Beautiful Wave

Beautiful Wave is a 2012 adventure coming-of-age drama film. The film was directed by David Mueller.^[1]

Beautiful Wave
DVD cover
Directed by	David Mueller
Screenplay by	Lynn Salt David Mueller John Harris
Story by	Lynn Salt David Mueller
Produced by	Stuart Cameron Laura Shapiro
Starring	Aimee Teegarden Patricia Richardson Ben Milliken Alicia Ziegler David Thomas Jenkins Helen Slater Lance Henriksen
Cinematography	Kev Robertson
Edited by	Randy Redroad Josh Beal
Music by	Edward White
Production companies	Portfolio Films America, Inc.
Distributed by	Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date	May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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^[2]
• Patricia Richardson as Sue Davenport^[3]
• 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.^[4]