Before entering art school, Rick Kane sets out to surf the big wave season on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, after winning a surfing contest in an Arizona wave pool by his home. Once in Hawaii, he immediately finds out that he knows nothing about the local habits, customs, or pecking order which cause him some starting problems. After being robbed by the local surf gang, he has a chance meeting with famous surfboard shaper Chandler, and after figuring out they have an artis... (Full plot summary below)
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Before entering art school, Rick Kane sets out to surf the big wave season on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, after winning a surfing contest in an Arizona wave pool by his home. Once in Hawaii, he immediately finds out that he knows nothing about the local habits, customs, or pecking order which cause him some starting problems. After being robbed by the local surf gang, he has a chance meeting with famous surfboard shaper Chandler, and after figuring out they have an artistic connection, Chandler offers Rick a place to sleep and something to eat. Chandler teaches him how to "read" the big waves and the difference between 'soul surfers' and those who surf for fame and money. He also manages to get the attention of a beautiful young native, which further stirs the pot with the "locals" but in the end gives him the courage and determination to take what he has learned from Chandler and surf the big waves like he had dreamed he could.
Leave your thoughts about North Shore.
| Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLess pretentious than John Milius' Big Wednesday, North Shore is pleasant enough but not very engaging. |
| Tampa Bay TimesThomas B. HarrisonOnly cognoscenti of things wet and wild could conceivably enjoy this B movie about an Arizona wave pool champion who comes of age by riding on water. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe surfing footage is fairly routine until the film's climax, a contest featuring some spectacular shots of surfers seen beneath the overhang of breaking waves. Otherwise, the surfing, writing, direction and performances are of a caliber to interest only undiscriminating adolescents. |
| User ReviewAdam LIncludes the greatest montage in the history of american cinema. |
| User ReviewKimo GDefinitely the greatest movie in the history of movies about people named Rick Kane. I almost forgot how great it was. |
| User ReviewTasha MTurtle is hilarious! Sorry to say that some of the things that happen in the movie do happen in real life :-( |
| User ReviewJason IOne of my most prized possessions is an original copy of this film on video cassette. This film gave me and my crew a whole new language - "narly mask hey bro". Being an Aussie it's a little embarassing when Occy speaks. |
| User ReviewNatani A"That's Rick Kane...on my board...that I made. A little bit of that old style, Yeah?" Sugar cane fields, that song "Blue Hotel", John Philbin as Turtle ROCKS, former Partridge Susan Dey as Rick's mother, and _real_ great surfers. |
| User ReviewVivian BThis is so totally one of the movies you either love or hate! I love it! It's pretty cheesie but reminds me of the years my sister and I would watch it over and over and over again! |
| User ReviewAdam DSurfing is soo fake but its sooo good and yah its from when it didnt matter cause i was like 2 when the movie came out CLASSIC |
