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Big Wednesday (1978)

PG · 1978-05-26 · 2h 0m · EN
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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.

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John MiliusDirector, WriterDennis AabergWriter
Budget
$11M

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Jan-Michael VincentJan-Michael VincentMatt JohnsonWilliam KattWilliam KattJack BarlowGary BuseyGary BuseyLeroy "The Masochist" SmithPatti D'ArbanvillePatti D'ArbanvilleSallyLee PurcellLee PurcellPeggy GordonSam MelvilleSam Melville"Bear"Reb BrownReb Brown"Enforcer"Robert EnglundRobert Englund"Fly"Joe SpinellJoe SpinellPsychologistHank WordenHank WordenShopping CartCharlene TiltonCharlene TiltonParty GirlCelia MiliusCelia MiliusBride of the Bear

Keywords

FriendshipComing of ageSports1960sCaliforniaSurfingVietnamFlash forward

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityFriendship · Coming Of Age · SportsDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityFlash ForwardDirector preference104957Actor preference159817 · 146711 · 274959

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

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Big Wednesday has a runtime of 120 minutes.

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