Ann-Marie, a big-wave surfer on the North Shore of Oahu, drives to make a comeback after nearly drowning in a surfing competition. Her life becomes more complicated by her romance with a handsome football player. Ann-Marie and her surfer buddies work as maids at a posh resort and share a beach shack with Anne-Marie's wayward young sister. Ann-Marie struggles between her need to prove herself and her desire to take the easy way out.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, teen partying, language and a fight.

Based on the magazine article "Surf girls of Maui" by Susan Orlean.

Special features: behind the scenes of "Blue crush"; deleted scenes introduced by director John Stockwell; Lenny Kravitz music video "If I could fall in love"; commentary with cast and director; "How did they do that?": the technique used to shoot the awesome footage; "Wipeout": the best wipeouts and action scenes caught on film; "Inside the world of surfing": a look at the history, terminology, equipment and best places to surf.

Director of photography, David Hennings ; editor, Emma E. Hickox ; music, Paul Haslinger ; costume designer, Susan Matheson ; production designer, Tom Meyer.

Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis, Sanoe Lake, Mika Boorem, Faizon Love.

Also issued on VHS.

DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital, stereo surround, digitally recorded, Region 1 encoding.

English, French or Spanish dialogue; Closed-captioned.