''Bustin' Down The Door'' is a 2008

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chronicling the rise of professional surfing in the early 1970s. The film follows a group of young surfers from Australia and

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, including

Shaun Tomson Shaun Tomson (born 21 August 1955) is a South African professional surfer and former world champion, environmentalist, actor, author, and businessman. He has been listed among the top 10 surfers of the century, and was the 1977 World Surfing C ...

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, Ian Cairns, Mark Richards, Michael Tomson and Peter Townend, as they relocate to

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encountering obstacles, turf wars and massive wipeouts along the way. Clashes with the locals, some of whom find the newcomers' bravado to be insulting to

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, eventually culminate in death threats against the subjects of the film.

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The soundtrack includes music by

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and

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. The Original Score was composed by Stuart Michael Thomas

Reviews

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gave the movie a positive review saying, the picture "is certain to rank alongside '' Step Into Liquid'', '' Riding Giants'' and ''

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'' in the primo category of surf movies that rip onscreen and tell a great story". Shannon Kelley Gould of the Santa Barbara Independent writes that the picture "Delivered on all sorts of levels. Not just a great surf movie, but a GREAT movie." Kelly Slater called it "A breakout film. ''Bustin' Down the Door'' shows what happens during the most critical period in our sport's history when ego and historical problems clash."

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