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Thirty-five years ago, NORTH SHORE (1987), a small movie geared to the so-called burgeoning 'teenage market' was first released in theaters with little fanfare; although it had surfing at the core of its plot, it initially failed to make a huge splash (pardon my pun) at the box-office. Did I say initially?
Despite the surf-styled Romeo and Juliet and sports movie cliché, this movie has a lot to offer as far as a likable cast (especially John Philbin), tremendous action sequences, and a slick soundtrack to make it what I consider to be one of the best non-documentary surf movies.
After learning how to surf by using the local wave tanks, Arizona resident Rick (Matt Adler) uses his winnings from a recent contest to fly to Hawaii and try to make a living for himself as a...
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- William Phelps
- PG
- Matt Adler
North Shore is a 1987 American action drama surf film directed by William Phelps. [1] [2] The film is about Rick Kane ( Matt Adler ), a young surfer from a wave tank in Arizona , who heads to surf the season on the North Shore of Oʻahu to see if he has the skills to cut it as a pro surfer.
An Arizona surfer, laughed at by the veteran boarders in Hawaii, finds a mentor - and a girlfriend - and prepares to ride the giant waves of Oahu.
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- William Phelps
- PG
- Matt Adler
Recent reviews. On a small stretch of coastline as powerful as a man's will, Rick Kane came to surf the big waves. He found a woman who would show him how to survive, and a challenge unlike any other.
Aug 14, 1987 · ''NORTH SHORE,'' which opens today at the Movieland and other theaters, is about surfing on Oahu's north coast, where, apparently, more perfect waves break per annum than anywhere else in the...
