Bustin' down the Door

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In 1975 a group of young surfers revolutionised their sport. This is their untold story. By the 1970s the North Shore of the Hawaiian island of Oahu was already widely known as a Mecca for any surfer worth his weight, acting as a testing ground for anybody wanting to break into the big league. Every winter, the best surfers in the world gathered to prove themselves, testing their skills on some of the toughest waves known to man. However the North Shore was also a melting pot of different cultures and attitudes in which drugs, gangs and hippies clashed, with the lawless atmosphere easily representational of its nickname, "the Wild West". Into the mix strode six brash young surfers from Australia and South Africa, determined to change the face of surfing and to become the best in the newly-established sport. These wild colonial boys challenged the sport's norms by presenting their unique, aggressive styles: styles they had honed from an early age. Collectively, they provided a breath of fresh air to a sport which would go on to become a billion-dollar industry with enough power to capture the imagination of the world. DVD Special Features Fuel TVs Blue Carpet Special Dan Merkel Slide Show Santa Barbara International Film Festival Deleted Scenes Over 30mins of bonus surfing footage Surfrider PSAs Teasers and trailers Package contains 32 Page Booklet featuring photography of famed surf photographer Dan Merkel

Bustin' down the Door

1 minute 11 seconds

Madman Entertainment

Bustin down the Door

2 minutes 57 seconds

Madman Entertainment

Release Date: 03/06/2009
Audio tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages: English
Genre: Documentary, Special Interest, Sport/Lifestyle
Number of Discs: 2
Runtime: 95.0 mins
Format: DVD, All Regions (PAL)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen Full Height Anamorphic
Catalogue: MMA2867

* "the Movie? Well, there's a whole lot to love about it. The old surf footage is astonishing, the surfing in critical waves is mind blowing, the Waimea footage jaw dropping and the guys are pleasingly honest and forthright in their interviews" - Australian Surfing Life

* "The film looks and sounds sizzling from start to finish..." - Variety
* "Not just a great surf movie, but a GREAT movie" - Santa Barbara Independent

"... this account of the generational conflict between the traditional Hawaiian practitioners of the sport and a brash new generation of surfers mainly will appeal to devotees, but even non-fans might want to appreciate its visual splendors on the big screen." Frank Scheck, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"With verve, style and a fine sense of the human side of surf culture, Jeremy Gosch makes a terrific splash with his debut doc, BUSTIN’ DOWN THE DOOR... Gosch is blessed by fabulously engaging subjects who are willing to show their flaws and sensitivities -- watching the facade of bravado dissolve on these guys' faces is one of pic's memorable pleasures. " Robert Koehler, VARIETY