The Surfer

19871987
1h 30m

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Beach-stand operator Sam Barlow's life was meant to be sunny, simple and predictable and it might have been only he delivers a letter to his mate Jack Fields. This easy errand leads Jack to ... Read allBeach-stand operator Sam Barlow's life was meant to be sunny, simple and predictable and it might have been only he delivers a letter to his mate Jack Fields. This easy errand leads Jack to his death and Sam in search of the truth.Beach-stand operator Sam Barlow's life was meant to be sunny, simple and predictable and it might have been only he delivers a letter to his mate Jack Fields. This easy errand leads Jack to his death and Sam in search of the truth.

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4.7/10

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- Frank Shields
- David Marsh
- Frank Shields(from an original story by)
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6/10

Good low budget Oz film

The Surfer should have had a bigger audience when it was released than it did in the late eighties. There were a lot of low budget OZ films that were not anywhere near as good as this one, yet got major releases. Its obvious this low budget movie had a director on-board (Frank Shields)that really gets to the teeth of each scene and the acting is of a pretty good standard. The locations were also enticing and the story moved along OK. If you enjoy low budget Aussie films made in the 70's & 80's like I do, put this on your list.I would have liked to see more of the main characters back story as at times he seems to be searching for things that are not spelled out clearly enough in story, but his performance is strong and this compensates. The support players like Gerard Maguire also do a commendable job.

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