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Big Wednesday
“A day will come that is like no other... and nothing that happens after will ever be the same.”
69%
Movie
2h 0m
AI Analysis
Big Wednesday (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Big Wednesday (1978) — a movie tagged as Drama and Comedy with funny and epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~120 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Big Wednesday 69% (192 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
69%
from 192 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-05-26
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 18387
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Where can I watch Big Wednesday (1978)?
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Is there an official trailer for Big Wednesday?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Big Wednesday directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Big Wednesday about?
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
Is there an AI analysis for Big Wednesday?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Big Wednesday?
The official runtime for Big Wednesday is approximately 120 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jan-Michael Vincent
Matt Johnson
William Katt
Jack Barlow
Gary Busey
Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
Patti D'Arbanville
Sally
Lee Purcell
Peggy Gordon
Sam Melville
"Bear"
Reb Brown
"Enforcer"
Robert Englund
"Fly"
Joe Spinell
Psychologist
Hank Worden
Shopping Cart
Charlene Tilton
Party Girl
Celia Milius
Bride of the Bear
Darrell Fetty
Jim "Waxer" King
Gerry Lopez
Gerry Lopez
Hank Worden
Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
Steve Kanaly
Sally's Husband
Barbara Hale
Mrs. Barlow
Fran Ryan
Lucy
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