! Bud Shank & Co. provide cool west coast jazz that is both sophisticated and appropriate for the film. Like a cool sea breeze, and then like a powerfull ride down the Banzai Pipeline, Shank provides memorable music.

Better then 'Slippery' and 'Hollow Days', and in my opinion, 'Endless'. A true gem! Buy it.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Golden Age of surfing, June 14, 2000

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John M. Schultz (Long Beach) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barefoot Adventure (DVD)

One the great surfing films of the fifties and early sixties, Bruce Brown's "Barefoot Adventure" is 100% fun. Made during what many consider to be the greatest era in surfing, the film has incredible footage and a nice jazzy soundtrack. Back then, the standard surfboard was, on average, 9 to 10 feet in length. Nowadays, these boards are known as "longboards". Older surfers will appreciate the stylish surfing, while the newer breed of "retro" longboarders can get a chance to see some of the legends in action. A simpler time and a prelude to Brown's masterpiece, "The Endless Summer".

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD, December 31, 2003

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drew (Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barefoot Adventure (DVD)

This is a great DVD! It was produced in the '60's, but this doesn't take away from the DVD. Great classic longboard surfing through hawaii and california. Narrated by Bruce Brown, who gives a short history of each surfing spot shown and footage of big name surfers in the 1960's. A great movie for anyone, big surf and small surf as well as humerous pass time activities. I suggest you buy a copy!