{"id":679,"date":"2002-02-03T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2002-02-03T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wichita.serveur-test.net\/films\/surf-now-apocalypse-later\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T07:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T06:03:44","slug":"surf-now-apocalypse-later","status":"publish","type":"films","link":"https:\/\/www.wichitafilms.com\/en\/films\/surf-now-apocalypse-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Surf Now, Apocalypse Later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"417\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wichitafilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/surf-now-apocalypse-later.jpg\" alt=\"Surf Now, Apocalypse Later\" class=\"wp-image-482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wichitafilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/surf-now-apocalypse-later.jpg 417w, https:\/\/www.wichitafilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/surf-now-apocalypse-later-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Marshmallow-sweet romances, convertibles, drive-ins and nighttime beach parties fueled by Coca-Cola and milkshakes: this reassuring image of youth\u2014symbolizing a conformist America enjoying an economic boom after the deprivations of war\u2014fueled the everyday imagination of generations of teenagers. Appropriated by Hollywood, surf culture was meant to provide a backdrop for the restoration of traditional values.<br>Whether portrayed realistically or artificially, this distinctive culture would exert a phenomenal attraction on thousands of young people in search of escape and freedom. Then came the Vietnam War, a crushing blow to this golden generation, upsetting its fragile balance and plunging a society already gripped by social chaos into a profound identity crisis. Against the idyllic backdrop of California beaches, this documentary explores that shift in values: the sudden and irreversible transformation of a carefree generation until then sheltered from the real world\u2014whether rebellious, like the characters in <em>Big Wednesday<\/em>, or dutifully conformist, like the muscular young men and well-bred girls of the beach party movies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\">\n<p>Directors :<strong> Clara Kuperberg &amp; Robert Kuperberg<\/strong><br>Producer : <strong>Program 33<\/strong><br>Year : <strong>2002<\/strong><br>Running time :<strong> 52<\/strong> <strong>minutes<\/strong><br>Network :&nbsp;<strong>Canal Jimmy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator grey\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>Casting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Milius <\/strong><br>Director <em>Big Wednesday<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gary Busey <\/strong><br>Actor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lee Purcell <\/strong><br>Actress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>William Katt <\/strong><br>Actor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marshmallow-sweet romances, convertibles, drive-ins and nighttime beach parties fueled by Coca-Cola and milkshakes: this reassuring image of youth\u2014symbolizing a conformist America enjoying an economic boom after the deprivations of war\u2014fueled the everyday imagination of generations of teenagers. Appropriated by Hollywood, surf culture was meant to provide a backdrop for the restoration of traditional values.Whether portrayed&#8230; <a class=\"view-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wichitafilms.com\/en\/films\/surf-now-apocalypse-later\/\">View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"featured_media":482,"template":"","films-types":[16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Surf Now, Apocalypse Later - Wichita Films<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wichitafilms.com\/en\/films\/surf-now-apocalypse-later\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Surf Now, Apocalypse Later - Wichita Films\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Marshmallow-sweet romances, convertibles, drive-ins and nighttime beach parties fueled by Coca-Cola and milkshakes: this reassuring image of youth\u2014symbolizing a conformist America enjoying an economic boom after the deprivations of war\u2014fueled the everyday imagination of generations of teenagers. 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