Directed by: Sean McNamara
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb, Lorraine Nicholson
Trivia: The real Bethany Hamilton has a cameo appearance in the scene in Thailand when Bethany and Sarah are handing out food. She is holding a box of supplies and wearing a hat, walking across the screen at the beginning of the scene.
Trivia: The real Bethany Hamilton did all the one-armed surfing stunts for AnnaSophia Robb. Robb's head was digitally placed onto Hamilton's body for the close-up shots.
Continuity mistake: When they get to the beach to surf the windows in the truck are left open, but after the shark attack Byron comes running back to call 911. The windows are now closed, so he has to throw the rock at the window and get the cell phone.
Bethany Hamilton: Love is bigger than any tidal wave, or fear.