# Beautiful Wave

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{{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](/source/Aimee_Teegarden)
* [Patricia Richardson](/source/Patricia_Richardson)
* Ben Milliken
* Alicia Ziegler
* David Thomas Jenkins
* [Helen Slater](/source/Helen_Slater)
* [Lance Henriksen](/source/Lance_Henriksen)
}}
| music = Edward White
| cinematography = Kev Robertson
| editing = {{plainlist|
* [Randy Redroad](/source/Randy_Redroad)
* Josh Beal
}}
| studio = Portfolio Films America, Inc.
| distributor = [Anchor Bay Entertainment](/source/Anchor_Bay_Entertainment)
| released = {{film date|2012|5|8}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
'''''Beautiful Wave''''' is a 2012 [adventure](/source/adventure_film) [coming-of-age](/source/coming-of-age_story) [drama film](/source/drama_(film_and_television)). 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 &#124; 'Beautiful Wave' Casting |publisher=Amcentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-12}}</ref>

==Plot==
New Yorker late-teen Nicole ([Aimee Teegarden](/source/Aimee_Teegarden)) visits her estranged grandmother ([Patricia Richardson](/source/Patricia_Richardson)) in [Santa Cruz, California](/source/Santa_Cruz%2C_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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Helen_Slater) as Jane Davenport
* [Lance Henriksen](/source/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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