Slippery When Wet (UK)

The Bruce Brown golden years of surf collection
Certificate: none
Running Time: 72 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
It was the summer of 1958. I was a 20-year-old life guard in San Clemente, California, which to date is the only real job I’ve ever held. At nights I worked as a glorified janitor at Dale Velzy’s surf shop. Occasionally, while I swept up, Dale would show an 8mm surf film I`d made while stationed on a submarine in Hawaii. He charged 25 cents, and on a big night we`d rack in as much as six dollars. Dale, however, being one of surfing’s great characters, envisioned bigger and better things for me. We spent the summer negotiating about making a `real` (16mm) surf film. He`d pay for it and I would make it.

Eventually Velzy put up $5,000 which was to include, among other things, camera equipment, 50 rolls of film, six plane tickets to Hawaii and my living expenses until the film was completed.

I looked for some surfers who not only wanted a free plane ticket to Hawaii, but who could afford to pay their own expenses once there. I found Del Cannon, an old friend; Henry Ford and Freddy Pfhaler, two well-known surfers from the South Bay; Kemp Aaberg, a hot up-and-comer; and Dick Thomas, who was the only one of us old enough to have an ID.

We boarded the plane for the 12-hour flight to Hawaii, which gave me plenty of time to read my book, "How To Make A Movie".

Remember Slippery When Wet is 42 years old - it was my first film - I was only 20 years old - so gimme a break!" - Bruce Brown.

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