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Director:
William Phelps
Writers:
Randal Kleiser (story)
Tim McCanlies (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 August 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
On a small stretch of coastline as powerful as a man's will, Rick Kane came to surf the big waves. He found a woman who would show him how to survive, and a challenge unlike any other. more
Plot:
Before entering art school next autumn, Rick sets out to spend the summer surfing at Hawaii. He knows nothing about the local habits... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Excellent Hoodad Movie! more (34 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Matt Adler ... Rick Kane
Gregory Harrison ... Chandler

Nia Peeples ... Kiani
John Philbin ... Turtle
Gerry Lopez ... Vince
Laird John Hamilton ... Lance Burkhart (as Laird Hamilton)
Robbie Page ... Alex Rogers
Mark Occhilupo ... Occy
John Paragon ... Professor
Rocky Kauanoe ... Rocky
Lokelani Lau ... Anela
Cristina Raines ... Rick's Mother
Tiffany Pestana ... Chandler's Daughter
Corky Carroll ... Himself
Joe Teipel ... Pipeline Announcer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Matt Adler, Gregory Harrison, and John Philbin actually did their own surfing while the pro surfers were used as stunt doubles for the more difficult maneuvers. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: On Rick's first visit to Chandler's shaping room, Turtle tells him, "Don't touch brah! It's a fresh hot-coat," then proceeds to flip the board over onto its "fresh" hot-coat. more
Quotes:
Turtle: Stay loose, haole.
Rick: What's a haole?
Turtle: A tourist, a mainlander, like you.
Rick: I'm not a tourist.
Turtle: Whatever, Barney.
Rick: What's a Barney?
Turtle: It's like Barno... Barnyard... a haole to the max, a kook in and out of the water. Yeah?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Blue Crush (2002) more
Soundtrack:
Am I the One more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent Hoodad Movie!, 2 April 2002
7/10
Author: engstfeld from United States

This is a nice, if somewhat stupid, comedy and surfing B-movie. It had it's fair share of laughs and some great one liners, not to mention fabulous surfing scenes. It was entertaining enough and worth a rental if you're looking for a funny cheesy B-movie. A bit of a cult classic eh, yeah?.....yeah?.........no.

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