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Surfwise (2008)

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Release Date: May 9, 2008 (Limited)
On DVD: July 29, 2008
Genre: Documentary, Sports
Running Time: 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and some sexual material.
Director: Doug Pray
Writer: Doug Pray
Cast: Dorian Paskowitz, Juliette Paskowitz, Israel Paskowitz, Jonathan Paskowitz

"Surfwise" is a lively documentary that delves into the life of legendary Malibu surfer Dorian 'Doc' Paskowitz. A successful doctor, Paskowitz 'dropped out' of normal society in the 1960s and traveled to Israel , where he is credited as having introduced the sport of surfing. He went on to raise nine children (eight of them boys) in a cramped motor home, home schooling all of them in the ways of health and fitness, sexuality, and Read more

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Grade: C+ Surfwise. The incredible true story of legendary Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz. Who is Doc Paskowitz? I don't know, but I think he surfs. Yeah.

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