Blue Juice (1995)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Carl Prechezer

Writers:

Carl Prechezer (writer)
Peter Salmi (writer)

Release Date:

15 September 1995 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Plot:

JC is at the end of his Twenties and is living with his girlfriend Chloe in a small coastal town in England...

Plot Keywords:

Surfer | England | Techno Music | Friend | Beach

Cast

Sean Pertwee	...	JC
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Chloe
Steven Mackintosh	...	Josh Tambini
Ewan McGregor	...	Dean Raymond
Peter Gunn	...	Terry Colcott
Heathcote Williams	...	Shaper
Colette Brown	...	Junior
Michelle Chadwick	...	Sarah
Keith Allen	...	Mike
Robin Soans	...	Young Bob
Jenny Agutter	...	Guinevere / Mary Fenton
Guy Leverton	...	Crab
Mark Frost	...	Moose
Paul Reynolds	...	Recording Engineer
Edwin Starr	...	Ossie Sands

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug use and some sexual content.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | UK:15 | USA:R | Spain:7 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Chapel Porth, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK

Company:

Skreba Films

Trivia:

JC tells Terry that his caravan is bigger than it looks on the inside and likens it to the TARDIS. Sean Pertwee is the son of Jon Pertwee who played the third Doctor in Doctor Who.

Goofs:

Continuity: When JC is in the car with his friends, he says Chloe has no money and between shots his collar jumps from under to over the seat belt.

Movie Connections:

References "Doctor Who" (1963)

Soundtrack:

You're The One

English surfers? Get outta here!

Being a surfer means you're always looking for movies, books and magazines about your chosen passion. However, something always ruins movies about surfing. This movie, while wonderfully acted and filmed on the gorgeous coast of Great Britain, falls prey to several surf film cliches. For instance, we have the protagonist who's reaching 30 and must either turn his back on his surfing lifestyle or lose his beautiful girlfriend. Also, there are his band of goofball friends (plot furtherers) who show up and help the main character realize his destiny. Finally, there's the inevitable cheeseball ending where the hero has to ride the giant wave and save the life of his friend. Trouble with this segment in "Blue Juice" is that the waves that are supposed to be so threatening aren't even that big. Unfortunately, the movie is trying to be too many things. All performances are above par, however. One bit of annoying marketing, though: Ewan MacGregor appears on the box, but isn't the main character. "Blue Juice" peters out like a North Carolina day of summer surf.