Just in time for North Shore season.
Pipeline, there on Oahu’s fabled North Shore, has roared back to life and wow and whoosh and whoa. Nothing thrills quite like the Banzai and its wintery return is welcomed in all corners. The bravest men and women accepting her challenge and padding into the mob. King amongst them is, still, one James Duncan O’Brien. The now 40-year-old has the most special relationship with Pipeline, one I was particularly honored to observe whilst directing the film Who is J.O.B. just over thirteen years ago.
I was Charlie Smith back then, having yet to transition to the hyper-ironic “Chas,” and living in Australia when I received the call from Jamie, asking for me to come and direct. I had worked on the project a year, or such, earlier but parted ways over a disagreement with O’Brien’s wild manager, a story in and of himself.
After hemming and hawing, I agreed, flew to Los Angeles and met the film’s editor, a crazy Canadian named Dayten Likeness. I knew, instantly, that we were going to make magic. We quickly formed up Haole Pounder Productions and Red Bull put us up in a Venice Beach apartment.
Dayten and I stayed up all night drinking White Russians, throwing knives into the ceiling, playing Slayer at full volume and cutting the movie’s sections together.
People who dared visit the lair became instantly terrified.
I did not let Jamie see any part of the movie, telling him he must wait until opening night just like everybody else.
We traveled around California, getting interviews, spent a few weeks on the North Shore getting more, then released it to the public at a grand Newport Beach premier.
After an international tour, the film was shelved as Dayten and I were naughty li’l punks, but it is back again and free.
Good appetite.
Derek should have written this. “The now 40-year-old has the most special relationship with Pipeline,” Having grown up on the sands of Eukai beach he thrusted hard plastic through the biggest and baddest of pipes gaining fame and fortune not seen since Gerry Lopez inserted his bulbous plastic behind the curl only to be removed with ocean spit. Unlike Gerry whom left the North Shore to play in Oregon frozen fairy dust. Jamie lingers with two black dogs across from that very own natural love making machine content to plow large sponges through its pits regardless if she squirts or spits giggling to the bank. “Stay psyched Gerry..”
It’s a sick film, Chas. I ended up watching more of this just now than the new boat trip film
And yet no SLAYER in the movie. Did you even try?
Have you ever priced songs for film?
No, let’s guestimate the intro to Black Magic. A 70 second clip?
Hah! There are hefty penalties indecent assault, then worse for rape and then there’s use of an artists work for cinematic production. Fucken cruel.
clearing a song with an absolute shit nugget like Kerry King having final say? Good fucking luck.
Back in the old days surf flix had a decent soundtrack. I browsed a little of Calypte… music was lacking.
Back in the old days, bands would just license their music in surf videos for 100% free. You think anyone is going to do that in this day and age, established artist or not?
Free vs… whats the average damage for a B side track?
I don’t like many Surf Movies but loved this when it came out.
This movie sent me to desert point and Nias and I was not disappointed. Thank you Charlie, Dayten and JOB
Just watched a little bit of it. Weird how surf spots like P Pass go out of style.
Hard to get to now, expensive, fickle.
If Taylor Swift can fund and make a Netflix documentary about herself, surely we can get a BG documentary about Mick Fanning’s wee bit of antisemitism and the Stab article thereafter, particularly given that we are approaching the 10-year anniversary of said incident. ‘twas December 14, 2013 if I’m not mistaken!
Edit: Got that one way wrong. December 12, 2009. It’s been 14 years already!!?
It was 09!
Deserves a special commemoration in this current climate of peace, love, and understanding in any case
Charlie—>Chas—>Chad
The perfectly fitting end.
Your final form
Cad
def: a man who behaves dishonorably, especially toward a woman.
Some day the true story of Ashton and Chas’ relationship will be revealed.
True story about how oblivious I can be—took the Ashton table jump podcast for me to finally put together that Chas Smith = Charlie Smith of prior Surfing mag and Stab quasi-fame
I liked this film, but it needed more biography and less surfing. I can see a billion JOB pig dog tubes 7 days a week; the “human interest” parts, as the phrase suggests, were really very interesting. But only surface scratching … felt like there was a lot more there there ….
Let’s hear the story about JOB’s manager, sounds juicy Chad!
I’ll tell all if one other person wants to read!
Better than football stuff.
Yes please
yerp.
Sold.
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Bonjour monsieur, pourrais-je voir le film !!! Chouette
Xox
Wind slop peak in Gaza while the IDF sets up a large tube into the sea. I dunno what but there’s something about photos that contrast something as ridiculous as surfing with something deadly serious like war.
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They’re gonna flood the Hamas tunnels apparently…
Hamas soldiers are bout to get the longest barrel ever ridin
Yeah they’ve been catching some bombs lately fer sure!
Well played
I’ve tried this on gophers. It doesn’t work.
while singing “greasy, grimey, gopher guts?”
Varmint poontang
Gophers are smarter.
Peaks to-your-jewself
*cunts!
With surf like that Israel might have to start to send some settlers to Ke nui Rd
You mean ‘as ridiculous as war with something deadly serious like surfing’?
Maybe my memory serves me wrong but I could have sworn this premiered at ASR
Nope! The iconic Lido in Newps.
Why they no give you any credits?
Did you watch the beginning? For some reason I thought it was gauche to stick director name at the end when it was already at the start.
I thought I did but will have to look again
Just watched it again, tuned out after the Afro butt ride so missed credits first go. Forgot how good that movie is.
That guy has had an interesting life. Interviews with him and Bruce back then must be some epic footage. Mick is a classic when you can understand him.
Mick is all time. Did solid fishing runs with him and oooooooeee! The exhaustion!
You seen Mick recently?
Unfortunately no. You?
Yeah.
If you get a chance, you should.
Needed more Dubstep!
We were the first to throw dubstep into extreme sport film. Pete, our music bro, also genius. Set the trend for the years that followed. You are very welcome.
Far more questions than answers in this one. Plenty of time for the story to have developed in 11 years, but…..
It is kind of shocking isn’t it?
Strangely, neither Mr Smith’s nor Mr Likeness’ names seem to appear in any credits related to this film.
Edit-they do thank Mrs Smith, nee Wallace
You’ll get sand in your pecker at this rate.
Hint: Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
This is clearly a “make as much money with as little work as possible” establishment.
Did anyone watch the Lisa Anderson movie?
yes…she’s a legend
Oh man. You’ve clearly never tried to secure a J-Fred interview. The absolute definition of as most work possible.
I hadn’t seen WIJOB since it released but had forgotten abut J-Fred being in it. Credit to you for getting him to do this.
Your movies and books are high effort. It’s this website that isn’t.
Just saw Trouble is on youtube. Gonna try and watch it the next few days.