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The Fantastic Plastic Machine (1969)

The Fantastic Plastic Machine poster
Directed by
Lowell Blum, Eric Blum
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
G
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary follows a group of California surfers as they travel to a surfing competition in Australia. The film shows their trips to different beaches and surfing spots along the way.

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What happens

The Fantastic Plastic Machine is a 1969 documentary film following a group of California surfers as they journey to an Australian surfing competition. The film is narrated by Jay North. It was directed by Eric and Lowell Blum, and was filmed in California, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. The music soundtrack was composed by Harry Betts, and released as an album on Epic Records. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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