Product Details

• Actors: Bruce Brown
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 20, 2000
• Run Time: 72 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305871124
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,062 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This is surf filmmaker supreme Bruce Brown's first film: the story of five surfers on their dream trip to Hawaii, spending an entire winter living and surfing on the North Shore of Oahu on $100 a month. Try doing that today! "Slippery When Wet" features an original musical score by jazz legend Bud Shank.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not good as Surf Crazy!!, April 28, 2009

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Francisco Cortes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slippery When Wet (DVD)

If you want to see the COOLEST kids of the 50's catching HUGE waves and doing all kind of crazy stuffs! then I recommend this movie, but if you want a GOOD film quality then this is NOT for you.

The reason that this movie wasn't so good is because of the soundtrack which didn't fit with the movie. The background music is always slow instrumental jazz, I don't hate jazz but it just didn't fit with the cool moves of the surfers (specially with the moves in slow-motion). Also, the color quality of the film is kind of annoying at times, and there isn't to much action as Surf Crazy.

I know that this is the first Bruce Brown film, in the intro he explain that he didn't had to much budget to make this movie better. But at least, the film was successfuly enought to make another movie with better soundtrack, editing and action (Surf Crazy).

Warning: Most of theses documentaries are silent, so you won't hear the character's voices but you will hear Bruce Brown narrating. Bruce Brown is not SOO good in narration but he is not the worst.

P.S: I also know that Bruce Brown's masterpiece is Endless Summer (1967), but I only want to know how cool and rocking the 50's were.

Adios.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Slippery When Wet, February 6, 2009

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Lindsay W. Cullen (Gold Coast Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slippery When Wet (DVD)

I think this movie was pretty good for a guy of 20 Bruce Brown his first film and only $5000 to get it done good on you well done.

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally awesome 50's classic!, February 22, 2012

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BonnieKae "BonnieKae" (UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slippery When Wet (DVD)

I can't believe the low star ratings this film had received! This is classic, lowbudget 50's film making at it's best! Yes, it's kitchey, but that is the beauty. In my opinion, this is a better film than Endless Summer. GREAT scenes of the 50s and great surf scenes. Wonderful footage of some of surfing's legends before they became legends. And if you are a fan of 50's cars, feast for the eyes. This was the film that made me a surf film fanatic. You just have to take it for what it is. Bruce Brown's corny narration and the jazz music...classic. I wouldn't change a moment.