Big Wednesday (Milius, 1978): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 5.50pm
This 35mm presentation, part of the Big Scxreen Classics season at BFI Southbank, is also being screened on August 29th. Full details here.
Chicago Reader review:
John Milius's paean to the art and discipline of hot dog surfing is marred by pushy philosophizing and a fair number of overripe lines, but its sincerity is deep and seductive. Jan-Michael Vincent, Gary Busey, and William Katt, three surfing buddies who grow up but never entirely outgrow their sport, reunite to face the once-in-a-lifetime challenge of a giant ocean swell. Milius can be faulted for reviving a number of ostensibly dead macho myths, but in the context of the subculture his film deftly re-creates, they take on the aura of eternal values. The breathtaking surfing footage, rather than the slightly stunted characters, makes his most eloquent argument.
Dave Kehr
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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