Surf II (1984)

Director:

Randall M. Badat

Writer (WGA):

Randall M. Badat (written by)

Release Date:

January 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot:

Evil Nerd Menlo wants to get revenge on some surfers by selling a bad batch of soda called Buzz Cola which turns people into mutant zombies...

Plot Keywords:

Surfer | Nerd | Soda | Revenge | Mutant

Cast

Eddie Deezen	...	Menlo
Morgan Paull	...	Chuck's Dad
Ruth Buzzi	...	Chuck's Mom
Lyle Waggoner	...	Chief Boyardie
Cleavon Little	...	Daddy O
Linda Kerridge	...	Sparkle
Carol Wayne	...	Mrs. O'Finlay
Peter Isacksen	...	Beaker
Biff Manard	...	Bob's Father (as Biff Maynard)
Tom Villard	...	Jacko O'Finlay
Eric Stoltz	...	Chuck
Fred Asparagus	...	Fat Boy #1
Jim Greenleaf	...	Fat Boy #2
Corinne Bohrer	...	Cindy Lou
Lucinda Dooling	...	Lindy Sue

Also Known As:

Surf II: The End of the Trilogy

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-12 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Company:

Surf's Up

Trivia:

Despite of the title suggesting so, there never was a "Surf I".

Another GREAT forgotten film from the self-indulgent 80's.

I've just returned (literally) from seeing Surf II at Olympia, Washington's All-Freakin' Night Film Festival (10/12/02). It was the last movie shown in a series of five that started at 12:00 midnight. Now, I don't know if it was the fact that the movie began at 9:00am and my sleep-deprived brain was more susceptible to a `lower' comedy plane, but Hell, you sit in a theater for ten straight hours and you'll start wondering why Ron Palillo has been repeatedly snubbed at Oscar time for the `Life-time Achievement Award.'

I know this is a cliché, but Surf II is one of those films that needs be seen to be believed. It would be grossly unfair to rate this film with anything less than a 10. A 10 for the shear audacity the filmmakers had when concocting this masterpiece and a 10 for the fact that you will never, never, never see this kind of film being made for movie theaters ever again. Ever!

The `plot' revolves around two surfers' fathers who go into business together peddling a soft drink (Buzz Cola) to their surfer sons' surfer friends. The soda, invented by a nefarious revenge-driven nerd (played brilliantly by Eddie Deezen), causes the young surfers to become garbage-consuming zombies with a punk rock fashion sense (dyed mohawks, ripped up wetsuits held together by safety pins and far too much make-up).

Between the zombie `action' sequences, is much archival surfing footage (ala Bruce Brown) with 60's surf and 80's new wave music provided for your listening pleasure. There is also a hilarious above-the-waste nude scene involving two young hotties (one played by Brinke Stevens) that are trying to gain the attention of their surf-obsessed dates who are so involved in their surf reminiscences that they don't even notice the two beautiful half-naked girls.

Should you see this film if you get a chance? Well, let's break it down: If you were born before 1950 and remember who MacCarthy (ventriloquist dummy included) was, no! If you were born after 1975 and most of your `movie going' experience took place in front of a cathode ray, NO! But, if you're old enough to still get excited by the two words, `Dale Bozzio', then you are in, my friend. You are in!