Pro Surfer Breaks Down Surfing Scenes from Movies | GQ Sports

[@Rzgriz5]

Every surfer you’ve had on this series LOVES Surf’s Up! 😂 It really is a great movie!

[@5tr4nge75]

It's because they're all stoners, and it's such a good movie to watch when you're stoned.

[@fuhrfhrei3441]

@@5tr4nge75 nah they definitely ain’t stoners this ain’t the 60s

[@andrescurls29]

honestly one of my favorite and most relatable surf movies I've seen, and I don't care what anyone says!

[@noah-4482]

Ive loved that movie since I was a kid

[@skinnyalways6867]

@@fuhrfhrei3441 people still get high, stoners existed in the 60s and stoners exist now

[@2HitWonder]

Good breakdown....Kolohe doesn't like being in front of the camera, but he has a genuineness about him that always makes him a good interview.

[@backdoor3266]

16:57 dude, he got 6 toes , WTF

[@steveperreira5850]

It was a great review of movies. What a kind hearted way to entertain us. Thank you!

[@youtubesgay]

This dude sucks. Just be yourself poser.🤦‍♂️

[@craziewill]

Forget the movies clips.. Listening to Kolohe is just so calm, cool and breezy.. Man was like so laid back and chill..

[@williamhanley7031]

Probly getting a cool few thousand dollars . But maybe not. He did seem very humble and like a guy that isn't a hit headed jerk. You learn a lot on tour . I know his dad and he wouldn't allow a disrespectful hot headed kid for a son.

[@KhunShawn]

First time I went surfing was in Hawaii, had a local give me a board and teach me for free. Was very epic and felt good when I actually caught my first wave. Literally one of the happiest moments of my life.

[@LaraTang]

That’s awesome what a great story!

[@davidgough3512]

The penguin movie is the best surf film ever.. except for maybe Chasing Mavericks. Live Like Jay!

[@yeappp663]

Don’t diss the movie like that call it by it’s same surfs up

[@mateoerwin9692]

@@yeappp663 fr I thought the same thing

[@haydendasilva487]

@@yeappp663 surfs up is why I surf

[@emma-nd2ey]

To jay!!!! I also love frosty

[@yeappp663]

@@davidgough3512 but “the penguin movie” isn’t its name

[@elfinstuff8934]

Pro Surfers: "Treat your surfboards very nicely." Pro Skaters: "fuckin chuck it"

[@ainerobertson78]

* flashes back to the vid where Tony Hawk describes how new/young skaters would eventually grind the back of their boards down to a razor sharp edge and accidentally cut themselves on it *

[@perrodetokio]

I've skated for over 25 years (never been pro). I always hated those dimwitts who would thrash their board when they couldn't land a trick. Like it's the skaeteboard's fault or something 🙄 Very toxic a-holes.

[@GHD1215]

Kolohe's grown up in front of the surf media with a lot of expectation and pressure and really seems to have turned out super humble and genuine

[@leonflorence118]

His surfing talent turned out pretty good too lol

[@steveperreira5850]

He is a good soul! It would be fun to surf with him, lots of good jokes to tell, back-and-forth

[@falkofscrum]

Uhm... did you see him at Sunset this year? He literally smashed his board in anger after losing xD

[@Awerback]

13:43 Best fins set up explanation ever

[@mozdickson]

50 years surfing, and this is the best commentary of surfing I've found. And btw I had my legrope anchored to the reef at Ponta D'Ouro Mozambique in 2012. Ain't fun. Happens. Kolohe described it well. You won't believe how small that leash velcro release tab gets when you're bobbing and drowning.

[@heenalusurf2500]

now that’s my greatest fear and i wanna surf without a leash

[@steveperreira5850]

Wow that is scary about the leash. I surfed in a lot of point break reefs in California and I never considered my leash getting stuck! I never thought that would happen and I never knew anybody it happened to. Good that you survived. I did always have a quick release tab though.

[@sugewhitejacoby8654]

He was our representative for the USA 🇺🇸 in surfing at the Olympics. So was John John on the other surfing breakdown! Good stuff!

[@patrickdias8703]

Bro just called Chicken Joe a Turkey 🤧

[@acerodriguez6884]

12:08ish love seeing his pure excitement for seeing a great wave in the clip. He sees an awesome wave close to shore with no people making for a great spot and how excited he is to want to ride it and know where that spots at is so contagious and awesome.

[@Awkwardtunity]

Love his laugh, super contagious. That last siiiick had me laughing so hard 😂 seems like a cool guy.

[@letsnotgettosilly]

We not gonna mention that guy nose riding had 6 toes?? “Hanging 6” 🤣

[@bobbymariani2839]

Keanu Reeves in Point Break is just about identical to how much i learned how to surf as a teenager in the 90s. I went with friends so had an awesome experience every time! Plus loved that movie so much as a kid!!

[@owensweetland342]

🤙😎

[@graphite2786]

"The shallows" surfing scene was at Neds Beach on Lord Howe island. You only get good surf there occasionally. It is thick with coral and gullies, you'd get cut up and ripped up unless you were an extremely competent surfer. But the beach is very pretty looking and makes for a nice backdrop.

[@mls01981]

Thanks for the info! I thought those looked like Kentias linging the shore! Beautiful.

[@graphite2786]

@@mls01981 Paradise on earth! Was a great secret but that great stupid Thor actor has been spruiking it and now it's on everyone's bucket list. Will become a resort for the elite.

[@cloud84strife]

5:47 I'm a surfer, a director, I've watched thousands of times this movie, but I've never pay attention to it! :D Something funny is that when Higarashi made the breaks down for the movies, he said that she was paddeling in a wave too small, in the first shot. I didn't think it, like also Kolohe didn't think it.

[@sofitocyn100]

I don't know anything about surfing and frankly I'm not remotely interested in this sport but this video was fascinating. I love the technical elements he explained. That was so interesting

[@GG-fm8is]

he is quite possibly the coolest looking and sounding guy I've ever seen

[@julieann4616]

Surfers are by & large usually very handsome. ❤

[@SofaKingMoistDHobo]

That dude had six toes.

[@gabrielcardoso5731]

hang six

[@soccerking3043]

Gabriel C lol 😆 😂

[@sawyerbland8783]

I noticed that too.

[@chudfulcrum]

hes hangin 11

[@mattjamison484]

lol. He had 5 toes. He just had a jacked up pinky toe.

[@thirstaefortae5057]

Surf’s Up is honestly one of the best surfing movies

[@henrikwannheden7114]

The amount oh "Huh! I never thought about that." in this video is astounding. Full of inside info. Thanks!

[@jimdenning5301]

Pretty humble. He rips a short board but admits he doesn’t know how to hang ten. Pretty entertaining video

[@steveperreira5850]

I think he’s being a little bit humble because probably he’s never tried it. I am just an intermediate longboard surfer and it is an easy trip for me to do, very easy, even on pretty big waves. I had a 9 foot long board, thin, Single fan, kind of modern, hanging 10 was really easy to do. I never fell off at hanging 10. Served in the Santa Barbara region in the 1990s. Idyllic life.

[@Somethingnow1]

Wow Paul rudd being a good teacher lol That character is so funny.

[@teruphoto]

Andino's chuckle is quintessential surfer chill.

[@DavidAWA]

At the end of almost every sentence :D

[@pt42sundevils]

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[@cadeezell]

Shoulda had him break down that surfer interviews “so pitted”

[@권혁민-l2u]

Shoulda had him break down that surfer interviews “so pitted”

[@EasySleepSoundscapes]

He was all like baaaaahhhhhhh

[@madsteeez]

woopah arrglglglugh

[@ignooooo128]

SO FUNNY CUZ I LITERALLY JUST WATCHED THAT AND CLICKED THIS

[@nelsonluisfreire8969]

Very humble guy. He's a monster surfing. Appreciate his style and go for it attitude

[@TheApeMachine]

Beautiful woman in a wetsuit: "That wave gets me excited!"

[@johnlim509]

my guy rly said turkey joe :(

[@dr00andrew]

he also did mention his wife a few minutes before that clip

[@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears]

@@dr00andrew Twice.

[@jonasm3812]

I worked with your dad Archbold and Jodi Cooper on Point Break (surf unit), boy we had some fun. Not great surf, but certainly some stories.

[@peruperu-jj8zs]

Him: yeah you can learn to surf in a day Me: still can’t stand on the board after 10 times

[@thatssomehoopla]

You’ll get there dude

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

How's it going since then? Can stand on it yet?

[@anacarneiro3759]

Surf's up is definitely one of the best movies ever man, the Brazilian dubbing of it makes it like the most iconic thing ever.

[@fpvwithme]

I was 13 when Point break was released. It was like the bible for my brother and I. Bro you're so fn lucky to have a father in that movie.

[@owensabado5010]

my guy rly said turkey joe :(

[@CaptBlood-pv4sf]

Hahahaha he really did!

[@jean-natecoombs7375]

It was the "that's a good spot I wanna know where" for me

[@tropicfox9108]

I go to a state beach to learn, there tends to be more families and friendly people than the hourly parking beaches.

[@gutz1981]

Big Wednesday was written and directed by John Milius, who was an avid surfer in his day and wanted to make the most genuine surfing movie ever made up till that point. Part of his deal was he would stop production to go out and do some surfing during filming when a great set came along. So, although dated now, it makes sense that that film had a lot of effort put into the surfing.

[@txsurfnturf]

Big Wednesday is still one of my top three all time favorite movies ever. It's funny (and somewhat sad) how it chronicals life. The lives of my friends and I seem to be following a similar script as time goes on.

[@jamesisveryswag1014]

5:00 the skateboard in the sand made my heart sink

[@frankiefavero1666]

Lol yep, Hollywood DEFINITELY gets the surfer stereotype right! I grew up with surfers in Chile and Southern California. Then as an adult, I've hung out with surfer "communities" in Northern California, Australia and New Zealand and, their chilled attitudes, genuine excitement for "big" swells/waves, surf terminology, water etiquette, party loving personalities and ABSOLUTE HATRED for non-locals in THEIR water transcends countries, languages and ages. They are surfers!

[@nottherealChickenJoe]

„It’s Pipeline the last event of the year“ WSL: Yeah Nah

[@emmavink]

Wait, it is still, isn't it???

[@calex901]

Fuckersssssss

[@ttanke]

@@emmavink not anymore my friend lol 😅 at least not this year. maybe next year again... let's see

[@rogueprince1341]

This makes me want to play Kelly Slater Pro Surfer. I loved that game.

[@riffraffrichard]

Love when he says Hollywood nails surfers with the stereotypes. There the taoists of the sport world

[@finnhayes5926]

Exactly they make us look like dumb douchebags

[@IndexFossilchannel]

Just because Kolohe is such a good guy he was very light with these films ... they are 1% accurate! 😂

[@timanctil8225]

Big Wednesday is incredibly accurate. Still the best surf movie Hollywood has done...

[@IndexFossilchannel]

@@timanctil8225 True, maybe the only one!!! John Milius has my respect!

[@steveperreira5850]

May be a little bit more than 1% accurate, but he was being nice, and it was entertaining, we can read a little bit between the lines.

[@donovanpimentel6028]

Can Paul Rudd be my coach for everything?

[@danielcasalinovo9660]

Love this breakdown

[@srhbluerain]

That was very technical, yet calming...

[@raccuni333]

every single time I watch these the professionals come off so attractive because its so obvious they love what they do and that's so dope

[@Ghostieone]

Thirst is real

[@hugoegon1]

She didn’t shove it upside down in the sand at 11:11, so it was always fins up. Check the black pin lines on the nose.

[@stormfalcon72]

Yeah, I saw that also

[@intrepid5566]

And the double concave

[@narutoqweavatar]

I love that he loves Surf's Up!

[@User-54631]

“Dude, cut my hair” this dude seems like he would be fun to chill with

[@westnilesnipes]

Dude seems super chill.

[@angrymeowngi]

Hey GQ, how about Shark breaks down shark attacks in movies?

[@JayBirdBlu_117]

17:02 I Totally Love Surf's Up, as it Inspired me to Surf in Real Life and I haven't yet! 🏄‍♂️🐧

[@RubenWhitter]

I never knew that 'hanging 10' meant the toes lmaooo

[@Toniebones]

Came for Sarah Marshall and I wasn't disappointed

[@richardmckenna9878]

The best surf scene ever was in Top Secret when they did skeet Surfin

[@backyard5865]

tube monster??? never heard that in my life lol. most people would have said she got caught by the foam ball by being too deep in the barrel.

[@JonathanGeyer206]

F kook

[@micahhardman3183]

Most people....Haha Haha ok buddy

[@arsaeterna4285]

4:55 I just got a MASSIVE flashback and I FELT that wave : )

[@stuartwallace6154]

Loved point break inspired me to travel the world and learn to surf, still at it 30 years later

[@KouSurfGuy]

Should have broke down the scene in Forgetting Sarah Marshall where Jason Segel finally catches that 1st wave, and everything in your body and psyche is like "F@$K YEAH!" and then you see that one person in your way, then it's like "Oh S#!T, F@$K NO!!!" haha

[@suphahameh5712]

you left one of the greatest surfing movies ever out man Johnny tsunami

[@jedgould5531]

13:02 Green screen! They were still using rear-projection in 1959…and audiences bought it bc they didn’t know and better. 😂 In those days no one went to the movies for effects, ever. They did go for cheesy monsters and cute teeners. You style is super-informative and surf scene candid. Well done.

[@huntinglightning3507]

It's fitting to start off the this breakdown on surfing in films with a the film that this Pro Surfer's own Dad was in.

[@fiftyfathoms8396]

BRO NO NORTH SHORE????

[@jackmramirez]

ik I was upset

[@gabaganoosh3919]

Nobody listens to Turtle

[@user-qj6nx9ss7v]

"Back off Burkheart!" love that movie.

[@stewartmacguffie7454]

It's just a contest, it doesn't mean anything.

[@clew795]

"When the wave breaks here... Don't be there."

[@tornoofo17]

The most informative surfer I’ve ever heard.

[@willc6262]

16:57 my man has 6 toes

[@brutismaximus1]

That's random. I guy who owns a surf shop in Raglan, NZ has 6 toes.

[@francisdoesburg4613]

hanging 6.. fukn sick

[@Keyser___Soze]

NO HE DOESNT HE HAS 5 TOES. HE HAS THE 3 THEN RING TOE AND PINKY TOE SEPARATED. If you’re referring to the little bump by the pinky toe that is just part of his foot. It bone that just sticks out because his pinky toe is pushed more towards with ring toe like most people have (beside that split of the 3 toes and two toes)

[@rickmull1883]

10:40 bad sunscreen kills the reef. They didn't go into it because of advertising issues so the just left him saying that it was 'tripping him out'.

[@camerondavid8089]

Kolohe is the man!

[@patrickjohnson7401]

The second Point Break was awsome too

[@BryanPCC]

Hanging 6 is radical. I'll never be able to do that.

[@alexreid4131]

Awwww man he has to watch Big Wednesday! Jerry Lopez is in there. Also weird that Gary Busey legit surfs in it but then chases surfers in Point Break.

[@__sm1441]

16:56 yooo that is not hanging five it’s hanging 6 why does that man have 6 toes

[@wade4747]

16:56 that guy is hanging 6!?!?

[@brendenferland6602]

I love how he reacted to surfs up last chicken joe Cody were make bud goals.

[@theTRUTHgroup]

Couldn't find anywhere else to post this comment so I'll do it here. PLEASE do a volleyball breakdown at some point. Sideout, The Miracle Season, and Spiker all need to be critiqued by either Sinjin Smith or Karch Kiraly (or BOTH!). Thanks :)

[@TZ3Z]

I’ve been surfing a few times, it’s an intense sport

[@markwoldin162]

This guy Andino is utterly charming and generous.

[@surfererek]

North Shore is the best surf movie ever. Wish they reviewed it.

[@txsurfnturf]

"Nah, Chandler wouldn't like that." Lol

[@sharks1117]

I don't know how you could have left out North Shore amongst the movies that were critiqued

[@felixpiontek1616]

16:57 dude, he got 6 toes , WTF

[@SophiaProse]

Lol when he’s describing learning to surf and where not to go....horror flashbacks to accidentally dropping in on a local on Maui...never made THAT mistake again 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@jams1533]

Today, I tried to do too much and I sucked. I’m a ok surfer but I wasn’t relaxed. My best days are when I’m chill and don’t try to hard

[@gabrielcardoso5731]

yew awesome, kolohe has much style while surfing, rad

[@markfitzurka9995]

Gidjet is a classic. Nothing but party waves. As many people on a wave as possible

[@alexreid4131]

Wish he’d addressed how when they show Matt Archibald as Bodie’s double in one shot he’s regular on his backhand in a layback barrel somewhere smallish then the very next he’s goofy on his frontside in pretty big pipe. I love that movie though.....but not as much as The North Shore.

[@richardbaker2701]

When he mentioned that he rides fcs 2s and I remember there is an fcs 2 poster above my bed with him surfing on it

[@petergarcia8225]

Very true...Surfers are bullies, but they are challenging just like any sport. Had a teenager block me off a wave. I'm a snowboarder instructor.

[@txsurfnturf]

Met your dad a looong time ago, when he was competing on the Bud tour. Still have the autograph. Can't believe you've never seen Big Wednesday. Also would have been fun to see you discuss 'North Shore'.

[@sammoodyiphone]

Where was North Shore?

[@sirbobdesign]

It's not here because: "Nobody listens to Turtle."

[@sammoodyiphone]

@@sirbobdesign Here on the North Shore we treat friends more better.

[@starkparker16]

This dude's pretty cool

[@jimwaxer8166]

He has never seen Big Wednesday? Crazy. He got the era off by over a decade.

[@kopec82]

I’m laughing cause he loves surf up and calls joe a turkey 😂😂😂😂😂

[@wisider]

I love this video and the surfer breaking down 💜

[@mena94x3]

I would’ve loved to hear his take on Soul Surfer and the hilarious gem that is Surfer, Dude. 😂😂😂😂☠️

[@victoriapadilla6736]

16:57 that guy has SIX toes that’s hanging six lmao not five 😂

[@beauxgest]

No North Shore!!! You’re blowing it.

[@fuastn]

Mind boggled he hasn't seen Big Wednesday. He'd give it a ton more attention if he had.

[@lisaschuster686]

“All dung up.” I love it. Ding, dang, dung!

[@matthewj9832]

That dude in point break is actually Vince Kline saw him surf there next to leo all the time

[@reddysteddy2195]

Tube monster? 🤣 Gold

[@pyrusperseus]

Just here for Surf's Up