{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = The Perfect Wave | image = The Perfect Wave poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Film poster | director = Bruce Macdonald | producer = S. Bryan Hickox<br>Bruce Macdonald | writer = Roger Hawkins<br>William A. Wood III<br>Billy Wood | starring = Scott Eastwood | music = Jeremy Soule | cinematography = Trevor Michael Brown | editing = Tim Goodwin | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=y|2014|02|03|Australia}} | runtime = 94 minutes | country = South Africa<br>New Zealand<br>Indonesia | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''The Perfect Wave''''' is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life of Ian McCormack, a surfer who became a minister after his near death experience.<ref name=thr>{{cite magazine|last=Lowe|first=Justin|title='The Perfect Wave': Film Review|date=12 July 2014|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/perfect-wave-film-review-718148|accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref> The film stars Scott Eastwood as McCormack.<ref>{{cite news|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|title='The Perfect Wave' movie review: Riding a killer wave to salvation|date=10 July 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-perfect-wave-movie-review-riding-a-killer-wave-to-salvation/2014/07/09/00347dd2-06bc-11e4-bbf1-cc51275e7f8f_story.html|accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref> It is the directorial debut of Bruce Macdonald.<ref name=thr/>
==Plot== A young Kiwi surfer named Ian is on his OE (overseas experience) in Mauritius, an island off the coast of Africa. While night diving with friends, he is stung by 5 deadly box jellyfish and takes a dramatic journey to hospital, helped and hindered by local people. He cries out to the God he barely remembers from childhood and meets him face to face, saying "you can't love me, I've cursed you, slept around, taken drugs and more". What happens after that is riveting and provides a beacon of hope, not just for Ian, but for everyone who has ever lived.<ref name=HR>{{cite news | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/perfect-wave-film-review-718148/ | title='The Perfect Wave': Film Review | first=Justin | last=Lowe | date=12 July 2014 | magazine=The Hollywood Reporter | accessdate=24 September 2021 }}</ref>
==Cast== *Scott Eastwood as Ian McCormack *Cheryl Ladd as Mrs. McCormack *Patrick Lyster as Mr. McCormack *Rachel Hendrix as Anabel *Scott Mortensen as Lachlan *Nikolai Mynhardt as Michael McCormack *Diana Vickers as Kim *Matt Bromley as Mark *Rosy Hodge as Roxy *Shaun Payne as Free Surfer *Jack Halloran as Greg
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.theperfectwave.co.za/about}} * {{IMDb title|2414822}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|the_perfect_wave}}
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