The film is based on the true story of surfing legend Jay Moriarity (Jonny Weston) and his friendship with Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler in a bushy blond hairdo). Nothing about Chasing Mavericks (* * stars out of four; rated PG; opens Friday nationwide) deviates much from the inspirational sports playbook.Click to see full answer. Thereof, how did the guy from Chasing Mavericks die?Moriarity died a day before his 23rd birthday on Friday, June 15, 2001, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the island Lohifushi in the Maldives, drowning in a freediving accident. In Lohifushi for an O’Neill photo shoot, he went free-diving alone but was not seen after.Similarly, what happens in Chasing Mavericks? Plot. In 1987, an 8-year-old boy in Santa Cruz, California named Jay Moriarity is saved from drowning by his next door neighbor, surfer Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler). This ignites his passion for the sport. One morning, Jay (Jonny Weston), now 15, sees Frosty leaving early and hitches a ride on his van. Besides, did Gerard Butler actually surf in Chasing Mavericks? The Scottish actor, who stars as real-life surfer Frosty Hesson in Chasing Mavericks, described his surfing skills as non-existent before he started working on the film. “Surfing ability for me was pretty much zero,” the actor told The Hollywood Reporter.Who is frosty from Chasing Mavericks? Chasing Mavericks (2012) REEL FACE: REAL FACE: Gerard Butler Born: November 13, 1969 Birthplace: Paisley, Scotland, UK Rick “Frosty” Hesson Born: September 6, 1949 Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA Leven Rambin Born: May 17, 1990 Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA Kim Moriarity Born: July 16, 1976
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