Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
Four friends take a road trip to kick back, hit the pubs, and go surfing.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 30GoodWatch 36
IMDb3.9
Audience score20%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −14 min on the typical 104
typical 10490Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1977
December 22, 1977
49 years ago
Genres
ThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 more18 people
- Phillip AvalonRobbie
- John JarrattSandy
- Mel GibsonScollop
- Steve BisleyBoo
- JEJames ElliottCaroline's Father
- DFDeborah FormanCaroline
- CRCarl RorkeGiuseppe
- AbigailWoman In Pub
- W'Ward 'Pally' AustinSelf
- JWJudith WoodroffeWaitress
- RBRoss BaileyNail
- HTHank TickCaveman
- BCBruce ColeMan in Car
- VHVicki HekimianDonna
- KWKaren WilliamsGloria
- PMPeter McGovernPool Shark
- JFJohn FlahetyDance Hall Bouncer
- TMThe Marshall Brothers BandThemselves
Directing · 1
- Christopher Fraser Director
Writing · 1
- Phillip Avalon Writer, Producer
Camera · 1
- Jerry Marek Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- David Stiven Editor
Sound · 1
- Phil Butkis Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Karen Williams Costume Design
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