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01/01/1995 Documentary 1h 20m
90
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Overview

Most professional surfing contests hold their final at a charity beach on a Sunday afternoon regardless of wave quality. The Billabong Challenge, a bold new direction in competition surfing, enticed 8 hot surfers from around the globe to battle a dangerous shark infested reef, at a secret location on the remote desert coast of Outback Australia. Held over a 14 day period, enduring harsh elements, till time and tide set perfect conditions for the ultimate challenge.

  1. Jack McCoy

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Mark Occhilupo

  2. Sunny Garcia

  3. Kelly Slater

  4. Rob Machado

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A review by Toby Webb
Written by Toby Webb on 2016-02-03
Small, elite, mobile professional surf event, held from 1995 to 1998, designed as an alternative to the often-bloated world championship tour contests. The Billabong Challenge was conceived and planned by Billabong founder Gordon Merchant, filmmaker Jack McCoy, and former world tour champion Wayne Bartholomew. "Gordon," McCoy explained to Surfing Life magazine, "is tired of seeing great surfers competing in funky surf [on the ASP tour], and it was his vision to put on a contest allowing the best surfers to perform in perfect waves." McCoy later added that the Challenge was also a way to get Bi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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