Local Boys (2002)
Directed by Ron Moler
Genres - Drama, Romance, Action, Adventure, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Beach Film, Coming-of-Age, Family Drama |
Release Date - Feb 23, 2002 (USA) |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey
Eric Christian Olsen and Jeremy Sumpter star as brothers Randy and Skeet Dobson in this coming-of-age surfer movie from director Ron Moler. With their widowed mother working to provide for the family, Randy is left to look after 12-year-old Skeet. Despite the fact that a kid brother is a bit of a style-cramper, Randy lets Skeet tag along with him to the beach where he and his friends surf the summer days away. But trouble begins to brew when a pretty girl named Samantha (Shelby Fenner) chooses Randy over the leader of a rough-and-tumble surfer gang. Meanwhile, all is not well at home either when Skeet befriends Jim Wesley (Mark Harmon), a legendary surfer who begins a romantic relationship with the boys' mother, Jessica (Stacy Edwards), much to Randy's chagrin.
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coming-of-age, brother, beach, surfing, mother, boyfriend, love-triangle, widow/widower