Surf's Up movie clip - Cody vs. Tank Surf Off - Fandango Family - Cody (Shia LaBeouf) agrees to his first surfing competition and loses to Tank (Diedrich Bader).br br Plot synopsis: Surfing means everything to teenage penguin Cody Maverick (Shia LaBeouf). Followed by a documentary film crew, he leaves his home in Antarctica for Pen Gu Island, site of the the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. Cody wants to be respected and admired, and he believes that winning the competition will bring him what he craves. However, an encounter with washed-up surfer Geek (Jeff Bridges) teaches Cody about what is truly important.