friendship,surfing,california,vietnam,sports,coming of age,flash forward,1960s

Big Wednesday (1978)

Poster for Big Wednesday

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Milius
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    Matt Johnson Jan-Michael Vincent
  • Profile picture of William Katt
    Jack Barlow William Katt
  • Profile picture of Gary Busey
    Leroy "The Masochist" Smith Gary Busey
  • Profile picture of Patti D'Arbanville
    Sally Patti D'Arbanville
  • Profile picture of Lee Purcell
    Peggy Gordon Lee Purcell
  • Profile picture of Sam Melville
    "Bear" Sam Melville
  • Profile picture of Reb Brown
    "Enforcer" Reb Brown
  • Profile picture of Robert Englund
    "Fly" Robert Englund

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Keywords

  • friendship
  • surfing
  • california
  • vietnam
  • sports
  • coming of age
  • flash forward
  • 1960s