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Chasing Mavericks
Summary: When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Runtime: 1 h 56 min
MPAA: PG
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 20,000,000
Domestic: $ 6,002,756
International: $ 1,939,360
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