Movie: Making the Call - Big Waves of the North Pacific

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Brad Gerlach
Brad Gerlach

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Laird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton

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Mike Parsons
Mike Parsons

Self

David Stanfield
David Stanfield

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    Making the Call goes where no surf film has gone before--into and under the water at some of the most dangerous waves in the world.

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    2003-11-13

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