''In God's Hands'' is a 1998 film by

Zalman King Zalman King (born Zalman King Lefkowitz; May 23, 1941 – February 3, 2012) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. His films are known for incorporating sexuality, and are often categorized as erotica. Early life Zalman Kin ...

, released through the production company created by actor

Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. Sheen has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award as well as ...

and

Bret Michaels Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American singer and musician. He is the frontman of rock band Poison, which has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and 30 million records in the United St ...

, Sheen Michaels Entertainment. The basic story is of three young surfers on an action tour of the world's most exotic and dangerous surfing spots. They travel to

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and

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...

seeking the ultimate wave, a 40-foot force of nature that travels at speeds up to 35 miles per hour.

Cast

Shane Dorian Patrick Shane Dorian (born July 19, 1972), or "Shane", is an American surfer from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. He spent 11 years touring on the World Championship Tour as a professional surfer. Dorian quit competition surfing in 2003 to focus on big wa ...

as Shane (as Patrick Shane Dorian) * Matt George as Mickey * Matty Liu as Keoni *

Shaun Tomson Shaun Tomson (born 21 August 1955) is a South African and American 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 W ...

as Wyatt * Maylin Pultar as Serena *

as Phillips *

Brion James Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in '' Blade Runner'' and appeared in '' Southern Comfort'', '' 48 Hrs.'', ''Another 48 Hrs.'', '' Silverado'', '' Tango & Cash'', ...

as Captain * Brian L. Keaulana as Brian Deegan * Darrick Doerner as Darrick *

Pete Cabrinha Pete Cabrinha (born September 13, 1961 on Oahu, Hawaii) is an American big-wave surfer, windsurfer, kitesurfer and artist. He is the founder and brand manager of Cabrinha Kites. Career Windsurfing In 1985 he won the world wave sailing cham ...

as Pete * Rush Randle as Rush * Mike Stewart as Stewart * Brock Little as Brock * Tom Stern as Shane's Father * Amy Hathaway as Girl on Train * Camerina Arvizu as Maria

Soundtrack

The film's theme song "Sane" was written by

Yoshiki Yoshiki is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Yoshiki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義樹, "justice, tree" *義基, "justice, foundation" *義機, "justice, opportuni ...

and performed by Violet UK.

Reception

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the film has a 0% rating based on reviews from 6 critics. In an article in ''Beach Grit'', cast member and co-screenwriter Matt George described it as the "worst film ever made."

References

External links

* 1998 films American surfing films 1990s adventure films American road movies Films directed by Zalman King 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language adventure films {{1990s-adventure-film-stub