For one thing, it was supposed to star jan and dean, the surf vocal duo who put four songs in the top 40 in 1963. Directed by don taylor, phil karlson a group of friends go to hawaii during the height of surfing season, to compete with other surf bums and find girlfriends along the way. Rent ride the wild surf 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. It rated with the original gidget with sandra dee not an insult, most of us had pleasant memories of gidget. In no time, each is involved with his own beach bunny. Ride the wild surf teams fabian and tab hunter with future soap opera actor peter brown days of our lives, the. Free wallpapers download of ride the wild surf movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Ride the wild surf 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But there is the catchy surf tune sung by jan and dean and cowritten by beach boy brian wilson that is saved until the end of the film. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to finish it. All aboard for another neat surf number, penned by jan berry, brian wilson and roger christian. Surfers from all over gather here every winter to compete with each other for the title of the last ride champion. Even after all these years, it still captures just what its like to fly to hawaii and tackle the north shore for the first time. A group of friends go to hawaii during the height of surfing season, to compete with other surf bums and find girlfriends along the.
Fabian, shelley fabares, tab hunter, barbara eden, fabian busch, don taylor, jo napoleon, art napoleon, jana film enterprises, inc. Leonard maltin said of ride the wild surf, its not shakespeare, but it is a cut above the usual beach party shenanigans and the surfing footage is great. Barbara eden ride the wild surf 1964 barbara eden born barbara jean morehead on august 23, 1934 is an american film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom i dream of jeannie. Three young californians pack their boards and head for hawaii to take on the monster waves at oahus north shore. Ride the wild surf once again proves my notion that it is impossible to make a bad film in and about hawaii the place is that beautiful. Ride the wild surf 1964 01011964 us comedy 1h 41m user score. So, from 1964 we have fabian, tab hunter, peter brown and shelley. Ride the wild surf original trailer trailer clip ride the wild surf original trailer ride the wild surf 1964 movie clip the clambake always starts airing. Ride the wild surf 1964 11108 movieart original film. A group of friends go to hawaii during the height of surfing season, to compete with other surf bums and find girlfriends along the way. A pennsylvaniaborn actordirector, don taylor appeared in such movies as father of the bride and stalag 17 before switching to directing in 1961 with the juvenile comedy everythings ducky.
That promising line is heard in the opening theme song for ride the wild surf 1964, a surprisingly fun and authentic surf outing that should lay to rest ideas of bad beach movies. The guys find romance along the way, but they keep their eye. I lifted the song form the film and i think it is a bit shorter here than the full 45 rpm version, but here is the film version of ride the wild surf by jan and dean. Ride the wild surf, 1964 barbara eden, surf movies. Biroc was credited for a total of five feature productions in 1964. Close friends jody wallis fabian, steamer lane tab hunter and chase colton peter brown are three ardent surfers who travel to oahu island to ride the worlds biggest waves.
Ride the wild surf tells the story of three friends who go to hawaii with dreams of riding big waves. Ride the wild surf watch turner classic movies on tcm. It was filmed on location in hawaii and includes a lot of cool surf footage. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix, on. Rent ride the wild surf 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd.
Narrated exposition and hunks galore, as fabian, tab hunter and future soapopera star peter brown arrive in hawaii in the somewhat less fluffy than average surfer feature. Total number of members who have this title in their. Ride the wild surf frothy and lightly sermonizing 1964 columbia pictures movie about three california surfers visiting oahus north shore in search of bigwave thrills and tropical romance. Then tempers flair, heroes doubt themselves and some just throw in the towel. So, from 1964 we have fabian, tab hunter, peter brown and shelley fabares looking awful as a blonde and barbara eden. Sep 15, 2012 this pin was discovered by janice challen.
Ride the wild surf 1964 is a comedy, drama movie starring fabian and shelley fabares. Teenage rockhopper penguin cody maverick, an upandcoming surfer, enters his first pro competition. Our niteowls group ran it during our surfing marathon and agreed. Onesheet poster folded good condition theaterused average used condition offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Ride the wild surf cast and crew cast photos and info. Entertainer shelley fabares and fabian pose for a portrait on the set of the movie ride the wild surf which was released in 1964. Ride the wild surf itself was a dynamic and powerful surf song, one of the best in the whole genre from its exciting guitar opening to its final gotta take that one last ride. Featuring fabian, shelley fabares, tab hunter, peter brown. Ride the wild surf 1964 vintage postersurf sport movie poster. Original movie poster for ride the wild surf 1964 11108 columbia pictures original u. Vinyl single lobby spot for the 1964 film ride the wild surf, directed by don taylor. The story is not academy award stuff, but its an easy to take story of three surfers who come to hawaii to challenge what the film says are the best and most dangerous waves in the world. Followed by a camera crew to document his experiences, cody leaves his family and home in shiverpool, antarctica to travel to pen gu island for the big z memorial surf off. We do not offer to watch ride the wild surf movie online.
Still keeping the muscles and bikinis ride the wild surf took itself serious and played it straight. Rent ride the wild surf 1964 starring don taylor and fabian on dvd and blu ray. Ride the wild surf features extensive surf footage of the hawaiian islands by cinematographer joseph biroc. Set in beautiful hawaii, this is the perfect summer watch for its sunny, beachy scenery. Unlike the beach party movies of the era, this was a. Unlike the beach party movies of the era, this was a departure from the typical hollywood approach to surfing as it was a drama, not a comedy. The picture is replete with hackneyed situations and is utterly predictable, but some in the cast are fun to watch and, for a change, surfing actually dominates. Miki dora was a stunt extra in this film, and hes does a lot of surfing in this movie, along with other famed surfers. In hawaii, they meet three girls whose impact on them is as forceful as the pounding surf. Ride the wild surf 1964 don taylor, william castle. Sandra dees last interview part 3 of 3 w guest stars john saxon,shelley fabares, james darren duration.
Ride the wild surf 1964 where to watch it streaming online. Ride the wild surf was written and produced by jo and art napoleon. Blue crush, big wednesday, the gidget series, the avalonfunnicello beach movies, aloha summer, bruce browns endless summer films and hey. Ride the wild surf 1964 don taylor, phil karlson, fabian, shelley fabares, peter brown, comedy, drama, sport. Ride the wild surf remains as one of my very favorite surfbeach genre films notable others. Rent ride the wild surf 1964 starring don taylor and fabian on dvd and bluray. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Ride the wild surf 1964 don taylor, phil karlson, fabian, shelley. Ride the wild surf is a 1964 american romantic drama film. Ride the wild surf was originally planned as a much different film. Ride the wild surf remains as one of my very favorite surf beach genre films notable others.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ride the wild surf near you. Now on dvd ride the wild surf plays well for a 40 year old surf film that tries to offer good surfing footage among the drama. From the film ride the wild surf 1964 directed by don taylor and phil karlson. A group of friends go to hawaii during the height of surfing season, to compete with other surf. That promising line is heard in the opening theme song for ride the wild surf 1964. In hawaii theres a place known as waimea bay where the best surfers in the world come to stay. Featuring fabian, shelley fabares, tab hunter, peter brown, jim mitchum, john anthony hayes, roger davis, murray. The boys come to hawaii from california to ride the biggest waves in the world and in the meantime, each meets the girls of their dreams. With some of the best 60 surf footage ever shot, ride the wild surf is the best of the surf movies. Buy ride the wild surf 1964 vintage postersurf sport movie poster, artwork, prints, posters, tshirts, men, women, kids by artorama shop. A betterthanaverage surfingbeach party romantic comedy, ride the wild surf 1964 is superior in some respects to aips beach party movies with frankie avalon and annette funicello, and the gidget films, all made during this period.
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