Surf Nazis Must Die

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Surf Nazis Must Die
Surf Nazis.jpg
Poster
Directed byPeter George
Written byJon Ayre
Produced by Robert Tinnell
Starring
  • Gail Neely
  • Barry Brenner
  • Robert Harden
  • Tom Demenkoff
CinematographyRolf Kestermann
Edited byCraig A. Colton
Music byJon McCallum
Production
company
The Institute
Distributed by Troma Entertainment
Release date
  • July 3, 1987 (1987-07-03)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Surf Nazis Must Die is a 1987 American post-apocalyptic exploitation action film directed by Peter George, and starring Gail Neely, Barry Brenner and Robert Harden. [1] It was produced by The institute, a production company formed by George, Craig A. Colton and Robert Tinnell, and distributed by Troma Entertainment, a company known for low-budget exploitation films.

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Plot

An earthquake leaves the California coastline in ruins and reduces the beaches to a state of chaos. A group of neo-Nazis led by Adolf (Brenner), the self-proclaimed "Führer of the new beach", takes advantage of the resulting chaos by fighting off several rival surfer gangs to seize control of the beaches.

Meanwhile, an African American oil well worker named Leroy (Harden) is killed by the surf Nazis while jogging on the beach. Leroy's mother, "Mama" Washington (Neely), devastated by the loss of her son, vows revenge. After arming herself with a handgun and grenades, she breaks out of her retirement home and exacts vengeance on the Surf Nazis.

Cast

Soundtrack

Surf Nazis Must Die
Soundtrack album by
Jon McCallum
Released2014
Recorded1987
Genre Electronic, film score

The soundtrack to Surf Nazis Must Die was scored by Jon McCallum and features heavy use of synthesizers. The soundtrack had an official vinyl release by Strange Disc records in September 2014 with cover artwork also by McCallum. [2]

  1. "Once You've Caught the Wave" (0:59)
  2. "Opening Titles" (1:44)
  3. "The Youth of Tomorrow" (1:48)
  4. "After the Quake" (5:53)
  5. "Across the River" (2:06)
  6. "Visit to the Morgue" (0:59)
  7. "In the Church" (2:01)
  8. "Nobody Goes Home" (2:12)
  9. "Mama Sends Her Love" (2:44)
  10. "Before the Fight" (3:26)
  11. "Chase Through the Boatyard" (5:10)
  12. "The Last Wave" (1:35)
  13. "Fangoria Weekend 1986 Promo" (2:27)

Reception

On Metacritic the film has a score of 28% based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [3] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics. [4]

Janet Maslin wrote "Not even the actors' relatives will find this interesting." [1] Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times called it a "total wipeout" and "a horror-action movie with dull action and horror, feebly done on every level: leaden satire, a repulsive romance, a revenge saga of zero intensity." [5] Variety : "A sort of Clockwork Orange meets Mad Max on the beach, pic hasn't one redeeming feature." [6] Roger Ebert stated that he walked out of the film after 30 minutes. [7]

The film was referenced by a song of the same name by New Zealand band Love's Ugly Children on their 1995 record Cakehole. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Maslin, Janet (October 2, 1987). "Film: 'Surf Nazis Must Die'". The New York Times . Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jon McCallum – Surf Nazis Must die (Original 1987 Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2014, Vinyl)". Discogs . August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Surf Nazis Must Die". Metacritic .
  4. ↑ "Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)". Rotten Tomatoes .
  5. ↑ Michael Wilmington (July 1, 1987). "MOVIE REVIEWS : 'SURF NAZIS' A TOTAL WIPEOUT". Los Angeles Times .
  6. ↑ Variety Staff (January 1, 1987). "Surf Nazis Must Die". Variety .
  7. ↑ Ebert, Roger (May 11, 1987). "'Surf Nazis' washes up at Cannes." Chicago Sun-Times.
  8. ↑ Surf Nazis Must Die, July 11, 2015, retrieved March 26, 2024
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