- The film is adapted from the biographical literature "Soul Surfer: A True Story about Faith, Family, and Re-Standing on the Surfboard" published in 2004. The prototypes of the film and the biography are surfer Bethany Hamilton.
- In addition to the biographical literature, the source of the story in the film also includes interviews with Hamilton’s family and friends by the crew, many of which are not written in the book.
- AnnaSophia Robb, who plays Hamilton, has been wearing a green sleeve on her arm during the shooting, so that the post-production staff can turn her into a one-armed person. There are 450 shots that require post-processing.
- The film was shot in Hawaii in early 2010, and some additional shots were taken in Tahiti in August of the same year.
- Due to the low production cost, the producer originally only planned to show the film in 300 cinemas. However, after the film was shot, the producer felt that the quality of the film was excellent, so he made additional investment and expanded the scale to 2,000 cinemas.
- The production cost of the film is only about 15 million U.S. dollars, but the cost of printing posters, advertising and publicity is as high as 26 million U.S. dollars.
- The film was shot in only 40 days, and the whole film was shot using 35mm film .
Soul Surfer behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Bethany Hamilton: [Bethany begins to cry over her missing arm] You know how you said it's hard to see things clearly sometimes, when you're too close? Well, I've been trying to get some perspective, I'm literally trying. Sarah... how could this be God's plan for me? I don't understand.
Sarah Hill: I don't know why terrible things happen to us sometimes. But I have to believe that something good is going to come out of this.
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Bethany Hamilton: I thought... I thought at least with clothes on, I could have two arms. That I could look normal.
Cheri Hamilton: Normal is so overrated.
Bethany Hamilton: But people like normal mom.
Cheri Hamilton: Who?
Bethany Hamilton: Guys do.
Cheri Hamilton: [takes a deep breath]
Bethany Hamilton: I mean who would even like me with this.
Cheri Hamilton: The right guy will love you, exactly the way you are. Because you're beautiful.
Bethany Hamilton: How do you know?
Cheri Hamilton: Because I know.