- HD 1080
- Runtime: 120m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: John Milius
- Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville, Lee Purcell
- keywords: friendship, surfing, california, vietnam, sports, coming of age, flash forward, 1960s
- Production_studio: A-Team, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Slogan: A day will come that is like no other... and nothing that happens after will ever be the same.
- The Big Wednesday is featured in the top rankings of 1978
- #21 in Top Comedy Movies of 1978
- #27 in Top Drama Movies of 1978
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.