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Big Wednesday (1978)
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The lives of some California surfers from the early '60s to the '70s. Director:John Milius |
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Matt Johnson
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| William Katt | ... |
Jack Barlow
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| Gary Busey | ... |
Leroy Smith
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| Patti D'Arbanville | ... |
Sally Jacobson
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| Lee Purcell | ... |
Peggy Gordon
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| Sam Melville | ... |
Bear
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Darrell Fetty | ... |
Jim 'Waxer' King
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| Gerry Lopez | ... |
Himself
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| Hank Worden | ... |
Shopping Cart
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Joe Spinell | ... |
Psychologist
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| Steve Kanaly | ... |
Sally's Husband
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Barbara Hale | ... |
Mrs. Barlow
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Fran Ryan | ... |
Lucy
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Dennis Aaberg | ... |
Slick
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| Reb Brown | ... |
Enforcer
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Storyline
Matt Johnson, Jack Barlow, and Leroy Smith are three young California surfers in the 1960s. At first reveling in the carefree life of beaches, girls, and waves, they eventually must face the fact that the world is changing, becoming more complex, less answerable by simple solutions. Ultimately the Vietnam war interrupts their idyll, leaving them to wonder if they will survive until "Big Wednesday," the mythical day when the greatest, cleanest, most transcendent wave of all will come. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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Three friends. Twelve Turbulent Years. And One Day We All Must Face. See more »Parents Guide:
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Summer of Innocence See more »Box Office
Budget:
$11,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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(1959) (uncredited)
Written by Ray Charles
Performed by Ray Charles See more »
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Goofs
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. See more »Soundtracks
"What'd I Say"(1959) (uncredited)
Written by Ray Charles
Performed by Ray Charles See more »
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