The Fantastic Plastic Machine

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Lobby poster for the film Fantastic Plastic Machine FantasticPlasticMachinelobby4.jpg
Lobby poster for the film Fantastic Plastic Machine

The Fantastic Plastic Machine is a 1969 documentary film following a group of California surfers as they journey to an Australian surfing competition. [1] [2] The film is narrated by Jay North. It was directed by Eric and Lowell Blum, and was filmed in California, [3] Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. [4] [5] The music soundtrack was composed by Harry Betts, and released as an album on Epic Records. [6]

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Cast

(In alphabetical order) [7]

See also

References

  1. Purpus, Mike (2016-05-26). "A Purpus Endless Summer: 60s and 70s surf star Mike Purpus is inspired by Bruce Brown's "The Endless Summer"". Easy Reader News. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  2. Coady, Ben (2020-04-12). "Rugby league movies on the big screen: The starting 13". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  3. Warshaw, Matt (2018-11-23). "American Surfers in "Fantastic Plastic Machine"". Encyclopedia of Surfing. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  4. Pinto, Luís M. "The Fantastic Plastic Machine". Surfertoday. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  5. St. Pierre, Brian (1969). The fantastic plastic voyage; across the South Pacific with surfers and a camera. New York: Coward-McCann.
  6. Harry Betts - The Fantastic Plastic Machine, Discogs, 1969, retrieved 2024-12-17
  7. "Fantastic Plastic Machine, The (1969) – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.