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Johnny Tsunami

Johnny Tsunami

The Temperature Is Down But The Surf Is Up!

19996.01h 28m

Overview

A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.

Directed by Steve Boyum
Written by Ann Austen, Douglas Sloan
Produced by Gerald T. Olson
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Top Cast

Brandon Baker

Brandon Baker

Johnny Kapahaala

Yuji Okumoto

Yuji Okumoto

Pete

Mary Page Keller

Mary Page Keller

Melanie

Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson Young

Sam Sterling

Kirsten Storms

Kirsten Storms

Emily

Zachary Bostrom

Zachary Bostrom

Brett

Gregory Itzin

Gregory Itzin

Headmaster Pritchard

Cylk Cozart

Cylk Cozart

Sgt. Sterling

Steve Van Wormer

Steve Van Wormer

Randy/Ronnie

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Johnny Tsunami

Themes & Keywords

surfingsports

About Johnny Tsunami

Johnny Tsunami is a family, tv movie, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of surfing, sports. Directed by Steve Boyum, it stars Brandon Baker, Yuji Okumoto, Mary Page Keller. A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.

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