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Momentum Generation

A group of teenagers in Hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.

Director

Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Sundance Productions,DDC International,Priority Pictures,All Rise Films,HBO Documentary Films

Awards

16 wins & 10 nominations

Homepage

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/momentum-generation

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♪ ("THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR"
BY GRAFFITI GHOSTS PLAYING) ♪ - Momentum Generation

♪ ("THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR" BY GRAFFITI GHOSTS PL...

♪ So what's the damage? ♪ - Momentum Generation

♪ So what's the damage? ♪

I'm the one who asked
about both the birthday cake - Momentum Generation

I'm the one who asked about both the birthday cake

♪ I don't want to see
That white flag waving ♪ - Momentum Generation

♪ I don't want to see That white flag waving ♪

♪ This is to the bitter end ♪ - Momentum Generation

♪ This is to the bitter end ♪

♪ No, this is what I live for ♪ - Momentum Generation

♪ No, this is what I live for ♪

-Welcome, welcome, welcome!
-(AUDIENCE CHEERING) - Momentum Generation

-Welcome, welcome, welcome! -(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

♪ This is what I live for
I never quit, no no ♪ - Momentum Generation

♪ This is what I live for I never quit, no no ♪

Shane Dorian:
It's didn't seem like
we were making an impact - Momentum Generation

Shane Dorian: It's didn't seem like we were making...

We were just a bunch of kids
livin' the dream - Momentum Generation

We were just a bunch of kids livin' the dream

Rob Machado:
It was our bond as a family - Momentum Generation

Rob Machado: It was our bond as a family

Kelly Slater:
We were all feeding
off each other, - Momentum Generation

Kelly Slater: We were all feeding off each other,

If I can just do this thing
better than everybody, - Momentum Generation

If I can just do this thing better than everybody,

Relationships,
happiness-- - Momentum Generation

Relationships, happiness--

( seagulls calling ) - Momentum Generation

( seagulls calling )

My dad owned
a bait and tackle shop, - Momentum Generation

My dad owned a bait and tackle shop,

( chatter ) - Momentum Generation

( chatter, laughter ) - Momentum Generation

( chatter, laughter )

I remember we were riding our
bikes one time down the street, - Momentum Generation

I remember we were riding our bikes one time down the street...

And the people stopped their car
and they were like, - Momentum Generation

And the people stopped their car and they were like,

- ( siren wails )
- They would have these - Momentum Generation

- ( siren wails ) - They would have these

I went from fighting
and being aggressive - Momentum Generation

I went from fighting and being aggressive

( police radio chatter ) - Momentum Generation

( police radio chatter )

I think he made it to a point
where he was a big fish
in a small pond. - Momentum Generation

I think he made it to a point where he was a big fish in a s...

But then he got sucked
into the drug scene. - Momentum Generation

But then he got sucked into the drug scene.

He and my stepmom, - Momentum Generation

He and my stepmom,

And I didn't want to be
as strict as my mom. - Momentum Generation

And I didn't want to be as strict as my mom.

I needed to get out
from under my parents' thumb. - Momentum Generation

I needed to get out from under my parents' thumb.

Growing up, my parents
ran a restaurant. - Momentum Generation

Growing up, my parents ran a restaurant.

One day he got in a car wreck
and lost his arm. - Momentum Generation

One day he got in a car wreck and lost his arm.

My parents split up
when I was like 12 years old. - Momentum Generation

My parents split up when I was like 12 years old.

But following in
my dad's footsteps - Momentum Generation

But following in my dad's footsteps

Benji Weatherly:
I was born in
Los Angeles, California. - Momentum Generation

Benji Weatherly: I was born in Los Angeles, California.

Big, intimidating guy
with a beard. - Momentum Generation

Big, intimidating guy with a beard.

It was really tough love
with my father. - Momentum Generation

It was really tough love with my father.

All his emotions
came with physical stuff. - Momentum Generation

All his emotions came with physical stuff.

Kalani Robb:
I was born in Kailua, - Momentum Generation

Kalani Robb: I was born in Kailua,

My mother would probably
get arrested for child abuse - Momentum Generation

My mother would probably get arrested for child abuse

I'd get dropped off
at like 5:00 a.m. at Waikiki - Momentum Generation

I'd get dropped off at like 5:00 a.m. at Waikiki

What are you gonna eat with $2
during the day? - Momentum Generation

What are you gonna eat with $2 during the day?

There was this pizza place,
and there would be - Momentum Generation

There was this pizza place, and there would be

I was a ghetto-ass kid, man, - Momentum Generation

I was a ghetto-ass kid, man,

Get in a fight
and steal some food,
and surf. - Momentum Generation

Get in a fight and steal some food, and surf.

My way out was surfing. - Momentum Generation

My way out was surfing.

Ya know, "Things are chaotic?
Go out in the ocean." - Momentum Generation

Ya know, "Things are chaotic? Go out in the ocean."...

Dorian:
All these problems
were happening in my life, - Momentum Generation

Dorian: All these problems were happening in my life,

That's when I had
a real sense of purpose. - Momentum Generation

That's when I had a real sense of purpose.

"This is who I am."
I was that surfer kid. - Momentum Generation

"This is who I am." I was that surfer kid.

O'Connell:
I grew up in Chicago
in a very regimented schedule, - Momentum Generation

O'Connell: I grew up in Chicago in a very regimented sc...

Machado:
I just remember - Momentum Generation

Machado: I just remember

All of these elements, - Momentum Generation

All of these elements,

You're away from everything,
all of a sudden,
you're above it, - Momentum Generation

You're away from everything, all of a sudden, you'...

Ross Williams:
Growing up on the North Shore, - Momentum Generation

Ross Williams: Growing up on the North Shore,

Your first barrel, you're gonna
remember it forever. - Momentum Generation

Your first barrel, you're gonna remember it forever.

All my challenges at home
and parents splitting up, - Momentum Generation

All my challenges at home and parents splitting up,

I could go do something
on my own - Momentum Generation

I could go do something on my own

Every day was something new, - Momentum Generation

Every day was something new,

Surfing comes first,
and that's my life - Momentum Generation

Surfing comes first, and that's my life

Announcer:
Vertical one more time, - Momentum Generation

Announcer: Vertical one more time,

( crowd cheering ) - Momentum Generation

( crowd cheering )

Machado:
The first time I met Kelly
was at the US Championships, - Momentum Generation

Machado: The first time I met Kelly was at the US Championsh...

Square tail, no wing-- - Momentum Generation

Square tail, no wing--

Kelly was already
kind of a superhero, - Momentum Generation

Kelly was already kind of a superhero,

Slater:
After that,
Rob and I became good friends, - Momentum Generation

Slater: After that, Rob and I became good friends,

Announcer:
And the winner: Kelly Slater! - Momentum Generation

Announcer: And the winner: Kelly Slater!

Shane Dorian:
When I was a kid, - Momentum Generation

Shane Dorian: When I was a kid,

And talking to those guys,
they were like, "Oh, yeah,
we're all gonna be pro surfers." - Momentum Generation

And talking to those guys, they were like, "Oh, yeah, w...

Taylor Knox:
I remember hanging out
with a friend, - Momentum Generation

Taylor Knox: I remember hanging out with a friend,

That's gonna be my job." - Momentum Generation

That's gonna be my job."

I'm gonna be a pro surfer
someday." - Momentum Generation

I'm gonna be a pro surfer someday."

Machado:
I started surfing in 1985, - Momentum Generation

Machado: I started surfing in 1985,

He was the first American
to win the world title - Momentum Generation

He was the first American to win the world title

It had been dominated
by Australians. - Momentum Generation

It had been dominated by Australians.

If you ask anyone
in our generation, - Momentum Generation

If you ask anyone in our generation,

Announcer:
Rob Machado winning the heat - Momentum Generation

Announcer: Rob Machado winning the heat

And by the time I was 18, - Momentum Generation

And by the time I was 18,

Announcer:
Another youngster rapidly
rising through the ranks - Momentum Generation

Announcer: Another youngster rapidly rising through the rank...

Four thousand dollars richer... - Momentum Generation

Four thousand dollars richer...

After finishing fourth
at the World Amateur Titles, - Momentum Generation

After finishing fourth at the World Amateur Titles,

I think I ended up
with $1200 a month, - Momentum Generation

I think I ended up with $1200 a month,

Announcer:
Look at that!
Slater's first big win. - Momentum Generation

Announcer: Look at that! Slater's first big win.

After a tremendous
amateur career, - Momentum Generation

After a tremendous amateur career,

...signed the biggest
sponsorship deal ever. - Momentum Generation

...signed the biggest sponsorship deal ever.

It was a big jump for me, - Momentum Generation

It was a big jump for me,

Coming from not having anything
when I was a kid - Momentum Generation

Coming from not having anything when I was a kid

And to be able to buy
my own lunch was a bonus. - Momentum Generation

And to be able to buy my own lunch was a bonus.

Yeah, definitely. Gives me
a lot more confidence.
Moving up in the ratings. - Momentum Generation

Yeah, definitely. Gives me a lot more confidence. Moving up ...

I was kinda scared
about the whole concept - Momentum Generation

I was kinda scared about the whole concept

I was just a little kid.
goin' surfing every day. - Momentum Generation

I was just a little kid. goin' surfing every day.

I was just out there for
the pure enjoyment of it, - Momentum Generation

I was just out there for the pure enjoyment of it,

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A group of teenagers in Hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.

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Director: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist

Writer: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist

Production: Sundance Productions,DDC International,Priority Pictures,All Rise Films,HBO Documentary Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2018

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 Nov 2018

Awards: 16 wins & 10 nominations

Homepage: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/momentum-generation