Big Wednesday
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Big Wednesday is a 1978 coming-of-age surf drama film that follows a group of California surfers as they navigate friendship, adulthood, and the changing culture of the 1960s and 1970s.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
surf film ⓘ |
| cinematography | Bruce Surtees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Vietnam War draft
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changing surf culture ⓘ |
| director | John Milius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editor | Carroll Timothy O'Meara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| follows | group of surfers ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age drama
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sports drama ⓘ surfing film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Gary Busey
NERFINISHED
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Jan-Michael Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Spinell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Purcell NERFINISHED ⓘ Patti D'Arbanville NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ William Katt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasPart | Vietnam War subplot ⓘ |
| locationOfStory |
California
NERFINISHED
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Malibu, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
adulthood
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counterculture ⓘ friendship ⓘ surfing ⓘ |
| musicBy | Basil Poledouris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | transition to adulthood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
nostalgic portrayal of 1960s surf culture
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realistic surf sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Buzz Feitshans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Aaberg-Milius
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | May 26, 1978 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 120 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| writer |
Dennis Aaberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Milius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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