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Beautiful Wave

Beautiful Wave is a 2012 adventure coming-of-age drama film. The film was directed by David Mueller.

Last revised
Jun 16, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
254 w
Citations
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Source
Beautiful Wave
DVD cover
Directed byDavid Mueller
Screenplay by
  • Lynn Salt
  • David Mueller
  • John Harris
Story by
  • Lynn Salt
  • David Mueller
Produced by
  • Stuart Cameron
  • Laura Shapiro
Starring
CinematographyKev Robertson
Edited by
Music byEdward White
Production
companies
Portfolio Films America, Inc.
Distributed byAnchor Bay Entertainment
Release date
  • May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Beautiful Wave is a 2012 adventure coming-of-age drama film. The film was directed by David Mueller.1

Plot

New Yorker late-teen Nicole (Aimee Teegarden) visits her estranged grandmother (Patricia Richardson) in Santa Cruz, California for the summer. She learns family history, meets a boy, takes a road trip to Mexico, learns to surf, and discovers her missing-or-presumed-dead grandfather.

Cast

Professional surfer Holly Beck surfs in a non-speaking cameo role.4

References

References

  1. "Movie Blog: Script to Screen | 'Beautiful Wave' Casting". Amcentertainment.com. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  2. Baldwin, Kristen (July 8, 2009). "Aimee Teegarden leads coming-of-age surfing movie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  3. Zeitchik, Steven (July 7, 2009). "Actresses ride 'Beautiful Wave'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. Holly Beck (June 23, 2009). "Holly Beck: Filming for Beautiful Wave". Hollybecksurfs.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
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