Ride the Wild Surf

Fabian, Tab Hunter, and Peter Brown star as three surfers--Jody, Steamer and Chase--who make a pilgrimage from California to the north shore of Oahu for a vacation. Surfers from all over gather here every winter to compete with each other for the title of "the last ride" champion. While surfing the ...more

Those who like 1960s beach movies for their camp value won't put Ride the Wild Surf high on their lists. While hardly the stuff of high drama (and while it still is, at heart, a romantic comedy), Ride is a more serious film than the Annette Funicello/Frankie Avalon offerings. For a while, this works in its favor; it's a refreshing change to watch an exploitation movie of this type that has something resembling ambition. Unfortunately, it's still a pretty silly little melodrama at heart, and the ...more