Big Wednesday (1978)
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Cast
as Leroy Smith
as Matt Johnson
as Jack Barlow
as Peggy Gordon
as Sally
as Bear
as Mrs. Barlow
as Lucy
as Fly
as Enforcer
as Waxer
as Himself
as Shopping Cart
as Psychologist
as Sally's Husband
as Slick
as Ostrich
as Hog
as Chubby
as Sergeant
as Tall Kid
as Party Girl #2
as Party Girl #7
as Tailor
as Doctor
as Official
as Orderly
as Surfer #3
as Surfer #5
as Old Man
as Old Woman
as Minister
as Bride of the Bear
as Panhead
as Boggie
Critic Reviews for Big Wednesday
All Critics (10) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)
Looking back at the strong, young cast, the evocative sense of time and place and the thrilling ocean imagery, Big Wednesday certainly deserves a spot among the pantheon of classic surfing films.
[VIDEO ESSAY] Milius constantly revisits the ocean's churning surf as a literal and metaphoric yardstick to underscore the movie's themes of personal responsibility, loyalty, and the pressures of unpredictable social change.
Remains noteworthy as a cult film.
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.
Imparts quintessential elements of the male psyche more persuasively than Milius' other gung-ho action pictures
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