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Surfer, Dude
Director: S.R. Bindler
Release Date: September 12th, 2008
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Alexie Gilmore, Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson
Language: English
Country: United States
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Surfer, Dude is an 2008 comedy film starring Matthew McConaughey in the title role. Hands on a Hard Body director S.R. Bindler directs this wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer (Matthew McConaughey) in the midst of an existential crisis. Steve Addington (McConaughey) is an herb-toking long-boarder with a keen sense of balance and a mellow outlook on life.
Upon returning to his hometown of Malibu to spend the summer with old friends, Steve begins to sense that the good vibes he remembers as a boy have been hopelessly corrupted by the powers that be. When the earthen surfer is faced with the prospect of expanding into virtual reality video games and reality television or risk being rendered irrelevant, he opts to keep riding the majestic Southern California waves rather than participating in this new digital reality.
Fate seems to intercede, however, when the ocean simply ceases to produce any suitable waves. His finances dried up, his sponsored expense accounts suddenly cancelled, and his friends flocking off to bluer pastures, the surfer without a wave suddenly realizes that he has but two choices in life: he can either sit tight and try to keep his sanity until the waves come rolling in again, or finally give in to the Man and his intoxicating world of artificial amusements. Perhaps with a little wisdom from his trusted manager (Woody Harrelson), his ageing mentor (Scott Glenn), his guardian angel (Willie Nelson), and his newfound muse (Alexie Gilmore), Addington can somehow manage to maintain his mellow just long enough to put it all into perspective and get back to the basics.
Longboarding soul surfer Steve Addington (Matthew McConaughey) returns to Malibu for the summer to find his cool hometown vibe corrupted. New sponsorship demands Addington to expand into virtual reality video games and reality TV. Unwilling to participate in this new digital reality, he chooses to spend his summer surfing his home break. But in a twist of fate, the waves go flat and stay flat.
Out of money, his expense accounts canceled, and betrayed by his buddies, Addington is backed into a harsh corner. He must endure the insanity that comes with no waves or give into “the Man” and his new, reality-altering machines. Aided by his manager (Woody Harrelson), his mentor (Scott Glenn), his guardian angel (Willie Nelson) and his summer lover (Alexie Gilmore), Addington has a chance of keeping his cool, but it’s not going to be easy. The dude needs a wave, and there’s never been a drought like this.
Cast:
- Matthew McConaughey as Steve Addington
- Woody Harrelson as Jack
- Willie Nelson as Farmer Bob
- Alexie Gilmore as Danni Martin
- Jeffrey Nordling as Eddie Zarno
- Zachary Knighton as Brillo Murphy
- Ramon Rodriguez as Lupe La Rosa
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