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Big Wednesday (1978)

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Jan-Michael Vincent plays a self-destructive beach bum to whom surfing is a Zen experience. We first meet Vincent in the devil-may-care 1960s, in the company of his carefree buddies William Katt and Gary Busey. The boys reunite ten years later, after one has served time in Vietnam. The beach is still there, the waves still break upon the shore, and towards the end of the film, the characters become people that we truly care about. Barbara Hale, the real-life mother of costar William Katt, makes

PG, 1 hr. 44 min.

Drama, Comedy

John Milius, Dennis Aaberg

Jul 9, 2002

Warner Home Video

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All Critics (13) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (3) | DVD (10)

Remains noteworthy as a cult film.

July 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Ambitious in goal, John Millius' tale suffers from an inconsistent tone, trying to be elegiac, nostalgic, and mythical in depicting the impact of Vietnam and aging on a clique of three surfers between 1962 and 1974 but the acting and imagery are good.

July 5, 2005 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Imparts quintessential elements of the male psyche more persuasively than Milius' other gung-ho action pictures

January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comment
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3 buddy matt, jack, and leroy(jan-michael vincent, william katt, and gary busey)who surfer and the life from 1960's to 1970's. wow robert englund(who play freddy krueger in "a nightmare on elm street" series)early role.

February 8, 2009

Great passage of time movie covering the lives of three surfing buddies. Superb surfing scenes highlighted by an equally superb soundtrack. Theepitome of surfing movies.

September 3, 2007
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