Johnny Tsunami

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Johnny Tsunami

온라인카지노추천-G

1999

1h 36m

Kids & Family

Drama

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Young Hawaiian surfer Johnny Kapahala (Brandon Baker) gets a rude awakening when his dad relocates to Vermont -- a state seriously lacking in waves. There, he struggles to fit in at a private school where everyone skis. Luckily for Johnny, he meets public school student Sam (Lee Thompson Young), who instructs him in the art of snowboarding. And when a rivalry brews between Johnny and snooty skier Brett (Zachary Bostrom), they decide to settle their rivalry on the slopes.

Variety Staff

Variety

Writers Doug Sloan and Ann Knapp take a cliched situation and don't do much with it, but script's brisk pacing moves the plot along swiftly enough to keep interest.

Sep 9, 2019

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Austin Gayle

The Ringer

The kid simply doesn’t miss...

Apr 25, 2023

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Emily Ashby

Common Sense Media

Brimming over with positive messages about perseverance, friendship, forgiveness... Johnny Tsunami has lots to offer kids in addition to the action-packed surfing and snowboarding scenes.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 9, 2019

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Ed R

Good nostalgia but meant for kids.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Ava S

like 3.9 why was that actually lowkey interesting lol-

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Monsol E

Like most DCOMs of the time, it's fun, but flawed. The setup of "kid from the tropics gets moved to a ice cube" is solid, I like how Johnny always keeps his positive attitude, even when everything's out to wreck him, and grandpa ruled! But the preppy bullies, the DUUUUUMB plot about the divided mountain, and Johnny's jerk-for-no-reason dad all dragged it down. Still, this is a pretty good watch, if it sounds like you'll enjoy it, you probably will.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/18/23

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Audience Member

This movie is about fast paced action and energy with a lot on the line in terms of competition and self worth but what it also does is spotlight friendship perseverance and acceptance of change and growth while narratively it's surface leveled the actors do a tremendous job conveying what the story fails to do

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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andy h

Though there are plenty of narrative flaws that would be reprised later on, it's a lot more engaging and well crafted in terms of acting, sets, and downright emotion.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This movie is cheesy, but I enjoyed it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/19

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Steve Boyum

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Johnny Kapahaala

Kirsten Storms

Emily

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Johnny Tsunami

Lee Thompson Young

Sam Sterling

Yuji Okumoto

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Synopsis

Young Hawaiian surfer Johnny Kapahala (Brandon Baker) gets a rude awakening when his dad relocates to Vermont -- a state seriously lacking in waves. There, he struggles to fit in at a private school where everyone skis. Luckily for Johnny, he meets public school student Sam (Lee Thompson Young), who instructs him in the art of snowboarding. And when a rivalry brews between Johnny and snooty skier Brett (Zachary Bostrom), they decide to settle their rivalry on the slopes.

Director: Steve Boyum
Producer: Gerald T. Olson
Screenwriter: Ann Austen, Douglas Sloan
Production Co: Walt Disney Productions
Rating: 온라인카지노추천-G
Genre: Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2016
Runtime: 1h 36m

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