Big Wednesday · LeviOsa

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Big Wednesday · LeviOsa

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1978·PG

A day will come that is like no other... and nothing that happens after will ever be the same.

DramaComedy2h

🍅64%

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64%

Tomatometer

🍿

87%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

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

Trailers

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Details

DirectorJohn Milius

ReleasedMay 26, 1978

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$11M

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guidePGUS

Studios

Warner Bros. PicturesA-Team Productions

Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Matt Johnson

William Katt

William Katt

Jack Barlow

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

Patti D'Arbanville

Patti D'Arbanville

Sally

Lee Purcell

Lee Purcell

Peggy Gordon

Sam Melville

Sam Melville

"Bear"

Reb Brown

Reb Brown

"Enforcer"

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

"Fly"

Joe Spinell

Joe Spinell

Psychologist

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Shopping Cart

Charlene Tilton

Charlene Tilton

Party Girl

Celia Milius

Celia Milius

Bride of the Bear

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

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YouTube

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Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

4 fresh · 1 rotten

C

Christy Lemire

RTChristyLemire.comJun 3, 2018

Looking back at the strong, young cast, the evocative sense of time and place and the thrilling ocean imagery, Big Wednesday certainly deserves a spot among the pantheon of classic surfing films.

Q

Quentin Tarantino

RTThe New BeverlyJun 22, 2020

While all in all I prefer Milius' directorial debut Dillinger, it's hard to argue against the idea that his surfer epic "Big Wednesday" isn't his classic.

A

Augusto Martínez Torres

RTEl Pais (Spain)Aug 7, 2019

A poorly made film that lacks ambiguity and results excessively evident. [Full Review in Spanish]

C

Cole Smithey

RTColeSmithey.comFeb 9, 2014

[VIDEO ESSAY] Milius constantly revisits the ocean's churning surf as a literal and metaphoric yardstick to underscore the movie's themes of personal responsibility, loyalty, and the pressures of unpredictable social change.

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Information

Title

Big Wednesday

Released

May 26, 1978

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h

Status

Released

Studios

Warner Bros. Pictures, A-Team Productions

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