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The Surfer is a 2024 psychological thriller film written by Thomas Martin, directed by Lorcan Finnegan and starring Nicolas Cage. The film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024.

Cast

• Nicolas Cage as the Surfer
• Julian McMahon as Scally
• Nicholas Cassim as the Bum
• Miranda Tapsell as the Photographer
• Alexander Bertrand as Pitbull
• Justin Rosniak as the Cop
• Rahel Romahn as the Estate Agent
• Finn Little as the Kid
• Charlotte Maggi as Jenny

Production

Nicolas Cage's casting in the film was announced in May 2023. The film is an Australian and Irish co-production. It was produced by Tea Shop Productions, Arenamedia, Lovely Productions and Gramercy Park Media, with support from Australia's Screenwest. It was then reported in October and November 2023 that Cage was filming scenes in Yallingup. Principal photography concluded in December 2023.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 87% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Nicolas Cage expertly rides the waves of toxic masculinity in this sand filled arena of torment." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Josh Slater-Williams of IndieWire graded the film a B-. Xan Brooks of The Guardian awarded the film four stars out of five.

References

1. Bold, Sam; Lynch, Jacqueline (11 August 2023). "Auditions called for Nicolas Cage surf movie to be filmed in Margaret River, Yallingup". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
2. Lynch, Jacqueline (17 October 2023). "Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage spotted in Busselton ahead of filming The Surfer movie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
3. "Nicolas Cage's 'The Surfer' Wraps Production in Australia, Unveils First Look". Variety. 13 December 2023.
4. Keslassy, Elsa; Shafer, Ellise; Ritman, Alex; Debruge, Peter (11 April 2024). "Cannes Film Festival Reveals Lineup: Coppola, Cronenberg, Lanthimos, Schrader and Donald Trump Portrait 'The Apprentice' in Competition". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
5. "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
6. "Finn Little Didn't Quite Know Who Nicolas Cage Was Before Co-Starring in 'The Surfer'". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
7. Ritman, Alex (18 May 2023). "Cannes: Nicolas Cage to Hit the Beach in Psychological Thriller The Surfer for Mossbank (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
8. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (11 December 2023). "Nicolas Cage Wraps Thriller The Surfer In Australia: First Look Revealed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
9. Body, Jamie (23 October 2023). "Nicolas Cage Slammed Over Fundraiser". Newsweek. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
10. Pierson, Dashel (15 November 2023). "Leaked Footage: Nicolas Cage Fights Surf Gang While Filming New Movie". Surfer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
11. Pierson, Dashel (14 November 2023). "Spotted: Nicolas Cage Surfing and Filming New Movie in Australia". Surfer. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
12. "The Surfer". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
13. "The Surfer". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
14. Slater-Williams, Josh (17 May 2024). "'The Surfer' Review: Nicolas Cage Goes Mad in This Hallucinatory Australian Thriller". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
15. Brooks, Xan (17 May 2024). "The Surfer review – beach bum Nic Cage surfs a high tide of toxic masculinity". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

External links

• The Surfer at IMDb 

• 2024 films
• Australian thriller films
• Irish thriller films
• Stan (service) original programming
• Films shot in Australia
• Lionsgate films
• Roadside Attractions films
• 2020s Australian films