Tag der Entscheidung

Originaltitel: Big Wednesday

1978
12
2 Std.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

7598

IHRE BEWERTUNG

John Milius directs the 1978 coming-of-age surfing film 'Big Wednesday.'

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1 Video

38 Fotos

Coming-of-Age Extreme Sport Period Drama Water Sport Drama Sport

Das Leben einiger kalifornischer Surfer von den frühen 1960ern bis in die 1970er Jahre.Das Leben einiger kalifornischer Surfer von den frühen 1960ern bis in die 1970er Jahre.Das Leben einiger kalifornischer Surfer von den frühen 1960ern bis in die 1970er Jahre.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

7598

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg thought this film would be the American Graffiti (1973) of surfing films - that it was destined to be such a hit that they famously traded profit points on their next two films, Star Wars: Episode IV - Eine neue Hoffnung (1977) and Die unheimliche Begegnung der 3. Art (1977) with director John Milius. This trade would earn Milius millions of dollars while his own film would flop at the box office.

Patzer
Jack's induction notice says he is to serve in the United States Marine Corps. When he comes home from Vietnam he is an Army Airborne Ranger.

Zitate
Matt Johnson: You know, Mrs. Barlow, there's something I'd like straighten out.
Mrs. Barlow: What's that, Matt?
Matt Johnson: Well, I did a lot of things around here I'm kind of ashamed of. I tore up your lawn with my '40 Ford...
Mrs. Barlow: Many times.
Matt Johnson: Took my pants off in front of your friends...
Mrs. Barlow: Oh, yes.
Matt Johnson: And I even passed out in your closet, but I never, and I don't know who could have if I didn't, but I never, and I repeat never, ever pissed in your steam iron.

Alternative Versionen
ABC edited 31 minutes from this film for its 1985 network television premiere.

Verbindungen
Featured in Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (1997)

Soundtracks
Three Friends Theme
Music by Basil Poledouris
Lyrics & Vocals by Keola Beamer (as Keola) & Kapono Beamer

Benutzerrezensionen74

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Makes a Big Wave

Big Wednesday is a celebration of life on the beach as seen through the eyes of three surfing buddies who only live for riding the wave. Gary Busey, Jan Michael Vincent, and William Katt, three blond California surfer types if there ever were are the three pals with a host of supporting surfing types.

The film is four vignettes over a 12 year period from 1962 to 1974 and amazing as it seems I did not hear The Beach Boys once over the soundtrack of the film. Quite an accomplishment for director John Milius in and of itself.

William Katt is a straight arrow type and and Gary Busey and Jan-Michael Vincent are screw ups to some degree. Vincent has the most interesting character, he's a surfing god when we first meet him, the idol of all, but he doesn't like the acclaim. He goes through more changes than anyone else in the film.

Barbara Hale who is William Katt's mother plays his mother her in her last big screen appearance. If she wasn't Della Street for so many years on Perry Mason she might have wound up doing Donna Reed or Barbara Billingsley or Jane Wyatt type roles. I loved her bearing up under it all demeanor while her house is being wrecked with a wild party.

Highlight of the film is the scene at the Selective Service induction center. All the young surfers try to avoid the draft, some with some truly creative ideas. William Katt actually goes to war, the other two avoid it, but Katt's not even trying.

Second highlight is the Big Wednesday of 1974 where all three try to prove they still have the right stuff for the waves. The waves were tipping on 20 feet.

Big Wednesday is a good buddy/buddy/buddy film about three guys who live for what they love, but who have to realize it's a young man's game.