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| Directed by | William Phelps |
| Produced by | Bill Finnegan Tim McCanlies |
| Written by | Randal Kleiser Tim McCanlies William Phelps |
| Starring | Matt Adler Nia Peeples Gerry Lopez John Philbin Gregory Harrison |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Running time | 96 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
North Shore is a 1987 film about Rick Kane (Matt Adler), a young fictional surfer from a wave tank in Arizona, who heads to surf the season on the North Shore of Oʻahu and see if he has the skills to cut it as a pro surfer. As he progresses on his journey, he learns the qualities he possesses are not going to pull him through alone.
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Synopsis
Kane quickly finds out he has neither the skills nor the attitude to make it. After the Hui, led by Vince (surfing legend Gerry Lopez), take his stuff, he fortuitously runs into Turtle (John Philbin). Turtle introduces him to Chandler (Gregory Harrison), a shaper and soul surfer, who teaches Rick to surf and advises him in the nuances of the North Shore scene. The film's antagonist is named Lance Burkhart (Laird Hamilton), who plays the role of a violent and often frightening surfer, appearing from time to time to bring an element of danger to the film.
Kane also falls in love with Kiani (Nia Peeples),a beautiful local girl who encourages him to follow his dream.
Professional surfers
North Shore features professional surfers Shaun Tomson, Gerry Lopez ("Vince"), Laird Hamilton ("Lance Burkhart"), Mark Occhilupo, Robbie Page ("Alex Rogers"), Mark Foo, Derek Ho, Hans Hedemann, Ken Bradshaw and several others.
Popular culture
The movie plot is the narrative for the song "Hui" by the Christian swing/ska band The W's on their CD titled Fourth From the Last.
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