Big Wednesday (1978)

05/26/1978 (US) • 2h

Drama, Comedy

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

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

William Katt

Jack Barlow

Gary Busey

Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

Lee Purcell

Peggy Gordon

Reb Brown

"Enforcer"

Joe Spinell

Psychologist


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$11,000,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

friendship

surfing

california

vietnam

sports

coming of age

flash forward

1960s

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