Big Wednesday

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Big Wednesday is a 1978 coming-of-age surf drama film that follows a group of California surfers as they navigate friendship, adulthood, and the changing culture of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
surf film
cinematography Bruce Surtees
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts Vietnam War draft
changing surf culture
director John Milius
distributor Warner Bros.
editor Carroll Timothy O'Meara
linked to: C. Timothy O'Meara
filmingLocation California
follows group of surfers
genre coming-of-age drama
sports drama
surfing film
hasCastMember Gary Busey
Jan-Michael Vincent
Joe Spinell
Lee Purcell
Patti D'Arbanville
Sam Melville
William Katt
hasCultFollowing true
hasPart Vietnam War subplot
locationOfStory California
Malibu, California
mainSubject adulthood
counterculture
friendship
surfing
musicBy Basil Poledouris
narrativeFocus transition to adulthood
notableFor nostalgic portrayal of 1960s surf culture
realistic surf sequences
originalLanguage English
producer Buzz Feitshans
productionCompany Aaberg-Milius
Warner Bros.
publicationDate 1978
releaseDate May 26, 1978
runtime approximately 120 minutes
setInPeriod 1960s
1970s
writer Dennis Aaberg
John Milius

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John Milius notableWork Big Wednesday
John Milius screenwriterOf Big Wednesday
John Milius directorOf Big Wednesday
Gary Busey notableWork Big Wednesday
Jan-Michael Vincent notableWork Big Wednesday
Gerry Lopez appearedInFilm Big Wednesday
William Katt notableWork Big Wednesday
William Katt appearedIn Big Wednesday
John Milius notableWork Big Wednesday
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John Milius directed Big Wednesday
subject linked to: John
Janet Julian appearedIn Big Wednesday
Janet Julian notableWork Big Wednesday
William Gary Busey notableWork Big Wednesday