Gerry Lopez, Gregory Harrison, John Philbin, Laird Hamilton, Mark Occhilupo ...( see more  see more... ) , Matt Adler , Nia Peeples , Robbie Page

The dialogue is laughable, and the plot is by the numbers. But if you're a surfer (or an armchair surfer), this ultra-silly movie may prove hard to resist. It's the one about the kid from Arizona (Mat...( read more  read more... )t Adler), who's surfed only on artificial waves in that landlocked state, coming out to spend his last free summer hitting the serious water of Hawaii. He falls in with a mystical surf guru (Gregory Harrison), one of those surf-Zen masters obsessed with the cosmic significance of hanging ten, but he's also tempted by the flashier stunts of the younger surf crowd. Oh, and the Arizona kid also gets romantic with the prettiest girl on Oahu (Nia Peeples), which precipitates trouble with her resentful native family. If the story's no winner, the surfing action is excellent, with many real-life surfers contributing their talents. For shredders, a guilty pleasure. --Robert Horton

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PG, 96 min.

Directed by: William Phelps

Release Date: August 14, 1987

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DVD Release Date: January 7, 2003

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  • December 29, 2007
    A favorite. Call me crazy, but I like this! Great!
  • October 20, 2009
    superb!!!... an out of world story line and a script worthly of a high school production... priceless!
  • August 23, 2009
    I haven't seen this movie in years. I was actually trying to remember the name of it a couple of weeks ago. I'm glad I stumbled upon it. I remember wanting to be a surfer as a child because of this film. I love the intro to this movie.
  • January 18, 2009
    Great movie, I've never been Surfin' lol but this is a cool 80's movie.
  • December 21, 2008
    My husband and I love this movie. We know all the lines by heart and every time we watch it, my husband wants to go surfing.







    My husband I know this entire movie by heart. Every time we watch it..he has to go surfing! A Classic, I have been watching this movie since...( read more) I was a teenager.
  • September 29, 2008
    Assistia demais esse filme na infancia, me lembro que gravei em VHS e não via a hora de acabar a aula e ir para casa assistir! Nem almoça! Passei uns 2 meses nessa..
  • August 17, 2008
    Rick Kane (Matt Adler) is from Arizona to attending to go to Hawaii for surfing the big waves & Rick romances with the prettiest girl named Kiani (Nia Peeples) on Oahu, Hawaii.
  • July 30, 2008
    BLITHER BLITHER BLITHER!
  • July 17, 2008
    Cheesy 80's surf movie. But in the day this was the movie!
  • July 4, 2008
    north shore is about this guy who is named rick. he wants to go to Hawaii & surf the big waves, Just like the pros do. before he heads off to college. on the way to hawaii. he gets muged. some tugs steals his things like his art set. his walltet. & his belt. so with the help of...( read more) some locals he gets his stuff back. then he finds the girl of his dreams. this is a real funny movie. it has surfng. & romace all rolled in to one. this is one movie to add to your List!

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