It's the summer of 1962. Matt Johnson (Jan-Michael Vincent) is the ace surfer. Leroy Smith (Gary Busey) is "The Masochist". Jack Barlow (William Katt) is the fresh-faced straight arrow. These and others surf the west coast and party the nights away. In 1965, the three friends get their draft notice.
It's an interesting surf movie. It's not one of the iconic ones but it's better than most. Of the three friends, I would have thought that Leroy would be the one going off the deep end. The drama isn't that high. I expected Jack to die. In the end, the movie is left with Matt reclaiming his throne one last time. It's interesting to see the old boards. There is some poignancy in the three friends. It would be nice for the drama to be tighter.
It's an interesting surf movie. It's not one of the iconic ones but it's better than most. Of the three friends, I would have thought that Leroy would be the one going off the deep end. The drama isn't that high. I expected Jack to die. In the end, the movie is left with Matt reclaiming his throne one last time. It's interesting to see the old boards. There is some poignancy in the three friends. It would be nice for the drama to be tighter.