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Big Wednesday

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Big Wednesday
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PG,2hrs 6min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 4, 1978
Director:
John Milius
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey  ...more
Synopsis: Jan-Michael Vincent plays a self-destructive beach bum to whom surfing is a Zen experience. We first meet Vincent in the devil-may-care 1960s, in the company of his carefree buddies William Katt and Gary Busey. The boys reunite ten years later, after one has served time in Vietnam. The beach is still there, the waves still break upon the shore, and towards the end of the film, the characters become people that we truly care about. Barbara Hale, the real-life mother of costar William Katt, makes a ... Full Synopsis
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Donald Guarisco, AMG Review
Film fans accustomed to typical John Milius fare like Conan The Barbarian and Red Dawn might find themselves confounded by this action-less drama, but it is well worth sticking with because it is the most personal and moving effort in his filmography. Despite its dramatic nature, Big Wednesday manages to be as grand as any of Milius' action films because it applies an epic sense of scope to what is ... Full Review
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