Big Wednesday
A day will come that is like no other... and nothing that happens after will ever be the same.
1978 | 120m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | John Milius |
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| Writer: | John Milius, Dennis Aaberg |
| Staring: |
| Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves. | |
| Release Date: | May 26, 1978 |
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| Director: | John Milius |
| Writer: | John Milius, Dennis Aaberg |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | california, vietnam, surfing, friendship, sports, coming of age, flash forward, 1960s |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, A-Team |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $11,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jan-Michael Vincent | Matt Johnson |
| William Katt | Jack Barlow |
| Gary Busey | Leroy "The Masochist" Smith |
| Patti D'Arbanville | Sally |
| Lee Purcell | Peggy Gordon |
| Sam Melville | "Bear" |
| Reb Brown | "Enforcer" |
| Robert Englund | "Fly" |
| Joe Spinell | Psychologist |
| Hank Worden | Shopping Cart |
| Charlene Tilton | Party Girl |
| Celia Milius | Bride of the Bear |
| Darrell Fetty | Jim "Waxer" King |
| Gerry Lopez | Gerry Lopez |
| Hank Worden | Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden) |
| Steve Kanaly | Sally's Husband |
| Barbara Hale | Mrs. Barlow |
| Fran Ryan | Lucy |
| Keith Davis | Ostrich |
| Johnny Fain | Breathman |
| Rick Dano | Panhead |
| Michael Talbott | Hog |
| Janet Julian | Party Girl |
| Ollie O'Toole | Minister |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Milius | Writer, Director |
| Basil Poledouris | Original Music Composer |
| Terry Leonard | Second Unit Director |
| Dennis Aaberg | Writer |
| Bruce Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Carroll Timothy O'Meara | Editor |
| Robert L. Wolfe | Editor |
| Karen Rea | Casting |
| Charles Rosen | Production Design |
| Dean Mitzner | Art Direction |
| Ira Bates | Set Decoration |
| Bette Iverson | Hairstylist |
| Jack H. Young | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Epper | Stunts |
| Steve Boyum | Stunts |
| Ken Ferguson | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Buzz Feitshans | Producer |
| Tamara Asseyev | Executive Producer |
| Alexandra Rose | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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