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High School senior Luke Harris dreams of just one thing... pro surfing. But Luke's parents have other ideas: pick a college and grow up! When Luke learns that a spot is opening up on the local surf team, he see's his big chance to prove to his parents that he can make it as a surfer and avoid being shipped off to school. When a devastating tragedy strikes, Luke is forced to take a hard look at his life with the help of the beautiful "church-girl" Emily and his youth pastor.
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studio
Skipstone Pictures
Justin Schwan
Luke Harris
Kelsey Sanders
Emily Dawson
Angel Cruz
Casey Sanchez
Raquel Gardner
Janet Harris
Greg Calson
David Harris
Danny Smith
Pastor Shane
Andy Shephard
Matt McCoy
Jessie Nickson
Jessica Lopez
Ed V. Morgan
Pastor Ed
Christopher Michael
Carl Wilson
Matt Beacham
Nat Shackelford (as Matt Beacham)
Abby Evans
Abby
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_**An "inspirational film" that's actually inspiring**_ I bought "Cutback" on DVD blindly yesterday thinking it was a surfing drama/sports flick akin to, say, 2002's "Blue Crush." It is and it isn't. The surfing and sports competition take a serious backseat to the inspirational coming-of-age drama. Released in 2010, "Cutback" tells the story of teenager Luke Harris (Justin Schwan) and his parents (Greg Carlson & Raquel Gardner). The mother's a woman of faith, but the father and son aren't. There are signs of marital problems, but this is a very solid family. Luke's goofy best friend, Casey, isn't so fortunate (Angel Cruz). Luke's a natural at surfing and wants to pursue it, but his dad insists he goes to college. Meanwhile, a beautiful redhead catches his eye (Emily played by Kelsey Sanders) and everything seems to be bliss, and then... This is a low-budget, straight-to-video film and shows some of the limitations thereof, like questionable acting by some of the peripheral characters (e.g. Casey and Luke's boss), but it's Grade A at heart. Seriously, this is a quality coming-of-age drama. Despite some of the questionable acting, I was able to buy into the characters and their story. The people became "real" to me because they ring true. Excellent job by the director, writers and cast in this regard. What I especially liked was the overtness of things pertaining to God, lik…
Title
Cutback
Released
Jan 1, 2010
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
1h 27m
Status
Released
Studio
Skipstone Pictures
