The Sweet Ride

Jun 12, 1968

1h 50m

★ 4.8

The Cycles... The Surf... And The Swingers That Make It All Go!

Overview

AA tennis bum (Tony Franciosa) and his Malibu Beach buddies hang out with a TV actress (Jacqueline Bisset) headed for trouble.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Denny McGuire

Michael Sarrazin

Vickie Cartwright

Jacqueline Bisset

Collie Ransom

Anthony Franciosa

Choo-Choo Burns

Bob Denver

Thumper Stevens

Michele Carey

Bill Cartwright

Michael Wilding

Martha

Lara Lindsay

Mrs. Cartwright

Norma Crane

Lieutenant Harvey Atkins

Percy Rodriguez

Brady Caswell

Warren Stevens

Texas Gambler

Pat Buttram

Barry Green

Michael Forest

Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Pipe Masters competition. Having transplanted herself to Hawaii with no one's blessing but her own, Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene - until pro quarterback Matt Tollman comes along...

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6.1

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4.2

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7.0

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7.7

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6.2

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5.2

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6.1

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6.8

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6.2

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7.2

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6.3

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6.3

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5.9

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5.9

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7.5

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