Review of The Endless Summer (1966) by Patrick K — 28 Aug 2007

A classic - the original low-budget, humorous, experiential documentary.

This review of The Endless Summer (1966) was written by Patrick K on 28 Aug 2007.

The Endless Summer has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Jack W (1,198) on 11 Oct 2009

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By Nolan R (12) on 22 Jun 2009

The narration is painfully bad, but the story is really interesting and considering the doc is over 40 years old it holds up incredibly well…

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By Stefan T (71) on 03 Aug 2011

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I love it. If nothing else to watch I pop this in…

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