Red Surf (1989)
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Red Surf
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Remar and Attila are a couple of surfers who also deal drugs to make a living. They are trying to set up a final deal with local drug lord, Calavera, when their friend True Blue is busted by the cops. Blue talks too much in the police station and Calavera is out for revenge because of the betrayal.
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Red Surf Film Details
Overview: A surfer enjoys life with drug money together with his gang in 1980s California. His girlfriend is pregnant and will not be in a house with drugs and guns and is going to Portland OR. Can he quit the drugs, the gang and that last big deal?
Tagline: As gang leaders they were brutal – but when they tried to get a normal life hell broke loose!
Review: SPOILER A long time ago: when I was really into independent low-budget films and had no idea who George Clooney was, I watched ‘Red Surf’ and remember liking it A LOT! I bought it two years ago really cheaply on DVD, and was surprised that George Clooney was the actual star of this film I remembered seeing as a teen. When I originally saw it on video, George Clooney wasn’t famous, so I paid no attention to the actors in the film, but I remember distinctly liking this low-budget film with jet-skis and drug deals gone wrong. That’s why I bought it! Now, I have no idea why I bought it! Maybe when I originally watched it, I thought the low-budget story of friendship spliced with action somehow resonated well with me. The second time round, it wasn’t as great as I remembered it, but I’m finding that in many circumstances these days. I do think that certain films work at certain ages, and for some reason, I fondly remembered this in my youth. Not that it is completely terrible or anything. It’s just not worth owning. It’s a decent low-budget action film, with an urban late 80s/early 90s feel to it. However, the film lacks focus and a good script, and some parts are really quite corny. The main duo (George Clooney and Doug Savant) decide to save a friend who sold them out, and only one of them seems to have common sense. Some of the acting is a bit ordinary too, even from Mr Clooney, but he still manages to transcend that leadership quality that he has with most of his characters in this movie as the alcohol-fuelled would-be parent and failed surfer in Mark Remar. Regardless of the overall plot, this is still pretty entertaining, particularly with the final shoot-out scene. Worth checking out for old-school George Clooney, and for Gene Simmons as Doc (which I didn’t realise both times round), but don’t expect to be anything other than a low-budget B-grade action film with slightly embarrassing early 90s hairstyles and a bad guy with a mullet. So my memory of this film was a lot better than the reality! *** out of *****!
Country: USA
Language: English
Duration: 104 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Also known as: Red Surf,Surf to Die,Kontra sta kymata,Speed Junkies – Red Surf,Giovani iene,Surf Connection,Tráfico Fatal,Красный прибой,Czerwona fala,Soberanos das Drogas,Кървав сърф,Juventude Perigosa,Red Surf – Explosiv,Malibu -huumerannikko