Surfer, Dude (2008)


Matthew McConaughey     Steve Addington
Willie Nelson
K. D. Aubert (II)       April May
Ramon Rodriguez         Lupe La Rosa
Alexie Gilmore          Danni
Jeffrey Nordling        Eddie Zarno

Directed by:            Rob Bindler
Produced by:            Matt Lane (II), Jason Berk, James Skotchdopole


Longboarding soul-surfer Steve Addington returns to Malibu for the summer to find his cool hometown 
vibe corrupted. New sponsorship demands Addington to expand into Virtual Reality Video Games and 
Reality TV. Unwilling to participate in this new digital-reality, he chooses to spend his summer 
surfing his home break. But in a twist-of-fate, the waves go flat and stay flat. Out of money, his 
expense-accounts canceled, and betrayed by his buddies, Addington is backed into a harsh corner. He 
must endure the insanity that comes with no waves or give into "the Man" and his new, reality-altering 
machines. Aided by his manager, his mentor, his guardian-angel and his summer lover, Addington has a 
chance of keeping his cool, but it's not going to be easy. The dude needs a wave, and there's never 
been a drought like this.

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Steve Addington is the world's preeminent surfer - cool, laid back, stoned, shirtless and barefoot, 
living off endorsements for surfboards and trunks, paid in cash. In Malibu his endorsement contract 
has been bought by Eddie Zarno, a surfer turned businessman who wants Steve to record his moves for 
an electronic virtual reality game. Steve just wants to surf. While Zarno tries to change Steve's mind, 
the Pacific goes calm - there are no waves for days on end. Steve's attracted to Danni, recently fired 
by Zarno, but the lack of surfing drains him. Plus, he's low on dough. Will he sign with Zarno, get 
paid, and lose his self-respect?