We’ve seen plenty of docs about guys who live for the waves, but this is one of the more enlightening, focusing on a formative — and dangerous — period in surfing history. Weatherbeaten Aussies and South Africans remember their joy at discovering Hawaii’s waves in the mid-’70s, but recall death threats from locals unhappy about their brash intrusion.
Classic archive footage will please fans, and there’s enough character insight to get anyone thinking about life choices, but there’s a frustrating lack of information about the current lives of these surfing heroes — this is clearly aimed at those already in the know.