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Surfer, Dude
Anchor Bay Entertainment

Surfer, Dude reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 16 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
5.7 out of 10
based on 6 reviews
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MPAA RATING: R for pervasive drug use, language and nudity

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson, Scott Glenn, Alexie Gilmore, Nathan Phillips, Ramon Rodriguez, and Sarah Wright

Longboarding soul-surfer Steve Addington 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, his mentor, his guardian-angel and his summer lover, 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. (Anchor Bay Entertainment)


GENRE(S): Comedy  
WRITTEN BY: Cory Van Dyke
S.R. Bindler
 
DIRECTED BY: S.R. Bindler  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: December 30, 2008 
Theatrical: September 5, 2008 
RUNNING TIME: 88 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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40
The Hollywood Reporter Stephen Farber
Someone else's vacation photos are never much fun to watch, and this beach party is a drag for onlookers.
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30
Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones
From "Hands on a Hard Body" to an 89-minute ogling of another hard body: It boggles the mind that 11 years after his engrossing documentary about an endurance competition to win a truck in Longview, Texas, filmmaker Bindler has channeled his talents into this regrettable comedy.
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30
Washington Post Neely Tucker
You can stick around for the only funny line, which involves a breakfast burrito, but the smart surfer would head for the hills and Willie's goat ranch.
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20
Los Angeles Times Michael Ordona
The film is awash in doobies and breasts, clichéd cinematic language and clumsy exposition. It's reminiscent of the stoner-culture movies of the late '60s and early '70s but without the naive fun.
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10
LA Weekly Staff (Not credited)
Lacking even the train-wreck appeal of a brainless stoner comedy like "Half-Baked," Surfer, Dude is a numbing experience at just 89 minutes.
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10
Variety Dennis Harvey
Hapless, laughless movie.
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