Big Wednesday is a classic surf novelOriginally released in 1978, it's been out of print for decades, and is nearly impossible to findThe film Big Wednesday also came out in 1978 and starred Gary Busey, William Katt, and Jan-Michael VincentIt's generally thought of as one of the classics of surf filmsThe film invented Bear Surfboards as a fictional surf brand, but after the movie, the demand was so high for Bear products, that the brand was made real and became a sensationBig Wednesday still screens at surf film festivals and museums all over the world on a regular basis
Deluxe Hardcover edition, featuring a photo insert, surfing map of Southern California, eight pages of the original script to the film Big Wednedsday, essays by Roger McGrath, Tatsuo Takei, Don James, and Peter Townend, as well as John Milius' original pitch letter to Lynn Nesbit, a surf term glossary, and new afterword
Based on true events and legendary surfers of the 1960s, the Big Wednesday novel follows three Malibu surfers as the joys of youth and their carefree lifestyles are challenged by societal expectations, the looming war in Vietnam, and the inevitable passage of time. The three friends, Matt, Jack, and Leroy, go their
separate ways, but are brought back together for one final challenge—the giant waves that hit Malibu and
the California coast, spring 1973.
