The storm riders is a 1998 hong kong wuxia fantasy film based on the manhua series fung wan by artist ma wingshing. Aussie towsurfing legend ross clarkejones and twotime world champion tom carroll enlist the help of surf forecaster ben matson and together they track and chase giant storms across the great. Best surf movie list ever, by rule303 surf forums swellnet. A group of radical vietnam vets become broadcasting pirates and take on a presidential candidate in this crazy comedy. Aussie towsurfing legend ross clarkejones and twotime world champion tom carroll enlist the help of surf forecaster ben matson and together they track and chase. Marc rubell, surfing magazine storm riders is actionpacked, professional, varied and stoking. One of the best surf films to be made in the eighties featuring outstanding. It picks up right after the end of 2012s shadow raiders and carries the plot forward. Riders of the storm 1988 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Storm surfers 3d trailer 1 20 tom carroll, ross clark. But thats just what tom carroll and ross clarkejones do for a living, surfboards and.
Tom carroll is an actor, known for blue crush 2002, life as a movie 2008 and pro surfer 2002. Now this is how you catch a monster wave, 1960s gidget style. Surfboards direct is run by surfers and for surfers. Man of steel tom carroll and madhatter ross clarkejones embark on their most ambitious journey yet.
Aussie surfings odd couple is again on the hunt for big waves in the visual spectacular storm surfers 3d. Aussie towsurfing legend ross clarke jones and twotime world. Much like the previous novel storm riders is a novel that i enjoyed but which i cant seem to pinpoint why. This home movie features people enjoying summer by the beach.
Aussie towsurfing legend ross clarkejones and twotime world champion tom carroll enlist the help of surf forecaster ben matson and together they track and chase giant storms across the great southern ocean. Segment about pro surfer mark richards, accompanied by big city talk, by marc hunter, polygram records. A 3d adventure into the world of big wave surfing with aussie towsurfing legend ross. He won the australian junior title in 1978, the pro juniors in 1977 and 1980, the 1983 and 1984 asp world tour, and the 1987 pipe masters. Directed by andrew lau, it starred ekin cheng as wind and aaron kwok as cloud. A compilation video featuring surfing legend tom curren. Add litmus to the list, put it somewhere near the top. Some good dialogue helps the actors make storm rider a pleasant outing. On 14 august 2012, on a sixmillion dollar budget, the documentary titled storm surfers 3d was released, with clarkejones being the main focus alongside fellow surfer tom carroll. Unfortunately the days of filming a surf movie without even getting your hair wet are over. Torquay surf beach was a macca for surfers in postwar victoria. Turn on looping for your embedded video so it will play over and over and over and over and over and you get the idea. Mar 22, 2012 now this is how you catch a monster wave, 1960s gidget style.
It was filmed at torquay surf beach, torquay, victoria circa 1947. The vets and their leader, captain, are television raiders flying all over. The doors, australian crawl, split enz, little river. Evolution square, great locals only movie of shark island.
Aug 10, 2011 a compilation video featuring surfing legend tom curren. Storm riders is a 1982 film by david lourie, jack mccoy and dick hoole, featuring some of the worlds best surfers and the worlds champion windsurfers. With mark richards, wayne bartholomew, joe engel, tom carroll. Mr hoole was a member of the team that made surfing films tubular swells and storm riders.
Jul 10, 2012 storm surfers 3d is an epic, characterdriven adventure documentary following two best friends on their quest to hunt down and ride the biggest and most dangerous waves in australia. The cosmic children narrated by jepsen, live, santa monica civic aud. With cameras on surfboards and jetskis, helicopters, boats, and even from behind the talents head the new storm surfers 3d has every angle. Storm riders are ready for anything as they travel to five continents to discover theh exotic jungles of sumatra, java, romantic bali, africa, hawaii and the blisteri. Forgotten island of santosha is a surfing documentary by surfer larry yates that chronicles yates and rick elys travels through the south seas in pursuit of waves.
Storm riders 1980 rare original surfing printers proof movie poster. Iconic wave riders deal with age, seek out big breaks in. Storm riders 25th anniversary special edition dvd surf. Storm riders is the second novel in the dragon brigade series by margaret weis and robert krammes. Aug 14, 2012 storm surfers 3d is an epic, characterdriven adventure documentary following two best friends on their quest to hunt down and ride the biggest and most dangerous waves in australia. Tomson, joe engel, thornton fallander, peter mccabe and tom carroll. Most people are worried about buying a surfboard online and making the right choice. Storm riders, david lourie, dick hoole, and jack mccoy, 1981. The plot involves two children, whispering wind and striding cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil lord conquerors tutelage. Storm riders 1980 rare original surfing autographed movie poster. Aug 16, 2012 storm surfers 3d takes the audience into a world where waves the size of buildings are surfed by legendary boardriders, tom carroll twotime world surfing champion and ross clarkejones big wave pioneer. Narrated by toni collette, the film centres on ross clarkejones and tom carroll, two australian surfers who specialize in towin surfing. Rent storm riders 1998 starring ekin cheng and aaron kwok on dvd and bluray.
Storm surfers 3d is an epic, characterdriven adventure documentary following two best friends on their quest to hunt down and ride the biggest and most dangerous waves in australia. The two men, now in their 40s, are old friends, born out of the 1980s generation of prosurfing. Storm rider is an entertaining family movie on dvd about a spoiled 18yearold who faces some challenges when her father is arrested for securities fraud. Apr 02, 2012 dick hoole and jack mccoy are two of the most incredible surfing filmmakers that have ever lived, and storm riders, is the greatest ocean adventure of all time. Jun, 2010 loved storm riders cos it was the very first surf movie i saw cronulla cinema, 1983 glass love and lost in the ether by kidman, cant split em. Storm riders flawlessly complements the surfing action with the music. Ride the wild surf with storm surfers 3d mumbrella. With toni collette, ross clarkejones, tom carroll, ben matson. Storm surfers 3d is an epic, characterdriven adventure documentary. Storm surfers 3d trailer 1 20 tom carroll, ross clarkjones documentary hd a 3d adventure into the world of big wave surfing with aussie towsurfing legend ross clarkejones and twotime world.
Storm riders 1980 rare original surfing printers proof movie. Storm surfers 3d follows two worldrenowned surfers aussies tom carroll and ross clarkejones on their quest to find a bigger, meaner, and deadlier wave to ride. Aug 16, 2011 with cameras on surfboards and jetskis, helicopters, boats, and even from behind the talents head the new storm surfers 3d has every angle covered. Filmmakers follow legendary aussie surfers tom carroll, 51, and ross clarkejones, 44, as they chase storms in their quest to ride the pacific oceans biggest and most dangerous waves, with the. Storm riders 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Storm riders are ready for anything as they travel to five continents to discover the exotic jungles of sumatra, java, romantic bali, africa, hawaii and the blistering desert outback of the great australian bight. Thomas victor tom carroll born 26 november 1961, newport, new south wales, australia is an australian former professional surfer from sydney. The movie focused on spectacular towin rides in the great southern ocean at cow bombie, ship stern, the south coast bombie, and turtle dove. Storm surfers 3d is an australian documentary film, directed by justin mcmillan and christopher nelius and released in 2012. I know so little about surfing that i was clueless that seadoos can be used to pull riders, in the same fashion as wakeboarding, in front of monster waves. The last shots of the film show a surfer riding a hollow wooden plywood surfboard to the beach and stepping off onto the sand. Our mission is to help you get the best board or surfing accessory, first time and have the confidence that no matter what we will help you get it right. Sep 10, 20 storm riders, david lourie, dick hoole, and jack mccoy, 1981. The 25th anniversary special edition of david lourie, jack mccoy and dick hooles movie, storm riders.
Aside from painting an accurate picture of the state of the art surfing for that time period, the cosmic children fulfills the most important criteria of a good surf movie it righteously stokes you to get up early the next morning and go surfing. Storm riders opens with the doors classic riders of the storm, and the movie will and did set a new high bar for surf movies shaun tomson, wayne lynch, rabbit, gerry lopez, tom carroll peter macabe and more sponsored by rip curl this movie is a all time classic. The film was produced by hoolemccoy films in association with rip curl wetsuits, and l. Experience the excitement, the terror, the sheer force of the ocean as storm riders travel to five continents to discover the exotic jungles of hawaii, sumatra, java and bali. Experience the excitement, the terror, the sheer force of the ocean as storm riders. Iconic wave riders deal with age, seek out big breaks in storm surfers 3d. Tom carroll is an actor, known for blue crush 2002, life as a movie 2008 and blazing boards 1985. Dick hoole and jack mccoy are two of the most incredible surfing filmmakers that have ever lived, and storm riders, is the greatest ocean adventure of all time. Storm surfers the hunt for the biggest waves in the. Storm riders crystal voyager only for the echoes scene at the end. Rent storm riders 1998 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Storm riders daybill movie poster 1980 rare original surfing.
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