Big Wednesday

The 1960s surf trilogy you didn’t know you needed starts here. Three friends waste waves and years then rediscover each other on the water. Nicely captures what it looked like when growing up meant dropping out.

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John Milius directed Big Wednesday in 1978. See John Milius's full filmography, where to start with John Milius, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Milius.

Big Wednesday was released in 1978 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.