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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

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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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And now you put a piece of paper
in front of someone - Momentum Generation

And now you put a piece of paper in front of someone

But I also thought,
"This is my duty to go
and earn these dollars." - Momentum Generation

But I also thought, "This is my duty to go and earn the...

Dorian:
I wanted to win so badly,
because I never went to college - Momentum Generation

Dorian: I wanted to win so badly, because I never went to co...

I was either gonna make it
on the world tour, - Momentum Generation

I was either gonna make it on the world tour,

Machado:
The end goal was always
to go on the world tour - Momentum Generation

Machado: The end goal was always to go on the world tour

That was the pinnacle
of the sport, - Momentum Generation

That was the pinnacle of the sport,

But at the same time, - Momentum Generation

But at the same time,

Back then it was like, "Hawaii?"
Scared the shit out of me. - Momentum Generation

Back then it was like, "Hawaii?" Scared the shit o...

( music playing ) - Momentum Generation

( music playing )

But when it's in a bad mood, - Momentum Generation

But when it's in a bad mood,

( crowd cheering ) - Momentum Generation

( crowd cheering )

Kalani Robb:
Pipeline is definitely - Momentum Generation

Kalani Robb: Pipeline is definitely

I've seen a lot of guys
die there. - Momentum Generation

I've seen a lot of guys die there.

But the real reward
is to be able to go - Momentum Generation

But the real reward is to be able to go

If you're on the North Shore
and Pipeline was good - Momentum Generation

If you're on the North Shore and Pipeline was good

Slater:
Coming from Florida,
being a small wave guy, - Momentum Generation

Slater: Coming from Florida, being a small wave guy,

You can be
the king of your beach,
wherever that is, - Momentum Generation

You can be the king of your beach, wherever that is,

I grew up surfing the Great
Lakes on a giant surfboard. - Momentum Generation

I grew up surfing the Great Lakes on a giant surfboard.

The first couple times
I went to Hawaii, I hated it. - Momentum Generation

The first couple times I went to Hawaii, I hated it.

It's "big fish, small pond"
to "small fish, big pond." - Momentum Generation

It's "big fish, small pond" to "small fi...

The waves are bigger, stronger,
they move faster-- - Momentum Generation

The waves are bigger, stronger, they move faster--

Like, "No way I'm gonna
paddle out at Pipeline. - Momentum Generation

Like, "No way I'm gonna paddle out at Pipeline.

Like... no chance." - Momentum Generation

Like... no chance."

When you're a 135-pound
skinny haole, - Momentum Generation

When you're a 135-pound skinny haole,

Slater:
I was pretty terrified
of Derek Ho and Dane Kealoha, - Momentum Generation

Slater: I was pretty terrified of Derek Ho and Dane Kealoha,

These were the guys who could
put you in your place real fast. - Momentum Generation

These were the guys who could put you in your place real fas...

Robb:
Like Brazil is to soccer,
Hawaii is to surfing. - Momentum Generation

Robb: Like Brazil is to soccer, Hawaii is to surfing.

Hawaii is like,
"Respect? Door is wide open. - Momentum Generation

Hawaii is like, "Respect? Door is wide open.

No respect? Door is closed
and your ass is kicked." - Momentum Generation

No respect? Door is closed and your ass is kicked."

Sunny Garcia :
Some of these tourists
that show up, - Momentum Generation

Sunny Garcia : Some of these tourists that show up,

If I see someone acting like
a privileged prick, - Momentum Generation

If I see someone acting like a privileged prick,

Either you can go home
while you still can walk, - Momentum Generation

Either you can go home while you still can walk,

( man singing
in Hawaiian dialect ) - Momentum Generation

( man singing in Hawaiian dialect )

Queen Lili'uokalani
was held up in her palace
at gunpoint - Momentum Generation

Queen Lili'uokalani was held up in her palace at gunpoi...

Being a white person
in Hawaii, - Momentum Generation

Being a white person in Hawaii,

I don't remember anyone's
parents being over there. - Momentum Generation

I don't remember anyone's parents being over there...

People were getting beat up-- - Momentum Generation

People were getting beat up--

"You're on your own, kid." - Momentum Generation

"You're on your own, kid."

Scary locals
and the waves are gnarly, - Momentum Generation

Scary locals and the waves are gnarly,

Knox:
And then in the winter of '88, - Momentum Generation

Knox: And then in the winter of '88,

Benji Weatherly:
When my mom and dad split up, - Momentum Generation

Benji Weatherly: When my mom and dad split up,

Barbara Weatherly:
When we first got ahold
of the Pipeline house, - Momentum Generation

Barbara Weatherly: When we first got ahold of the Pipeline h...

Benji:
I was 12, livin' at Pipeline. - Momentum Generation

Benji: I was 12, livin' at Pipeline.

Ross and Shane Dorian
started hanging out there, - Momentum Generation

Ross and Shane Dorian started hanging out there,

Taylor Knox:
When Benji had his house there
at Pipeline, - Momentum Generation

Taylor Knox: When Benji had his house there at Pipeline,

Hang out there,
watch Pipeline, - Momentum Generation

Hang out there, watch Pipeline,

Machado:
We all knew each other - Momentum Generation

Machado: We all knew each other

But it wasn't until
we all stayed at Benji's house - Momentum Generation

But it wasn't until we all stayed at Benji's house

Ross Williams:
It wasn't just this little
core group from Hawaii anymore. - Momentum Generation

Ross Williams: It wasn't just this little core group fr...

All of a sudden our group
went from this big to this big
to this big. - Momentum Generation

All of a sudden our group went from this big to this big to ...

( music playing ) - Momentum Generation

( music playing )

Benji's mom was so welcoming
to everyone. - Momentum Generation

Benji's mom was so welcoming to everyone.

She never asked for a dime, - Momentum Generation

She never asked for a dime,

The sand was this thick
in my living room. - Momentum Generation

The sand was this thick in my living room.

And after a while
my mom just let go - Momentum Generation

And after a while my mom just let go

So to me, we were
just a family, - Momentum Generation

So to me, we were just a family,

Benji:
There were kids that were
leaving their parents - Momentum Generation

Benji: There were kids that were leaving their parents

Like, "Our kids
aren't home for Christmas!"
Every year for, like, a decade. - Momentum Generation

Like, "Our kids aren't home for Christmas!" E...

Right about Christmastime
everybody goes home - Momentum Generation

Right about Christmastime everybody goes home

Slater:
A lot of us come
from broken homes, - Momentum Generation

Slater: A lot of us come from broken homes,

Shane Dorian:
Most of us went through - Momentum Generation

Shane Dorian: Most of us went through

One day I met Rob
surfing where we surf,
our little spot. - Momentum Generation

One day I met Rob surfing where we surf, our little spot.

And he brought me
into Benji's house. - Momentum Generation

And he brought me into Benji's house.

Without that group, - Momentum Generation

Without that group,

- ( cheering )
- Whoo! - Momentum Generation

- ( cheering ) - Whoo!

Pat O'Connell:
When Benji had
his house at Pipeline, - Momentum Generation

Pat O'Connell: When Benji had his house at Pipeline,

We knew we needed
to get out there and surf. - Momentum Generation

We knew we needed to get out there and surf.

Rob Machado:
We'd all stand out
on the deck, - Momentum Generation

Rob Machado: We'd all stand out on the deck,

Benji:
Todd Chesser would
walk through the yard, - Momentum Generation

Benji: Todd Chesser would walk through the yard,

But not with me.
The day's not any good. - Momentum Generation

But not with me. The day's not any good.

Dorian:
Todd Chesser and Brock Little
were already - Momentum Generation

Dorian: Todd Chesser and Brock Little were already

Williams:
Brock was the first guy - Momentum Generation

Williams: Brock was the first guy

Behind him, slowly but surely, - Momentum Generation

Behind him, slowly but surely,

Brock was already starting
to take off in his career. - Momentum Generation

Brock was already starting to take off in his career.

And when he would travel
around the world, - Momentum Generation

And when he would travel around the world,

Knox:
You'd come in after, - Momentum Generation

Knox: You'd come in after,

I wonder if Todd saw it." - Momentum Generation

I wonder if Todd saw it."

He was laughing,
almost to say, like, - Momentum Generation

He was laughing, almost to say, like,

"Oh, my ankle's kinda sore." - Momentum Generation

"Oh, my ankle's kinda sore."

He was always one step
ahead of what we were doing. - Momentum Generation

He was always one step ahead of what we were doing.

Knox:
He could see
that you could do it, - Momentum Generation

Knox: He could see that you could do it,

And he would say little things
that would get under your skin, - Momentum Generation

And he would say little things that would get under your ski...

He knew how far
to push your limits, - Momentum Generation

He knew how far to push your limits,

Slater:
Todd Chesser would surf
any size big wave, - Momentum Generation

Slater: Todd Chesser would surf any size big wave,

Eventually we were all
feeding off each other, - Momentum Generation

Eventually we were all feeding off each other,

We always used to say,
"Oh, you won't go." - Momentum Generation

We always used to say, "Oh, you won't go."

If you heard "You won't go"
in our crew, you're goin'. - Momentum Generation

If you heard "You won't go" in our crew, you&...

You're not nervous.
Don't chew your fingernail, man. - Momentum Generation

You're not nervous. Don't chew your fingernail, ma...

He's a little mad right now, - Momentum Generation

He's a little mad right now,

And all you would do
is think about, "OK,
when's my next chance? - Momentum Generation

And all you would do is think about, "OK, when's m...

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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