Un giovane surfista hawaiano mette in mostra le sue abilità sulle piste innevate del Vermont.Un giovane surfista hawaiano mette in mostra le sue abilità sulle piste innevate del Vermont.Un giovane surfista hawaiano mette in mostra le sue abilità sulle piste innevate del Vermont.
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- Brett
- (as Zach Bostrom)
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- QuizCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was only 9 years older than Yuji Okumoto, who played his son.
- BlooperWhen Sam is teaching Johnny to snowboard, he is riding goofy (right foot forward). In later scenes where Johnny is performing more difficult jumps and turns, he is riding regular (left foot forward). This reveals the use of a stunt double.
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Brett: Hey.
[Brett waves at Johnny to come over]
Johnny Kapahaala: Let me guess. No skys allowed?
Brett: No. What you did yesterday, Getting massive air up off that jump to help Sam and that sky girl, mad props, dude, you're a real charger.
Johnny Kapahaala: Oh, thanks bro, I didn't know you even saw that.
[Sam throws the hat at Johnny]
Johnny Kapahaala: Oh, what's this?
Sam Sterling: Hey, now you're cool enough.
[Johnny laughs]
Brett: Going on a sky raid.
Johnny Kapahaala: What's that?
Sam Sterling: Well, it's the new powder on the back summit.
Brett: The fastest runs on the hill man. You wanna come?
Johnny Kapahaala: Can I get busted for that?
Brett: Hey, only if they catch us. Urchins' motto, man: "Go big or go home!"
Johnny Kapahaala: All right.
Sam Sterling: All right, come on, all, let's go.
- ConnessioniFeatured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Disney Channel Movies of All Time (2016)
But Johnny's parents played by Yuji Okumoto and Mary Page Keller are going to be moving to Vermont where Johnny is going to get to go to a fashionable prep school because Okumoto is going to teach computer programming.
The free and easy life of Hawaii contrasts with the snobbery he finds among all the young yuppies of the future. And while Johnny finds he's managed to adapt his surfing skills to snowboarding, the ruling elite in the school are skiers as headed by an especially snotty young preppie in Zachary Bostrum.
It's a Disney Channel production so don't expect the best in the way of acting, but Johnny Tsunami has two very good things going for it. Nice location photography both in Hawaii and Vermont and very good chemistry between Brandon Baker and Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa as the junior and senior Tsunamis. Their scenes together are really something special.
Johnny Tsunami proved to be one of the most popular of Disney features, warranting a sequel, Johnny Kapahala, Back on Board with most of the same cast. I've always maintained Hawaii is so beautiful it's almost impossible to make a bad picture there. At least I've seen very few of them.
Look also for a good performance by Gregory Itzin as the headmaster of the prep school whose attitudes are most reflected by the student body.
- bkoganbing
- 4 apr 2008
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