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Big Wednesday synopsis, summary and reviews

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Big Wednesday (1978) Movie Summary

  • DRAMA
  • COMEDY
  • PG
  • 1978
  • FULL HD

Academy Award-nominee Gary Busey ("Under Siege," "The Firm") stars in a story of three young surfers searching for meaning as their lives change in the '60s and '70s. This largely autobiographical film from director John Milius ("Conan The Barbarian") features truly spectacular surfing scenes. Also starring Jan-Michael Vincent ("The Winds of War"), real- life mother and son Barbara Hale ("Perry Mason") and William Katt ("The Greatest American Hero") and Patti D'Arbanville ("Miami Vice").

Big Wednesday Film Synopsis

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

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Big WednesdayI remember watching this movie on HBO when I was about 13 years old. I enjoyed the surfing scenes and the scenery of California. Fast forward 36 years later and the film takes on a whole new meaning. I enjoyed the film when I was younger but its message and meaning certainly have more impact after the passage of time. A very good film with some fun moments and tragic and sad moments which really mirrors life. Definitely timeless in its message and very worth watching at any age..Score: 5/5

Sort of autobiographicalA candid shot of the 60’s and captures the feeling of the times great surf shots mingled with era snapshots, a great little movie, with 3 very unlikely friends that surfing brings together and the changes only time brings, still a great flic after all these years! RIP Jan Michael Vincent. Ran into him in the mid 80s at the county line bar one night, he had an ounce of coke in his surplus flight jackets with 3 straws out of his inside pocket, an empty bar on a Tuesday night, he never really beat the drug abuse. Gary too was always a firecracker and easily angered ran into him too, he stole my parking spot and gave me a deadly look..their personalities are all there in the film..Score: 5/5

Must seeSimply enough: great story, classic actors, great surfing. The end will make you tear up. You dont need to be a surfer to love this film..Score: 5/5

Big Wednesday is a classicThis is one of my favorite movies. Great actors and an emotional story about a group of friends coming of age. Jan Michael Vincent passed away today but this movie will endure. RIP.Score: 5/5

A modern classicI was looking through a list of the greatest "sports movies of all time" and was delighted to see this on the list. A favourite from childhood, it hasn't lost any impact today. It's a modern classic.Score: 5/5

InspirationalOne of the greatest movies of all time. Reminds you of close relationships when you were younger and what life was really about! Please make this available for purchase. It will have a permanent place on my Ipad I missed the purchase opportunity. Can you make it available again? Thank you.Score: 5/5

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Big Wednesday (1978) Series Cast & Crew

Big Wednesday (1978) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jan-Michael Vincent (Matt Johnson), William Katt (Jack Barlow), Gary Busey (Leroy "The Masochist" Smith), Patti D'Arbanville (Sally), Lee Purcell (Peggy Gordon), Sam Melville ("Bear"), Reb Brown ("Enforcer"), Robert Englund ("Fly"), Joe Spinell (Psychologist), Hank Worden (Shopping Cart), Charlene Tilton (Party Girl), Celia Milius (Bride of the Bear), Darrell Fetty (Jim "Waxer" King), Gerry Lopez (Gerry Lopez), Hank Worden (Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)), Steve Kanaly (Sally's Husband), Barbara Hale (Mrs. Barlow), Fran Ryan (Lucy), Keith Davis (Ostrich), Johnny Fain (Breathman), all returned for big wednesday movie.

Jan-Michael Vincent (Matt Johnson)
Jan-Michael VincentMatt JohnsonScore: 18.4
William Katt (Jack Barlow)
William KattJack BarlowScore: 11.4
Gary Busey (Leroy
Gary BuseyLeroy "The Masochist" SmithScore: 30.0
Patti D'Arbanville (Sally)
Patti D'ArbanvilleSallyScore: 20.1
Lee Purcell (Peggy Gordon)
Lee PurcellPeggy GordonScore: 16.4
Sam Melville (
Sam Melville"Bear"Score: 7.0
Reb Brown (
Reb Brown"Enforcer"Score: 11.1
Robert Englund (
Robert Englund"Fly"Score: 18.0
Joe Spinell (Psychologist)
Joe SpinellPsychologistScore: 14.6
Hank Worden (Shopping Cart)
Hank WordenShopping CartScore: 9.5
Charlene Tilton (Party Girl)
Charlene TiltonParty GirlScore: 8.7
Celia Milius (Bride of the Bear)
Celia MiliusBride of the BearScore: 5.6
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John Milius (Director), Dennis Aaberg (Writer), John Milius (Writer), Basil Poledouris (Original Music Composer), Dean Mitzner (Art Direction), Buzz Feitshans (Producer), Alexandra Rose (Executive Producer), Jack H. Young (Makeup Artist), Robert L. Wolfe (Editor), Ira Bates (Set Decoration), Tamara Asseyev (Executive Producer), Carroll Timothy O'Meara (Editor), Karen Rea (Casting), Bruce Surtees (Director of Photography), Charles Rosen (Production Design), Bette Iverson (Hairstylist), Terry Leonard (Second Unit Director), Thomas Rosales Jr. (Stunts),

John Milius (Director)
John MiliusDirectorScore: 9.9
John Milius (Writer)
John MiliusWriterScore: 9.9
Basil Poledouris (Original Music Composer)
Basil PoledourisOriginal Music ComposerScore: 3.7
Terry Leonard (Second Unit Director)
Terry LeonardSecond Unit DirectorScore: 6.3
Thomas Rosales Jr. (Stunts)
Thomas Rosales Jr.StuntsScore: 9.0
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Italiano
La voce narrante di Fly, un giovane surfista, introduce l'ambiente in cui tre amici, Matt Johnson, Jack Barlowe e Leroy Spaccatutto Smith vivono in modo spensierato la loro gioventù praticando il surf sulle spiagge della California; i tre sono molto diversi tra loro: Leroy è chiassoso e noncurante, Jack riflessivo ed educato, mentre Matt vive con inquietudine il suo passaggio dalla spensieratezza alla maturità ma nonostante questo accetta con entusiasmo la gravidanza della fidanzata Peggy Gordon, che lo segue e gli resterà costantemente accanto anche se non sempre condividerà le sue scelte, spinta dall'amore e comprendendo la sua fragile natura. Tutti sono accumunati, oltre che dalla passione per lo sport, dall'affetto e dal rispetto per Bear, un esperto surfista ..

Español
En la década de los 60, tres amigos de caracteres contrapuestos viven su juventud plenamente, ocupando el tiempo en sus dos actividades favoritas: el surf y salir con chicas. (FILMAFFINITY)

Deutsch
Matt, Jack und Leroy sind Freunde und begeisterte Surfer. Vom Schulabschluß 1963 aus zeigt der Film in Jahressprüngen und einzelnen Episoden die Entwicklungen, die ihr Leben mitmacht. Während Matt und Leroy dem Vietnamkrieg entgehen, wird Jack eingezogen und kehrt stark verändert zurück. Matt wird zum Alkoholiker, da er außer dem Surfen keinerlei Perspektiven im Leben hat, bis eine Frau ihn wieder auf den richtigen Weg bringt, während Leroy langsam ruhiger und Geschäftsmann wird. Mit den Jahren müssen sie feststellen, daß sie im Surfen von neuen jungen Cracks abgehängt wurden. Doch trotz aller Unterschiede treffen sie im Jahr 1974 an ihrem alten Strand wieder zusammen. Es ist der große Mittwoch, die Wellen sind lebensgefährlich hoch und die drei wollen es sich und allen anderen noch einmal beweisen...

svenska
Tre surfare lovar varandra att tillsammans åka på den stora vågen när den väl kommit. Det är i princip vad hela filmen handlar om, det och deras passion för surfning under 60- och 70-talet. Quentin Tarantinos ska ha kommenterat filmen så här: "Den här filmen är för bra för surfare."

Pусский
Красочная история отношений и взросления трех друзей-серфенгистов протяженностью в 12 лет.

עִבְרִית
סרט הגלישה הקלאסי (ובעיני רבים הטוב ביותר בכל הזמנים), בבימויו של ג'ון מיליוס (טיסת הפולש), המגולל את סיפורם של קבוצת חברים גולשים, מתחילת שנות השישים ועד שנות השבעים. בהשתתפות גארי ביוסי (נקודת פריצה), ז'אן מייקל וינסנט (באפלו 66) וויליאם קאט (קארי).

Français
Matt, Jack et Leroy, trois amis d'enfance, se retrouvent pour évoquer le temps révolu de leur jeunesse. Dans les années 60, la passion du surf les avait consacrés champions de ce sport...

Magyar
Matt, Jack és Leroy a hullámlovaglás rabjai. A tenger habjain egyensúlyoznak, buliznak, szórakoznak. Gondtalan életük megváltozik, amikor 1962-ben behívják őket katonának Vietnamba. Egyedül Jacknek nem sikerül kibúvót találnia. Miközben ő a seregben szolgál, barátai a családalapítással és a munkával foglalkoznak. Amikor hazatér, érett férfiként találkoznak újra, útjaik azonban elválnak. 1974 egy szeles szerdáján soha nem látott méretű hullámok csapkodják a partot. Matt, Jack és Leroy tizenkét év után újra összejönnek, hogy megmérkőzzenek a legnagyobb hullámmal.

Dansk
Matt, Jack og Leroy er tre knægte, der lever et herligt liv uden bekymringer på Californiens strande, hvor der er masser af piger. Snart begynder verden dog at blive mere kompliceret. Vietnamkrigen knuser deres idylliske tilværelse, og virkelighedens realiteter presser sig på. Men ingen af de tre fyre glemmer drømmen om den legendariske dag, hvor den største, mest imponerende bølge vil ramme kysten. En dag kendt som Big Wednesday.

普通话
三位越战老兵在海边重聚的一个星期三,冷静写实的风格和世界冠军级的冲浪特技与60年代流行的Beach Party Movie截然不同,被称为最好的冲浪电影之一。

한국어/조선말
둘도 없는 단짝 친구들인 매트 (잔 마이클 빈센트), 잭 (윌리엄 캐트), 르로이 (게리 부시)는 여름이면 해변에서 살다시피하며 서핑을 즐긴다. 이들의 인생에선 서핑이 전부다. 눈부신 햇살이 내리쬐는 바다에서 굽이치는 파도를 가르며 서핑을 하는 동안만큼은 세상 그 어느 것도 부러울 게 없다. 그들은 젊고 태양은 뜨거웠으며 파도는 언제나 푸른 유혹을 보내고 있으니까. 하지만 늘 그렇듯 좋았던 시절은 짧고 그 회한은 긴 법이다. 언제나 그 자리에 있을 것만 같던 이들은 나이를 먹고 세상일에 시달리면서 조금씩 변해가고 예전의 순수했던 마음을 잃어간다. 바닷가엔 변함없이 파도가 밀려오건만 매트, 잭, 리로이는 더 이상 서핑에 매달리지 않는다.

Hrvatski
Priča filma zbiva se u četiri različita vremenska razdoblja. Godine 1962. trojica prijatelja zabavljaju se na kalifornijskoj plaži, daskaju na valovima, odlaze na zabave, putuju u Meksiko, traže djevojke... Tri godine kasnije sreću se na regrutaciji. Jack je u međuvremenu počeo raditi kao spasilac na plaži, Matt se oženio i ima kćer... Godina 1968. Matt živi "normalnim" životom i vlasnik je poduzeća za čišćenje bazena. Jack se vraća iz Vijetnama... Godine 1974. trojica se prijatelja ne viđaju prečesto, no čini se da će dan biti izvrstan za daskanje i oni odlaze na plažu...

Český
Bez ohledu na to, co přinášely vlny času, věděli tři surfující kamarádi z Kalifornie - Matt, Jack a Leroy, že budou držet spolu. A že budou připraveni na to, až k pobřeží konečně dorazí vzácná, dvacet stop vysoká vlna...

Nederlands
Matt, Jack en Leroy zijn drie Californische boezemvrienden, voor altijd verbonden door hun passie voor de surfsport. Maar Big Wednesday is niet alleen een spectaculaire sportfilm over de ultieme uitdaging voor elke beach boy: surfen op huizenhoge golven. Het is ook een fascinerende kroniek van de tumultueuze periode 1962-1974. Jaren waarin de drie opgroeiende tieners langzaam maar zeker geconfronteerd worden met de realiteit ' Viëtnam, rassenrellen, sociale onrust ' en met hun eigen, vaak pijnlijke volwassenwording.

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