Big Wednesday (1978)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
A day will come that is like no other... and nothing that happens after will ever be the same.
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
- Released: 1978-05-26
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Runtime: 2h 0m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 197 votes
Directed by John Milius.
Top cast
- Jan-Michael Vincent as Matt Johnson
- William Katt as Jack Barlow
- Gary Busey as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
- Patti D'Arbanville as Sally
- Lee Purcell as Peggy Gordon
- Sam Melville as "Bear"
- Reb Brown as "Enforcer"
- Robert Englund as "Fly"
- Joe Spinell as Psychologist
- Hank Worden as Shopping Cart
Where to watch Big Wednesday
- United States: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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