Marcia Brady falls for a surfer with an existential crisis in 58 minutes of pure 80s melodrama.
Rick Irons moves to Hawaii to live in paradise; surf the gigantic waves. At a party, Rick meets Alma who quickly becomes a love interest. While dating Alma, he begins to train for the United States surfing title. As Rick's life is racing to the top on the outside, he personally feels like the bottom is falling out on the inside.
Production
Actual North Shore surf footage that outclasses the drama surrounding it.
Acting
Maureen McCormick trying to make this script work is heroic commitment.
Director
Erik Jacobson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maureen McCormick was desperately trying to shed her Brady Bunch image; this was one of several 'edgy' roles that... didn't quite land.
This belongs to a bizarre 1980s subgenre of 'Christian surf films'—despite minimal religious content, it was marketed to youth groups as wholesome entertainment.
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