Making Waves 2 - The Wipeout
Studio: Infinite Studios
Release Date: 12/22/Y7
Genre: Sports/Dramedy/Family
Director: Sean McNamara
Rating: PG
Budget: $18M
Theater Count: 3,120
Format: 2D
Runtime: 100 minutes
Previous Film: Making Waves (Y6) - $23,066,145 / $43,001,764
Cast:
Nichalos Hamilton as Shawn Waves
Ryan Reynolds as Garth Waves
Martin Kove as Trevor “Big Kahuna” Lebowski
Plot:
Father-son duo Shawn and Garth Waves have been surfing and bonding. However, college is approaching as the duo is short on cash but Shawn wants to be a pro-surfer like his father and compete in the Wave Games, a tournament for surfing in Hawaii. Winning of said tournament wins $50,000 in cash. Garth knowing fame destroyed him, wants his son to stay out of it but the money causes him to reluctantly agree.
The two head to Hawaii for the entrance exam as Shawn barely makes it and is outclassed by others. However, Trevor “Big Kahuna” Lebowski, Garth’s old coach offers to train Shawn, but Garth is against this as Big Kahuna and him have bad blood due to Kahuna’s greed and underhanded tactics. Shawn ignores his fathers plea and trains with Big Kahuna. Kahuna teaches him dirty tricks and cheating which Shawn is against at first but during the games does so as he’s manipulated by Kahuna but made it to the final round.
Garth confronts Shawn over this as the two argue as Shawn disavows his father. Shawn goes back to training as Kahuna teaches him a dangerous move that could injures others, Shawn refuses as Kahuna blackmails him as Kahuna needs Shawn to regain fame and cheating can hurt. Shawn reconciles with Garth as Shawn races as Garth uncovers dirt on Kahuna. Shawn loses and admits the cheating but gets off scott free but expose Kahuna’s dirty tactics. Shawn gets into to a nice college as Garth and Shawn have a surfing race.