Big Wednesday
May 26 1978
•2h 0m
•Drama, Comedy
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
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Jan-Michael Vincent
Matt Johnson
William Katt
Jack Barlow
Gary Busey
Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
Patti D'Arbanville
Sally
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