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"Big Wednesday": a film about surfing and friendship in times of war

For many surfers, film critics, and surf historians, “Big Wednesday” is the greatest surf movie of all time. The film chronicles the story of three young California surfers – Matt Johnson (Jan-Michael Vincent), Jack Barlowe (William Katt), and Leroy “The Masochist” Smith (Gary Busey) – who breathe and live surfing during the Vietnam War days. […]

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Charlie Don’t Surf: the story of the movie quote in "Apocalypse Now"

“Charlie Don’t Surf” is one of the greatest and most popular movie lines of all time. But that does it really mean? The iconic movie quote can be heard in “Apocalypse Now,” an intense and literally explosive 1979 war film written by John Milius and directed by Francis Coppola. “Apocalypse Now” features an impressive cast […]

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