Film

Big Wednesday 1978

Directed by John Milius

  • Drama, Comedy
  • 120 min
  • PG

A day will come that is like no other... and nothing that happens after will ever be the same.

Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.

DramaComedyfriendshipsurfingcaliforniavietnamsportscoming of ageflash forward1960s

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Nostalgic, earnest, effortless and contemplative.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • earnestironic
  • effortlessdemanding
  • contemplativerelentless
  • character-ledplot-driven

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