
Acting
Gerry Lopez
Born
1948-11-07 (77)
Place of birth
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
30 titles
Gerry Lopez, aka Mr. Pipeline, is an American surfer, shaper, journalist, and film actor.
Known for
6.8A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
Conan the Barbarian
1982
6.9Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
Big Wednesday
1978
7.6Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.
Riding Giants
2004
6.0An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.
Farewell to the King
1989
6.8Presenting the cream of the hottest surfing of the era with a fresh and imaginative approach. The best of Australia, Hawaii and secret spots in Bali and Indonesia.
Tubular Swells
1976
5.9On a small stretch of coastline as powerful as a man's will, Rick Kane came to surf the big waves. He found a woman who would show him how to survive, and a challenge unlike any other.
North Shore
1987
Film credits
2020s · 5 titles
NRThis intimate documentary traces Johnson's evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician. Rare archives and present-day reflections reveal how lived experience, friendship, & exploration shaped the sound & stories behind the music.
Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC
2026
NRThe origins of windsurfing and the future of water sports.
Broken Molds
2021
NRIn the process of remastering Albert Falzon's 1972 classic film, Morning of the Earth, 90 minutes of never-before-seen 16mm camera original outtakes were unexpectedly unearthed. Because of the wealth of this material, a 38-minute film was produced. Getting back to where it all began, this artistic showcase of the “Lost Reels” paints a more complete picture of the filmmaker's journey, and reveals culturally, environmentally and socially significant details of a forgotten past. The film covers Australia, Bali and Hawaii, and is accompanied by an all original soundtrack.
RE-MOTE: The Lost Reels
2021
NRFollow the summer season around the world with two surfers on a quest for the perfect wave. As it turned out, Bruce was on to something. Not only did the film become a hit, it earned a cult following, became the most successful surf film of all time and arguably made him the founding father of action sports films. Directed by second generation, award winning and documentarian filmmaker Dana Brown his projects have included such titles as Endless Summer 2, Step Into Liquid, Dust to Glory, Highwater, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter and Dust 2 Glory. A Life of Endless Summers is the story of a man, a father, a husband, a filmmaker, a pioneer, a legend.
A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story
2020
NRKnown as Mr. Pipeline for his calm demeanor in the tube, Gerry Lopez built his career with aggressive surfing that left behind a trail of blood and tears. He is one of the most influential surfers and surfboard shapers of all time, an entrepreneur, a family man, a movie star, and a lifelong yogi who brought surfing to new frontiers. For the first time, the story of this enigmatic hero is being told in full.
The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez
2022
2010s · 4 titles
NROscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose quest to master the world's longest waves unexpectedly reveals his vulnerabilities as a competitor, mentor and father. THE LONGEST WAVE transcends the action sports genre by capturing obstacles outside of the legendary athlete's professional life in an intimate, cinéma-vérité style, revealing Naish balancing the pursuit of excellence at sea with the demands of life's complications on land.
The Longest Wave
2019
NRThis is a story of passion and obsession. Its the story of the relationships of six New Jersey surfers who got on a surfboard 50 years ago and haven't stopped to this day. Pioneering the surf break at the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ in the 60's, surfing freezing waters before wetsuits existed, they found themselves inside the grip of a passion, an obsession so deep, only those who ride waves would understand. Surfing the Pier was a privilege earned, a territory protected, and friendships were complicated by fierce competition. The Pier, an icon for decades was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. This is the life story of these men, deeply connected to nature, water and weather, and the lessons learned from the ocean.
A Life Outside
2014
Two best friends, Javier and Lucio, decide to take a trip to the best surf beaches in Mexico.
Surfing Your Dreams
2013
NRThis is a love story about a way of life that dates back to 12th Century Polynesia. The film honors all surfers and shapers that have dedicated their lives to being joyful and respectful of the ocean and the natural world because there just was no other way. Theirs was, and still is, an attitude that is universal, that transcends politics and greed, and expresses the ALOHA in their hearts.
Addicted to Joy
2019
2000s · 8 titles
7.6Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.
Riding Giants
2004
6.8Nearly all the cast and crew are on hand to give stories and memories about the making of the film. Plenty of detail on every aspect of the film from pre-production to opening night is covered.
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
6.0During the winter of 1975 in Hawaii, surfing was shaken to its core. A group of young surfers from Australia and South Africa sacrificed everything and put it all on the line to create a sport, a culture, and an industry that is today worth billions of dollars and has captured the imagination of the world. With a radical new approach and a brash colonial attitude, these surfers crashed headlong into a culture that was not ready for revolution. Surfing was never to be the same again.
Bustin' Down the Door
2008
7.2No special effects. No stuntmen. No stereotypes. No other feeling comes close. Surfers and secret spots from around the world are profiled in this documentary.
Step Into Liquid
2003
NRFor forty years, underground film-makers Greg Weaver and Spyder Wills documented surf discovery as it migrated around the world. Their shots captured on celluloid became the images for such films as Stylemasters, The Forgotten Island of Santosha, Big Wednesday, Pacific Vibrations, Uluwatu and many more. This documentary is a cinematic journey inspired by many of the reels that were lost in the making of these films. Since that time, these reels have resurfaced and are now brought to light. A fusion of rare super 8mm film, photo stills and contemporary interviews blend together to make Chasing the Lotus the most in-depth look at the evolution of the surf culture and surf discovery ever made.
Chasing the Lotus
2006
NRA documentary that looks back on Donald Takayama's half-century as a master of the surfing world, Hawaiian Pro Designs, owner shaper, interviews with legendary surfers around the world, surf scenes, and footage from the 50's, 60's and 70's.
Moments: Every Picture Tells a Story
2002
NR'Water Man' takes you on an intimate boat trip with some of the most influential surfers of our time as they bodysurf, paddle surf, hydrofoil, stand up surf and tow surf in the Indian Ocean.
Water Man
2008
7.4A Brokedown Melody explores the times, travels and experiences of a tribe of surfers who search for the spark of life and look to pass it on to the younger generation. The film follows swell through South America, Polynesia and Jamaica documenting the surfing and times of Kelly Slater, Jack Johnson, Gerry Lopez, Rob Machado and the Malloys.
A Brokedown Melody
2004
1980s · 3 titles
6.8A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
Conan the Barbarian
1982
6.0An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.
Farewell to the King
1989
5.9On a small stretch of coastline as powerful as a man's will, Rick Kane came to surf the big waves. He found a woman who would show him how to survive, and a challenge unlike any other.
North Shore
1987
1970s · 7 titles
6.9Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
Big Wednesday
1978
6.8Presenting the cream of the hottest surfing of the era with a fresh and imaginative approach. The best of Australia, Hawaii and secret spots in Bali and Indonesia.
Tubular Swells
1976
NRA stunningly photographed celebration of the beauty and joy of surfing. Many of the world's best surfers of the 1970's take on the best waves of California, France, Peru, and Hawaii.
A Sea for Yourself
1973
NRAn epic tale of the last of the long lost soul masters, charging it with the grace and style that made them legends. Rubberman Larry Bertlemann is at his peak. Nineteen year old Shaun Tomson controlling Off the Wall, Backdoor, and radical backside at Pipe, and monster New Zealand in the swell of 1974. Terry Fitzgerald sets V-Land on fire. Gerry Lopez and Rory Russel are annointed King and Prince of Pipeline, while the Aussies, bronzed and otherwise, dare assault their rule. Plus classic Malibu, Trestles, Baja, Blacks, and Honalua.
A Matter of Style
1976
9.0The culmination of a ten year celebration in celluloid, Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman give us five-plus exciting, controversial and beautiful stories about surfing. A perspective that warns of the future while it warms the present.
Five Summer Stories
1972
NRThe first truly international surf movie in years. Beautifully photographed by surfers in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Hawaii, compares the surfing styles of 50 of the world's top surfers in 90 minutes of pure surfing energy.
A Winter's Tale
1975
NRA Spectacular Surf Odyssey
Tales From The Tube
1975



