Stab Magazine | Last Night We Premiered Let's Be Frank

Live Now: Chapter 11 Mini-Documentary With Dane Reynolds

673 Views

Last Night We Premiered Let’s Be Frank

And it was a party to say the least. 

news // Sep 4, 2016
Words by stab
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Frankly, the premiere of Let’s be Frank was a success. Was that lead in too obvious? Well, whatever there was an open bar, it’s early in the evening in California, and my head still hurts.

We’ve been hyping the film for some time now. We’ve written a few stories, posted the trailers and the teasers and did our best keep the fact that John John Florence is the film’s narrator a secret. We didn’t hide the fact that LBF is unlike any surf film you’ve ever seen. We’re not even sure if you could call it a surf film. There is a full storyline and director Peter Hamblin took what Joe G did in Strange Rumblings, upped the production value (roughly $400K) and wrote a story about the double life of Frank Solomon. It’s worth noting, however, that the surfing from Mullaghmore to the North Shore to Dungeons in South Africa and beyond was excellent viewing.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/evyW6dteHpI

“I thought the premiere was amazing,” Mr Florence told Stab after the show. “Peter (Hamblin) wouldn’t let me watch the movie before the day of the premiere. So this was the first time that I’ve seen. I’m super stoked the way it went and that I got to wait and watch it on the big screen. It was an amazing movie. I’m super grateful to be a part of it.”

Frank James Solomon is a South African big wave charger (the man you can see in the above gallery looking dashing in his shiny shoes and navy blue suit), who before film took the mic and ensured us he does not do a single air in the film. But, Mr Florence has a quick section and does a few (for you high-performance hungry fans). Pat O’Connell and Josh Redman also have starring roles, along with a quick cameo by Donovan Frankenreiter.

 

229A6170

“The boys and girls from Muti are King and their crazy skills captured our film in one glance!” says Mr Hamblin.

 Last night, at the Port Theatre in Corona del Mar, was one hell of a good time. Any enjoyable party requires two things: Good company and open floodgates of liquor. Which we, along with Hamblin Productions, Red Bull Media House, and Clapham Road Studios were sure to provide, then added the enchantment of good entertainment. And, to top it off, the film was a hit. The picture’s attention to detail trickled all the way down to the posters. They were hand painted visions of glory. A throwback to the golden days of cinema provided by Studio Muti under the guidance of the film’s creative director Andrew Mackay

“Man it went good,” Peter (the film’s director) told Stab after the end credits. “We got a couple laughs, a couple cries and all in all it was pretty fucking solid! It feels good, when you have ideas, edit, and piece them together and finally put them out to the world and it works, and there’s a good response. Man, that’s the best feeling ever.”

Upcoming premieres: 

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Sep 9, 2016

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
Sep 11, 2016

LONDON, UK
Sep 15, 2016

It will be for online to view at Redbull.tv September 19th. 

Comments

Comments are a Stab Premium feature. Gotta join to talk shop.

Already a member? Sign In

Want to join? Sign Up

Advertisement

Most Recent

Watch: What Happens When A Brand Takes Its Youth Team To A CT Event?

A: Good things, typically.

Mar 29, 2024

Full Frame: Scandinavia Is Surfing’s Next Frontier

A 30-hour drive, bathymetric maps, and 10 years of searching yield surfing's newest discovery.

Mar 29, 2024

Watch: João Chianca Had A Remarkable Hawaii Season Before His Injury

Plus an update on his condition.

Mar 28, 2024

Pittar’d And Feathered

Do the WSL judges deserve the internet's wrath? We asked the man of the hour.

Mar 28, 2024

Robbo, Pickles, And Tyler Wright Become The Underdogs Breakfast At Uninspiring Winkipop

The foreboding blade sharpens and inconsistent judging prevails on Day Two in Torquay.

Mar 27, 2024

“I Don’t Always Win Heats, But When I Do, I Try To Beat John John”

Slater shines and the axe begins its descent on Day 01 at Bells.

Mar 26, 2024

Back Against The Wall: The Ramzi Boukhiam Redemption

Morocco's first CT surfer on speaking six languages, having no coach, and snatching Fil Toledo's…

Mar 25, 2024

Will Kirra, Babies or JJF Stop a GOAT Winning at Bells?

Bluesky BOAG advice from a Superman specialist and former Trials winner.

Mar 25, 2024

Bells Preview: The WSL’s Victorian Sword Dancing Equinox Ritual

Will a Brazilian crack the Top 10 at Bells?

Mar 25, 2024

69 Shin Bones Later + the Anticlimactic State of Big Wave Record-Breaking

Lucas Chumbo might have surfed the biggest wave ever this year. But how will we…

Mar 23, 2024

Watch: ‘Fresh and Fried’ Ft the Quik Kids

How taxing is it to tackle the Gold Coast’s Triple Crown in a single day,…

Mar 23, 2024

The Popular Vote: The People’s Stab In The Dark With Kolohe Andino Champion

Which board looked best — to you —under Kolohe's talons?

Mar 22, 2024

Six Key Learnings From Portugal

Three CT events in, what do we know? 

Mar 21, 2024

‘Zipper’ Is Going On Tour, Here’s Where You Can Watch It  

Dates, times + locations for the Venice, Encinitas, Sydney + Byron premieres.  

Mar 20, 2024

Dane Reynolds On His Future, His Past, And Chapter 11’s Raison D’être

Our 9-minute plunge into the collective psyche of Ventura's pillar(s).

Mar 20, 2024

From ‘Blue Ribbon Cross Country Runner’ to Vogue – How Steph Again Is Back With A Rip Curl Remix

Everything we know about the she-GOATs sponsorship boomerang.

Mar 18, 2024

Stab Interview: Darren Handley Explains Why You Can’t Buy The Winning Stab In The Dark Model

And his decades-long standoff with Slater.

Mar 17, 2024

Griff Embraces Portugal’s Eternal Time Loop To Vanquish Medina + Ewing, Defay Delays The Inevitable

A redeeming closing act at Supertubos.

Mar 16, 2024
Advertisement