Bustin' Down the Door

Jul 25, 2008

1h 36m

★ 6.0

In 1975 a group of young surfers revolutionized their sport. This is their untold story.

Overview

During the winter of 1975 in Hawaii, surfing was shaken to its core. A group of young surfers from Australia and South Africa sacrificed everything and put it all on the line to create a sport, a culture, and an industry that is today worth billions of dollars and has captured the imagination of the world. With a radical new approach and a brash colonial attitude, these surfers crashed headlong into a culture that was not ready for revolution. Surfing was never to be the same again.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Fresh & Smoked

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Edward Norton

Self

Clyde Aikau

Self

Ben Aipa

Self

Bernie Baker

Self

Dick Baker

Self

Larry Bertlemann

Self

Wayne Bartholomew

Self

Ian Cairns

Self

Nick Carroll

Self

Tom Carroll

Self

Bill Delaney

Self

Alexandra Florence

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