Windrider

Stewart "P.C." Simpson (Burlinson) lives in a magnificent beachfront home and is an enthusiastic windsurfer, indulging his passion for windsurfing daily. His wealthy father (Tingwell) may fault P.C.'s inconsistency in working within the company he owns but can appreciate his son's remarkable abilities on the waves. With the help of his father's company's engineer Howard (Chilvers), P.C. develops a high-tech sailboard for the coming world windsurfing championship. Meanwhile, Jade (Kidman) is a rock singer who starts a relationship with P.C., but as their romance blooms, sport, friends, and the upcoming championship become secondary.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/work/windrider-54756|title=Windrider|publisher=Allmovie|last=Mannikka|first=Eleanor|access-date=9 August 2010}}

• Tom Burlinson as Stewart P.C. Simpson
• Nicole Kidman as Jade
• Bud Tingwell as Stewart Simpson Senior
• Jill Perryman as Miss Dodge
• Simon Chilvers as Howard
• Kim Bullard as Coyote
• Stig Wemyss as Ratso
• Mark Williams as Mangles
• Alastair Cummings as Rabbit
• Robin Miller as Wally
• Matt Parkinson as Lurch
• Lorraine Webster as Mud
• Johnny Ryan as McBride
• Lance Karapetcoff as King
• Ric Whittle as Ross
• Penny Brown as Kate
• Alistair Browning as Cram
• Andy Copeman as Hayes

The movie was the first film directed by experienced cinematographer Vince Monton. Monton later said he felt the film was too adult (it received an M rating) when it should have been aimed at 13-year-olds.David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990, p. 152

In an interview, Kidman stated was attracted to the role of Jade because the character was older.{{blockquote|It’s inevitable that I’ll grow up. People do still remember me as being 15, but it’s slowly changing. It’s hard for a casting director to know where I fit in – I can play 22, 23, 24, if not physically then mentally.|Nicole Kidman{{cite news|url=http://www.debbiekruger.com/writer/freelance/nic.html|title=The art of growing up as an actress|work=The Australian|author-link=Debbie Kruger|last=Kruger|first=Debbie|date=1 December 1986|access-date=9 August 2010}}}}

Filming started 16 September 1985."Production", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p62

Windrider was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in March 2010. The DVD includes special features such as the theatrical trailer, Umbrella Entertainment trailers, a stills gallery, wind surfing promo, Young Thing music promo, Nicole Kidman music promo, an extended bedroom scene, script, press kit, press clippings, and cast biographies.{{cite web|title=Umbrella Entertainment|url=http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-2420-windrider.aspx|website=Umbrellaent.com.au|access-date=15 May 2013}}

• Cinema of Australia

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• {{IMDb title|0092220|title=Windrider}}
• {{Rotten Tomatoes|windrider}}
• [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=no;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=windrider;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Windrider at the National Film and Sound Archive]
• [http://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/windrider Windrider] at Oz Movies
• {{cite book |editor-last=Murray |editor-first=Scott |title=Australian Cinema |publisher= Allen & Unwin/AFC |location= St.Leonards, NSW. |year=1994 |page=252 |isbn= 1-86373-311-6 }}

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