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

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chronicling the rise of professional

surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitabl ...

in the early 1970s. The film follows a group of young surfers from

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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 ...

Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew (born; 30 November 1954) is an Australian world champion surfer, surf sports innovator, community advocate and politician. Bartholomew is the former Chief executive officer, CEO and president of the Association of Su ...

Ian Cairns Ian Cairns (born 24 July 1952 in Kew, Victoria) is a former champion surfer who was also influential in establishing the world professional surfing circuit and particularly the World Championship Tour. He was described as "the premier "power ...

, 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.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack includes music by

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and

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. The Original Score was composed by

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Reviews

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

Riding Giants ''Riding Giants'' is a 2004 documentary film produced by Agi Orsi and directed and narrated by Stacy Peralta, a famous skater/surfer. The movie traces the origins of surfing and specifically focuses on the art of big wave riding. Some of the fe ...

'' and ''

Five Summer Stories ''Five Summer Stories'' is a 1972 surf film by Jim Freeman and Greg MacGillivray of MacGillivray Freeman Films. The last film of the genre by the duo, it explores the joy of surfing amid the backdrop of 1970s political and environmental problems. ...

'' in the primo category of surf movies that rip onscreen and tell a great story". Shannon Kelley Gould of the

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writes that the picture "Delivered on all sorts of levels. Not just a great surf movie, but a GREAT movie."

Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional surfer, best known for being crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times. Slater is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time. Slater is also ...

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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