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Bustin' Down the Door

  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
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7.0/10
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Bustin' Down the Door (2008)
DocumentarySport
This documentary tells the story of a group of Australian and South African surfers who revolutionized their sport in Hawaii during the winter of 1975.This documentary tells the story of a group of Australian and South African surfers who revolutionized their sport in Hawaii during the winter of 1975.This documentary tells the story of a group of Australian and South African surfers who revolutionized their sport in Hawaii during the winter of 1975.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
318
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  • Director
    • Jeremy Gosch
  • Writers
    • Jeremy Gosch
    • Monika Gosch
    • Phil Jarratt
  • Stars
    • Reno Abellira(archive footage)
    • Clyde Aikau
    • Eddie Aikau(archive footage)
  • Director
    • Jeremy Gosch
  • Writers
    • Jeremy Gosch
    • Monika Gosch
    • Phil Jarratt
  • Stars
    • Reno Abellira(archive footage)
    • Clyde Aikau
    • Eddie Aikau(archive footage)
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    • 3User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Reno Abellira
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Clyde Aikau
    • Self
    Eddie Aikau
    Eddie Aikau
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ben Aipa
    • Self
    Bernie Baker
    • Self
    Wayne Bartholomew
    • Self
    Larry Bertlemann
    • Self
    Ian Cairns
    • Self
    Nick Carroll
    • Self
    Tom Carroll
    • Self
    Tom Curren
    • Self
    Mick Fanning
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jeff Hakman
    • Self
    Fred Hemmings
    • Self
    Michael Ho
    Michael Ho
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Andy Irons
    • Self
    Dave Kalama
    Dave Kalama
    • Self
    Drew Kampion
    • Self
    • Director
      • Jeremy Gosch
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Gosch
      • Monika Gosch
      • Phil Jarratt
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    Mainly for fans of the sport
    I have never been on a surfboard in my life, but thanks to surf documentaries like "Endless Summer", I do think the sport of surfing is pretty cool and something I would like to try before I kick the bucket. So I was interested in watching "Bustin' Down the Door" when I found a copy, especially since it promised to discuss something about the sport I didn't know about before - how surfing became a multi-million dollar industry. While I did find the end results sometimes interesting, I don't think the documentary is as strong as it could be. There is some cool surfing footage, but when it comes to the human angle the movie is really lacking. It's mostly a collection of talking heads, and more often what is said by the participants doesn't add much insight or advance things terribly much. It tells the story in a real slow fashion, and once it gets to interesting topics like the resentment of Hawaiian surfers to the outsiders coming in and shaking things up, it doesn't go into great detail and instead speeds towards the end. Another problem is that the movie often seems to be preaching to the choir, assuming its audience knows a lot about the featured surfers and what they experienced. The documentary is not without interest, but I think the only audience that could really appreciate it would be surfing aficionados.
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    • Oct 3, 2015

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • バスティン・ダウン・ザ・ドア
    • Filming locations
      • Oahu, Hawaii, USA(main location)
    • Production company
      • Fresh & Smoked
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $650,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $109,427
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,317
      • Jul 27, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $187,827
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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