Big Wednesday

About Big Wednesday

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

Big Wednesday is a 1978 comedy film directed by John Milius. Released in May 1978, it runs 120 minutes.

The film is filed under surfing, vietnam, flash forward, and friendship.

Jan-Michael Vincent stars as Matt Johnson, William Katt as Jack Barlow, Gary Busey as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith, and Patti D'Arbanville as Sally. The screenplay is by Dennis Aaberg and John Milius.

American Graffiti, GOAT, and Palo Alto make useful companions to Big Wednesday, all filed under 1960s, california, and coming of age. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 198 votes and it carries a PG rating.