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Bustin' Down the Door
Directed by
Jeremy Gosch
Not Rated
2008
1h 36m
Documentary
,
Sport
7.1
79%
73%
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This documentary tells the story of a group of Australian and South African surfers who revolutionized their sport in Hawaii during the winter of 1975.
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Cast of Bustin' Down the Door
Edward Norton
Narrator (voice)
Clyde Aikau
Self
Ben Aipa
Self
Bernie Baker
Self
Dick Baker
Self
Larry Bertlemann
Self
Wayne Bartholomew
Self
Ian Cairns
Self
Nick Carroll
Self
Tom Carroll
Self
Bill Delaney
Self
Alexandra Florence
Self
John John Florence
Self
Dave Gilovich
Self
Jeff Hakman
Self
Fred Hemmings
Self
Andy Irons
Self
Dave Kalama
Self
Drew Kampion
Self
Barry Kanaiaupuni
Self
Richard Keaulana
Self
Albert Kekai
Self
Titus Kinimaka
Self
Cory Lopez
Self
Rob Machado
Self
Bob McKnight
Self
Dan Merkel
Self
Al Merrick
Self
Tony Moniz
Self
Paul Naude
Self
Greg Noll
Self
Pat O'Neill
Self
Joel Parkinson
Self
Mel Pu'u
Self
Randy Rarick
Self
Mark Richards
Self
Eddie Rothman
Self
Kelly Slater
Self
Jordy Smith
Self
Graham Stapelberg
Self
Michael Tomson
Self
Shaun Tomson
Self
Peter Townend
Self
Mark Warren
Self
Reno Abellira
Self (archive footage)
Eddie Aikau
Self (archive footage)
Mick Fanning
Self (archive footage)
Michael Ho
Self (archive footage)
James Jones
Self (archive footage)
Dane Kealoha
Self (archive footage)
Gerry Lopez
Self (archive footage)
Jamie O'Brien
Self (archive footage)
Rory Russell
Self (archive footage)
Tom Curren
Jeremy Gosch
Director / Writer
Monika Gosch
Writer / Producer
Phil Jarratt
Writer
Robert Traill
Writer / Producer
Bustin' Down the Door Ratings & Reviews
Florida Times-Union
Matt Soergel
Almost all of the surfing footage is beautiful stuff, though you'll likely want to see even more.
Filmcritic.com
Pete Croatto
What makes Bustin' Down the Door so appealing is that it's not about sports but rather about the passion and dedication of some bronzed, mop-haired kids on a mission to become legitimate against all odds
Film-Forward.com
Nora Lee Mandel
The birth of professional surfing emerges from a squall of repetitive-looking clips and technical jargon, plus a reflection on outsiders' insensitivity to native Hawaiians.
San Francisco Chronicle
Reyhan Harmanci
The film tries to tell us that money hasn't spoiled the fun, but I was much more curious about the black shorts than the Quicksilver brand board shorts.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
[An] insightful account of the rise of a, pardon the pun, new wave of surfers that transformed the sport in the mid-1970s.
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
Hawaii's role in the transformation of surfing from what many considered to be a pastime for drug-crazed counter-culture rebels to a multi-billion dollar sport is examined in debut director Jeremy Gosch's documentary about the group of Australian and Sout
Slant Magazine
Rob Humanick
You'll learn more about the pathos of hanging ten from Surf's Up.
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Jeremy Gosch's documentary about the origins of professional surfing shines a light on four wave riders -- three Australians and a South African -- who helped transform a counter-culture life style into a billion-dollar industry.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Some of the talk gets a little bombastic, but it's hard to deny the thrill involved.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
Bustin' Down the Door entertainingly captures surfing's last great hoorah of no-holds-barred radicalism.
Los Angeles Daily News
Glenn Whipp
Forget the questions, bro', and just watch vintage footage of these Aussies and South Africans riding giants off Hawaii's North Shore and showing those big kahunas what's what.
New York Times
Nathan Lee
Happily, the filmmaker, Jeremy Gosch, puts his wide-eyed narrative together with an easy touch. With its amazing wall-to-wall footage of oceanic derring-do Bustin' Down the Door plays like visual air-conditioning.
L.A. Weekly
Scott Foundas
[Bustin' Down the Door] will leave surf junkies and novices alike longing to get their feet wet.
Film Journal International
Frank Lovece
Will likely be of interest to surfers and surfing fans only.
Variety
Robert Koehler
With verve, style and a fine sense of the human side of surf culture, Jeremy Gosch makes a terrific splash with his debut doc.
Boxoffice Magazine
Tim Cogshell
Includes of some of the most extraordinary surf footage seen since Bruce Brown's early Endless Summer films.
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