Top billed cast

1. 

   Aimee Teegarden

   Nicole

2. 

   Patricia Richardson

   Sue

3. 

   Ben Milliken

   Jeff

4. 

   Alicia Ziegler

   Kayla

5. 

   David Thomas Jenkins

   Danny

6. 

   Lance Henriksen

   Jimmy

7. 

   Helen Slater

   Jane

8. 

   Bart Johnson

   Jerry - Jeff's Dad

9. 

   Wilmer Calderon

   Captain Quintero

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2026-06-28

**_Coming-of-age surfing/road movie with Aimee Teegarden_**

This comes in the tradition of the original “Gidget” from 1959, which was a serious beach-oriented drama with depth and not goofy at all, like the forthcoming 60s’ beach party flicks. It has the coming-of-age element of “California Dreaming” and the indie “Swimming” mixed with “Blue Crush,” minus the competition angle.

The story tends to meander but gets dramatically interesting by the midpoint and the ending is touching. Yet it’s no where near as rewarding as “Gidget” or another indie shot at the same ti...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• surfing
• road trip
• coming of age
• surf
• surfers
• female surfer