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May 1978 (USA)
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Three friends. Twelve Turbulent Years. And One Day We All Must Face. more
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The lives of some California surfers from the early '60s to the '70s. | full synopsis
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Surfer
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Draft Board
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1 nomination
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(3 articles)
Busey And Conaway Bust-Up On Rehab Show
(From WENN. 19 November 2008, 3:57 AM, PST)
Busey Snorted Cocaine Off His Dog
(From WENN. 22 October 2008, 12:14 AM, PDT)
(From WENN. 19 November 2008, 3:57 AM, PST)
Busey Snorted Cocaine Off His Dog
(From WENN. 22 October 2008, 12:14 AM, PDT)
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Up there with Endless Summer and Point Break
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jan-Michael Vincent | ... | Matt Johnson |
 | William Katt | ... | Jack Barlow |
 | Gary Busey | ... | Leroy Smith |
 | Patti D'Arbanville | ... | Sally Jacobson |
 | Lee Purcell | ... | Peggy Gordon |
 | Sam Melville | ... | Bear |
| Darrell Fetty | ... | Jim 'Waxer' King |
| Gerry Lopez | ... | Himself |
 | Hank Worden | ... | Shopping Cart Fisherman (as Hank Warden) |
| Joe Spinell | ... | Army Psychologist |
| Steve Kanaly | ... | Jacobson - Sally's Husband |
| Barbara Hale | ... | Mrs. Barlow |
| Fran Ryan | ... | Lucy |
| Dennis Aaberg | ... | Slick |
 | Reb Brown | ... | Enforcer |
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Summer of Innocence
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120 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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The role of the "Enforcer" was loosely based on longtime Malibu icon and waterman Ray Kunze who looked out for John Milus (director) and Dennis Aaberg (co-writer) in the late 50's.
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Anachronisms: During the 1962 party at Jack's house, his mother is reading the book 'Catch-22', a book first published in 1961. However, the copy she is reading is an edition that had not yet been printed. The photo of author Joseph Heller on the back of the jacket is clearly from years later than 1962.
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Leroy the Masochist:
More beer!
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Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#2.4)" (2004)
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What'd I Say
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A rite of passage film comparable to Stand By Me. The film follows the lives of three men through their late teens and twenties during the troubled period of American history that was the Vietnam war. The bond between these men is exemplified by their shared love for surfing and one another. With creative photography, Jan Michael Vincent (of Airwolf fame), Gary Busey (who makes a sneaky surfing appearance again in Point Break), and William Katt (who went on to star in such films as House) doing much of their own surfing, complemented by a professional team of surfing stunt doubles including Jerry Lopez make this one of the surfing all-time classics along-side Bruce Browns 1966 Endless Summer. Whether you're into surfing or not, you'll enjoy this for its story, feel good factor, and of course the surfing footage. Watch it.