Ocean Tribe (1997)

Bobby is dying of leukemia. Their friends kidnap him from the hospital and take him on a surfing trip to Mexico.

Director:

Will Geiger

Writer:

Will Geiger

Stars:

Gregg Rainwater, Robert Caso, Troy Fazio

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Gregg Rainwater	...	Noah
Robert Caso	...	Schwartz
Troy Fazio	...	Jeb
Mark Matheisen	...	Lance
Vaughn Roberts	...	Bob
Brian Brophy	...	Padre Delbert
Natasha Ivanova	...	Natalia
Beth Bates	...	Nurse Susan
Jenna Bodnar
Dexter Roberts	...	Leukemia (as Trevor Denounce)

Storyline

Bobby is dying of leukemia. Their friends kidnap him from the hospital and take him on a surfing trip to Mexico.

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Plot Keywords:

mexico | hospital | leukemia | independent film

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 1999 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Die letzte Welle

Box Office

Budget:

$380,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

SeaReel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Hawaii Five-O"
Performed by The Ventures

User Reviews

A truly heart-warming story of friendship

This film has a lot to recommend it: buddies examining what friendship really means, great location filming, surfing, dolphins, even exotic rituals. Oh yeah, there's a life and death struggle too.

Ocean Tribe takes a concept that could have become a cliched road trip and gives it real depth and warmth. The basic plot is simple enough: Bob has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Noah (Gregg Rainwater) assembles the old group of high school buddies and they set out to give their friend one more grand surfing adventure. And somewhere along the way, they all discover more about their own strengths and weaknesses, and about what their friendship really means.

This movie is far and away better than a lot of what makes it to the screen these days. It's a shame it's not even available on video in the U.S. (I had to get the DVD from Italy -- it's available there and in Japan.)