{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Beautiful Wave | image = Beautiful-wave dvd.jpg | caption = DVD cover | director = David Mueller | producer = {{plainlist| * Stuart Cameron * Laura Shapiro }} | screenplay = {{plainlist| * Lynn Salt * David Mueller * John Harris }} | story = {{plainlist| * Lynn Salt * David Mueller }} | starring = {{plainlist| * Aimee Teegarden * Patricia Richardson * Ben Milliken * Alicia Ziegler * David Thomas Jenkins * Helen Slater * Lance Henriksen }} | music = Edward White | cinematography = Kev Robertson | editing = {{plainlist| * Randy Redroad * Josh Beal }} | studio = Portfolio Films America, Inc. | distributor = Anchor Bay Entertainment | released = {{film date|2012|5|8}} | runtime = 96 minutes | country = United States | language = English }} '''''Beautiful Wave''''' is a 2012 adventure coming-of-age drama film. The film was directed by David Mueller.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amcentertainment.com/Script_to_Screen/_Beautiful_Wave__Casting/ |title=Movie Blog: Script to Screen | 'Beautiful Wave' Casting |publisher=Amcentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-12}}</ref>
==Plot== New Yorker late-teen Nicole (Aimee Teegarden) visits her estranged grandmother (Patricia Richardson) in Santa Cruz, California for the summer. She learns family history, meets a boy, takes a road trip to Mexico, learns to surf, and discovers her missing-or-presumed-dead grandfather.
==Cast== * Aimee Teegarden as Nicole Davenport<ref name="news-briefs1">{{cite magazine|last=Baldwin |first=Kristen |url= https://ew.com/article/2009/07/08/aimee-teegarden-beautiful-wave/|title=Aimee Teegarden leads coming-of-age surfing movie|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=2009-07-08 |accessdate=2011-09-12}}</ref> * Patricia Richardson as Sue Davenport<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zeitchik |first1=Steven |title=Actresses ride 'Beautiful Wave' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actresses-ride-beautiful-wave-86239 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=November 25, 2019 |date=July 7, 2009}}</ref> * Ben Milliken as Jeff * Alicia Ziegler as Kayla * David Thomas Jenkins as Danny * Helen Slater as Jane Davenport * Lance Henriksen as Jimmy Davenport / Baja Man
Professional surfer Holly Beck surfs in a non-speaking cameo role.<ref>{{cite web |author=Holly Beck |url=https://hollybecksurfs.blogspot.com/2009/06/filming-for-beautiful-wave.html |title=Holly Beck: Filming for Beautiful Wave |publisher=Hollybecksurfs.blogspot.com |date=2009-06-23 |access-date=2011-09-12 |archive-date=2011-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817234529/http://hollybecksurfs.blogspot.com/2009/06/filming-for-beautiful-wave.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Film}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070918062936/http://www.beautifulwave.com/ Official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110128074131/http://portfoliofilmsamerica.com/ Portfolio Films America ] * {{IMDb title|1470021}} * [http://movies.piczo.com/celebrity/aimee-teegarden/videos/1/648497 Piczo]
Category:2012 films Category:2012 direct-to-video films Category:American independent films Category:American coming-of-age drama films Category:2010s coming-of-age drama films Category:American surfing films Category:Films shot in California Category:Films set in California Category:Films set in Mexico Category:2012 drama films Category:2012 independent films Category:2012 English-language films Category:2012 American films Category:English-language independent films
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