Bunker77 (2016)

Bunker77: Directed by Takuji Masuda. With Tony Alva, Laird Hamilton, Mike Judge, Johnny Knoxville. A chronicle of the wild and brief life of the 1970s’ most controversial surf star and international playboy from Los Angeles, Bunker Spreckels.

“Smart, crafty and well executed, this is a documentary non surfers will enjoy as much as surfers.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film falls firmly In the tradition of Riding Giants ,Dogtown and Z boys ,etc as a great historical ode to the roots of an athletic culture and an incredible era gone by.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI really enjoyed this film and watched it twice in quick succession. Bunker was a flamboyant figure that could have only been made in America and specifically California.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI get the feeling that had he not had an endless amount of cash at his literal disposal he would have gone a lot further in the surfing world as a surfer and as a designer.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe interviews with the Hamilton family and Bunkeru0026#39;s close friends , lovers and employees give a rich personal insight to a character that really was larger than life and could have only existed in that time and place – 1960s-1970s.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere was a lot of work, love and thought put into this film with the interviews, re-dramatizations , slick editing and all of the restored archival film and audio.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThankfully Art Brewer caught Bunker with his camera at his peak, his glowing youthful pre multimillionaire purest version which immortalized the u0026quot;Genetic space childu0026quot; before the drugs overtook him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a shame that there is not more archival footage of bunker surfing but the film did a great job with what little was available. This film also stands as an obvious cautionary tale of excess and waste and yes once again hard drugs really suck, Welcome to the 27 club Bunker…we hardly knew ya.”