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Bustin' Down the Door (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 17

Fresh: 11

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Sports/Recreation

Theatrical Release:Jun 27, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: BUSTIN’ DOWN THE DOOR chronicles a tumultuous two-year period of competitive and cultural clashes in the mid-Seventies in surfing's Mecca - Hawaii's North Shore of Oahu - as a small crew of... BUSTIN’ DOWN THE DOOR chronicles a tumultuous two-year period of competitive and cultural clashes in the mid-Seventies in surfing's Mecca - Hawaii's North Shore of Oahu - as a small crew of Australians and South Africans set out with attitude and determination to change the world of surfing. Framed around the emerging careers of World Champions-to-be Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson and Mark Richards, Bustin’ documents how these young men risked everything to become the best surfers in the world, and how their courage and vision began a cultural revolution that led to the birth of professional surfing and ultimately what has become today's billion-dollar surf industry. [More]

Starring: Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew, Ian Cairns, Mark Richards, Shaun Tomson

Starring: Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew, Ian Cairns, Mark Richards, Shaun Tomson, Michael Tomson, Peter Townend

Director: Jeremy Gosch

Director: Jeremy Gosch
Screenwriter: Jeremy Gosch, Robert Traill, Monika Gosch, Shaun Tomson
Producer: Monika Gosch, Robert Traill
Composer: Stuart Michael Thomas
Studio: Screen Media

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What makes Bustin' Down the Door so appealing is that it's not about sports but rather about the passion and dedication of some bronzed, mop-haired kids on a mission to become legitimate against all odds

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/12/09
Pete Croatto
Filmcritic.com

Perfectly captures the bittersweet moment when the once-free sport of surfing became the big money phenomenon that it is today.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
01/14/09
Erin Free
FILMINK (Australia)

The birth of professional surfing emerges from a squall of repetitive-looking clips and technical jargon, plus a reflection on outsiders' insensitivity to native Hawaiians.

Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
11/27/08
Nora Lee Mandel
Film-Forward.com

The film tries to tell us that money hasn't spoiled the fun, but I was much more curious about the black shorts than the Quicksilver brand board shorts.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/01/08
Reyhan Harmanci
San Francisco Chronicle
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[An] insightful account of the rise of a, pardon the pun, new wave of surfers that transformed the sport in the mid-1970s.

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07/30/08
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Hawaii's role in the transformation of surfing from what many considered to be a pastime for drug-crazed counter-culture rebels to a multi-billion dollar sport is examined in debut director Jeremy Gosch's documentary about the group of Australian and Sout

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07/27/08
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

You'll learn more about the pathos of hanging ten from Surf's Up.

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07/25/08
Rob Humanick
Slant Magazine

Jeremy Gosch's documentary about the origins of professional surfing shines a light on four wave riders -- three Australians and a South African -- who helped transform a counter-culture life style into a billion-dollar industry.

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07/25/08
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Some of the talk gets a little bombastic, but it's hard to deny the thrill involved.

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07/25/08
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News
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Bustin' Down the Door entertainingly captures surfing's last great hoorah of no-holds-barred radicalism.

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07/25/08
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
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Forget the questions, bro', and just watch vintage footage of these Aussies and South Africans riding giants off Hawaii's North Shore and showing those big kahunas what's what.

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07/25/08
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

Happily, the filmmaker, Jeremy Gosch, puts his wide-eyed narrative together with an easy touch. With its amazing wall-to-wall footage of oceanic derring-do Bustin' Down the Door plays like visual air-conditioning.

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07/25/08
Nathan Lee
New York Times
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[Bustin’ Down the Door] will leave surf junkies and novices alike longing to get their feet wet.

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07/24/08
Scott Foundas
L.A. Weekly

Will likely be of interest to surfers and surfing fans only.

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07/24/08
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

While it’s pleasurable to watch surf legends wax nostalgic about fissures in the precorporate surf lifestyle, Bustin’ would be better served by delving a bit deeper into the erosion of a native culture.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
07/24/08
Drew Toal
Time Out New York

With verve, style and a fine sense of the human side of surf culture, Jeremy Gosch makes a terrific splash with his debut doc.

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07/23/08
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Includes of some of the most extraordinary surf footage seen since Bruce Brown’s early Endless Summer films.

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06/27/08
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
 
 
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