The Fantastic Plastic Machine

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]

Cast

(In alphabetical order)[7]

  • Steve Bigler
  • Alan Byrne
  • Midget Farrelly
  • Ed Farwell
  • Skip Frye
  • Margo Godfrey
  • George Greenough
  • Joey Hamasaki
  • Russell Hughes
  • Peter Johnson
  • Robert Lindkvist
  • Bob McTavish
  • Ken Morrow
  • Mickey Munoz
  • Jay North
  • Mike Purpus
  • Ted Spencer
  • John Witzig
  • Nat Young

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.


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