Filmography
Jack "Jake" McCoy Jr. is the internationally recognized surfing photographer, writer, director, producer, and cinematographer creating 25 highly successful films on surfing in a life's work of award winning movies.
Growing up in Hawaii on the windward side of Oahu in Kailua, McCoy's father Jack McCoy was a local radio and television personality. The Sr McCoy pushed his 8 year old son on his first wave a Waikiki Beach which began a life long love of the ocean.
It was a Bruce Brown surfing film he saw in his high school auditorium at 12 years old that captured his imagination. He started by putting up posters for surfing films to come to his town.
Poster grem for early surfing films by Bruce Brown, Bud Browne, and Val Valentine and MacGillivray/Freeman.
He got his break with Mac/Free by becoming their agent in HI to distribute their films and has been distributing and making films ever since.
IR = INTERNATIONAL RELEASE
1968 to 1970
Hawaii Promoter for Macgillivray-Freeman Films Free and Easy, Evolution, Innermost Limits of Pure Fun
1970 to 1975
Australia Promoter, Distributor surfing films Waves Of Change, Sea Of Joy, Seadreams, Five Summer Stories, Salt Water Wine, Crystal Voyager.
1975
First surfing film feature, TUBULAR SWELLS with Dick Hoole David Lourie and Jack McCoy featuring Gerry Lopez, Wayne Rabbit Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson, Peter McCabe and Tony Eltherington.
1976
Short film, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF WAYNE LYNCH with Dick Hoole, David Lourie and Jack McCoy featuring Wayne Lynch and Nat Young. IR
1977 to 1979
Distributed in Australia and NZ the surfing films Free Ride, Many Classic Moments and Fantasea.
1982
Feature film, STORM RIDERS with Dick Hoole David Lourie and Jack McCoy featuring Mark Richards, Peter McCabe, Joe Engle, Thornton Fallender, Gerry Lopez and Wayne Lynch. IR
1983
Short film KONGS ISLAND with Dick Hoole David Lourie and Jack McCoy featuring Gary "Kong" Elkerton, Chappy Jennings and Rabbit Bartholomew. IR
1984
Feature film, TRADE WIND a film by Jack McCoy featuring wavesailors Mike Waltz, Fred Haywood, Peter Cabrina, and Robbie Naish USA, Europe, Japan, Australia Release
1987
1/2 hour TV show, EDDIE AIKAU BIG WAVE INVITATIONAL a film by Jack McCoy Featuring Clyde Aikau, Mark Foo, and 24 of the worlds best big wave surfers. IR
1988
Feature film SURF HITS: Jungle Jet Set Vol 1 with Garth Murphy and Jack McCoy experimental “all rockin, no talking” visual feast... USA Europe Japan Australia
1989
Feature film BUNYIP DREAMING a film by Jack McCoy featuring Munga Barry, Luke Egan, Mark Occhilupo and the late Ronnie Burns. IR
1991
Feature film THE GREEN IGUANA a film by Jack McCoy featuring Munga Barry, Luke Egan, Mark Occhilupo, Peter King and Sunny Garcia. IR
1993
Feature film THE SON'S OF FUN a film by jack McCoy featuring Shane Dorian, Ross Williams, Brendan Margieson and Neil Purchase Jr. IR
1994
Feature film SIK JOY a film by Jack McCoy Featuring Shane Dorian, Mark Occhiolupo, Luke Egan, Munga Barry, Donovan Frakenrider. IR
1994
Short film RYTHUM OF THE SEA a film by Jack McCoy featuring Gary Elkerton and Laird Hamilton. IR
1995
Feature film THE BILLABONG CHALLENGE Mystery Left a film by Jack McCoy featuring Rob Machado, Kelly Slater, Mark Occhilupo, Jonnie Boy Bomes, Paul Patterson, Brenden Margieson, Jonnie Boy Gomes, and Shane Powell.
1995
Feature film THE BILLABONG CHALLENGE 2 JBAY a film by Jack McCoy featuring Mark Occhilupo, Kelly Slater, Jonnie Boy Gomes, Warren Dean, Brendan Margieson, Shane Powell.
1996
Feature film PSYCHEDELIC DESERT GROOVE CH 3 a film by Jack McCoy featuring Shane Dorian, Ross Williams, Luke Egan, Mark Occhilupo, Rob Machado, Kalani Robb, Paul Patterson, Martin Potter
1997
Feature film ALLEY OOP BILLABONG JR CHALLENGE a film by Jack McCoy featuring Taj Burrow, Andy Irons, Chris Ward, Michael Lowe, Tim Curran.
1998
Feature film WIDE OPEN BILLABONG JR CHALLENGE 2 a film by Jack McCoy featuring Taj Burrow, Andy Irons, CJ Hopgood, Trent Munroe, Michael Lowe.
1998
Feature film OCCY, THE OCCUMENTARY a film by Jack McCoy featuring Mark Occhilupo.
1999
Feature film SABATAJ a film by Vance Burrow, Jason Muir, and Jack McCoy featuring Taj Burrow USA Brazil Japan Europe Australia
1999
Feature film 9 LIVES BILLABONG CHALLENGE 4 & 5 a film by Jack McCoy featuring Shane Dorian, Luke Egan, Mark Occhilupo, Sunny Garcia, Brendan Margieson, Taylor Knox, Rob Machado, Kalani Robb, and Tom Curren. IR
2001
1/2 hour TV show TO' DAY OF DAYS a film by Jack McCoy featuring Laird Hamilton FILM OF THE YEAR
2001
Short film THE MORNING GLASS a film by Jack McCoy featuring Laird Hamilton.
2003
Feature film BLUE HORIZON a film by Jack McCoy featuring Andy Irons and Dave Rastovich. Winner of the 2004 FICTS International Film and TV Film Festival. "Best Documentary". X Dance Film Festival “2004 Best Film”, “Best Editing” nominated in 4 other categories.
2004
Magazine cover monut SOLID Distributed Internationally, produced by Jack McCoy
2005
1/2 hour TV show IOARANA a film by Ross Taylor and Jack McCoy featuring Hira, Hiare, and Tumatta. IR
2006
Feature film FREE AS A DOG a film by Jack McCoy featuring Joel Parkinson, James Wood and Ellis Erickson.
2011
35mm feature film A Deeper Shade of Blue World Premier at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival February 2011. McCoys break out feature on Hawaiian Surf Culture and the Spirit of Aloha, Hawaii’s greatest gifts to the world.
DOP Credits
In Gods Hands
The Endless Summer 11
Step Into Liquid
Riding Giants
Commercial Credits with
Pepsi
Coke
Honda
Telstra
Toyota
Qantas
Becks
Kerin
Subaru
Music Credits
INXS
Midnight Oil
Powderfinger
Sir Paul McCartney
