Surf Nazis Must Die

1987 "The Beaches Have Become Battlefields... The Waves Are A War Zone!"
3.7| 1h21m| R| en
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When a Black oil well worker is killed by a band of California neo-Nazis, his gun-wielding grandmother busts out of her retirement home to avenge him.

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EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise
JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.
Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Don Muvo If you like your movies with twang, this is one for you. This is a very carefully made film for the budget and doesn't disappoint. Surf Nazis are traditionally folks that hog the waves and are willing to fight you if you don't like that. This film takes that paradigm back in time to the real Nazi's, who, now that the big earthquake has finally hit and put the police out of control, has ushered in a beach world ruled by Surf Nazi's led by Adolf himself! The director spends lots of time developing and getting you attached to the Surf Nazi characters, and the dominating mother of the youngest "Nazi", Smeg, as played by Bobby Bresee, is the icing on the cake. The Eleanor Washington role, Excellently played by Gail Neely, was a moving though humorous tribute of anyone harmed by brutality being willing to fight back. In all it was a very well thought out statement.
Darth-Helmet In the near future, a Californian beach has been taken over by a ruthless gang called the "Surf Nazis" led by Adolph who literally surf sometime and would hurt anyone who comes in their way. When an African American fellow named Leroy gets murdered by them, his mother buys weapons and wants revenge for her son's death and against those maniacs.Silly if entertaining and action-packed futuristic Sci-fi action comedy that's not as bad as everybody says, well what can you expect from Troma? bad acting, cheesy special effects, violence and nudity abound. If you can really suspend your disbelief then you'll enjoy this movie if your into low budget flicks and Troma movies.Also recommended: "Battle Royale 1 & 2", " Escape from New York", "The Warriors", "Terminator Trilogy", " Troma's War", " Rock & Rule", " Mad Max", "The Road Warrior", " Escape 2000", " Combat Shock", " Shaft" ( 1971), " The Toxic Avenger Series", " They Live", "The Running Man", " Cannibal! The Musical", " Natural Born Killers", "Tromeo and Juliet", " Leon The Professional", " Sin City", "Waterworld", "Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD", "American History X", "Menace II Society", "I Spit on Your Grave", "Akira", "Fist of the North Star (Anime)", " Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky", " Total Recall", " Robocop", "Tank Girl", " Wizards", "Blade Runner", "Barefoot Gen", and "A Clockwork Orange".
KGB-Greece-Patras This film is no better or worse than others have described. It's silly, its corny, we know that already, I mean I knew before even pressing play button..... I have had my fair in strange, extreme, original , unconventinal movies - nevertheless I was never a bad-film fan, I like b-films through the passion of the independent anti-artist, but i haven't done much research in the legendary 'best' bad films...I have to add that I have only seen Toxic avenger 1 from Troma... not much else, but i plan to! I really can't describe the emotions and vibe this films awoke! The perfect musical theme, some kind of early post-electro , pre-techno tune stuck in my mind, this piece of 'art' is not easily labeled as comedy, nor horror. I liked the fact that it doesn't want to be anything much, and it knows its values... Little talking & meanings, lots of wanna-be (?)style , lots of amateurish passion, lots of great synthesizer music (i happen to be one of the hugest fans of them all!) and cheesy (?) editing ....Easily my best bad film, not that I have seen a lot of them, and for what it is worth, it's because of the music ....If you have a somewhat strange humour and happen to like electronic music and 90s synthesizers, give this a try... quite a different take on praising this piece of trash, isn't it??
polysicsarebest I've been a fan of the IMDb for a really long time now. Probably about 6 years. And I've found that its site is loaded with tons of informative, interesting, and credible content. Until I saw the page for Surf Nazis Must Die. Granted, the IMDb itself doesn't do these reviews; the users do. But for this film to be on the IMDb bottom 100 is quite telling. This film is hands down and without any question a masterpiece. Anyone that fails to see that just flat-out does not understand film.This isn't a "so bad it's good" film. This is straight-up an amazing film, filled with awesome cinematography, great action, and some straight-up weirdness that propels the story along. The story itself is very simple: nazi gang wants to own the beaches, they fight gangs, and a black woman gets her revenge on them. VERY simple. A less talented director would've wrapped up the whole story in 30 minutes or filled it the brim with boring filler. However, what the talented Peter George does is tell the story in a very slow and deliberate fashion. Instead of focusing on intense action sequences for the whole film, the movie slowly builds to them. He usually packs the events up until then with surf nazi propaganda and shots of surfing (surfing from the actual actors; this is not stock footage!). And believe it or not, it's all hugely entertaining. He fills the film with very little dialogue, so what is there leaves a huge impression on the audience.It's a difficult film to understand completely, especially as I'm not a surfer. Mr. George took a very simple concept and decided to play it up like it's this amazing event: surfers who actually would kill over their beaches. The acting is very underrated, and there actually is very little comedy, deliberate or otherwise, here. The only real comedy is the fat black woman who is the "hero" of the film; she is so ridiculous yet I am guessing this is some kind of social satire (a fat black woman going after "Adolf", leader of the Nazis, who said that skinny blonde-haired blue-eyed men were the "master race"). The film is beautifully-shot with tons of footage of the skies and the beaches, and the pacing is very good. Not too much action, not too much mindless chatter. Another good point is the music. The score really fits the film.This is a straight-up good film. My girlfriend, who typically dislikes B-Movies, even thought this film was gorgeous and awesome. In a lot of ways, this reminds me of Six String Samurai: a very simple (and kind of ridiculous) story told through the use of overacting, vibrant colors, gorgeous cinematography, amazing editing/directing, and lots of good music. Absolutely an art film and a well-made one at that. Anyone that dislikes this film just flat-out doesn't understand what makes movies great.