July 31, 2009
Bustin’ Down the Door
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 This documentary looks into a time of upheaval in the sport of surfing before it was even considered a sport, and its questionable transformation from laidback Hawaiian pastime to multi-billion-dollar global business. According to the movie, the catalyst was four suicidal dudes from Australia and South Africa who […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009
©2008 Bustin' Down The Door, LLC
This documentary looks into a time of upheaval in the sport of surfing before it was even considered a sport, and its questionable transformation from laidback Hawaiian pastime to multi-billion-dollar global business. According to the movie, the catalyst was four suicidal dudes from Australia and South Africa who invaded Oahu’s north shore in the ’70s. Able but arrogant (“The aloha spirit is dead!”), these rebels’ boasting led to beatings and even death contracts. The surfing footage is all on ’70s-era Super 8 film, so don’t expect Riding Giants here. The rest is mostly the four now-elderly talking heads.
