We fallow rob in a travel to indonesia,seeking for inner peace,answers and of course surfing. Rob machado the drifter 20 nov 2009 0 val kilmer was originally cast to play the drifter, until robs showreel re enactment of col kurtz won the. Machado is a 2011 inductee into the surfing walk of fame in huntington beach, california in the surf champion category. Surfers of gen x likely remember machado as a standout member of the innovative, tailsliding, punkrockscored, taylor steelechronicled momentum generation, and a bud tour dominating, kelly slaterhigh fiveing, runner up for the 1995 world title. The drifter rob machado official trailer surf film. When this movie came out, my friend and i went to a free showing, and rob and jon and taylor were all there. Rob machado premieres the drifter for san diego friends. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Like macaws, we squawked and trotted around, preening, superior, smug. We dream of the perfect wave, the perfect job, the perfect house and when we get there, we dream of something else the drifter 2009 rob. Rob machado the drifter surf movie soundtrack on spotify. Momentum generation watch the hbo original documentary hbo. The drifter is a 1988 thriller movie starring kim delaney, timothy bottoms, al shannon, miles okeeffe, and anna garduno.
A journey that would take him way beyond his comfort zone, to. Surfer rob machado is one of the most stylish and skilled wave riders out there and has won many of pro surfings most prestigious contests. Environmental activist and surfer macho rob machado went to indonesia on a trip that was about more than the quest for the perfect wave. Nov 18, 2009 rob machado s just come out with his latest project, the drifter, a film he made with his good buddy, taylor steele.
Melali the drifter sessions soundtrack the latest soundtrack from the new rob machados movie year. Stricken by production issues and the personal struggles of its star, the film was disasterridden to say the least. Three against three, fare odds i suppose, especially when the drifter alone outweighs his 3 nemesis combined by himself. Rob machado is much more than a drifter who surfs perfect waves with seemingly effortless flow. His sixmonth soulseeking journey is chronicled through his journal, which forms the basis of his heartfelt narration in the drifter. He is an actor and writer, known for surfs up 2007, in gods hands 1998 and the drifter 2009. Robert edward machado born october 16, 1973 is an australianborn american professional. Industry news champion surfer and accomplished musician rob machado announces us concert dates. Apr 25, 2014 in the summer of 2008, iconic surfer and former pipe master rob machado flew to indonesia to experience a different kind of surf trip. The drifter, the man with the white hat, and his new friend from the log cabin versus the the man with the white hats daughter, her fiance, and the man in the black hat.
Nov 03, 2009 the drifter soundtrack, a stacked affair with the likes of the raconteurs, midlake, tegan and sara, the shins and matt costa, is now available for download. Theyve been working together since they were teenagers, which translates into. Please enter your name, your email and your question regarding the product in the fields below, and well answer you in the next 2448 hours. Melali focuses on the surfing experience and the artful relationship between man and surf. The drifter is an actionpacked debut novel complete with dangerous former military tough guys, a surprising discovery under an old rotted porch leading to big trouble, and a mean, smelly 150 pound dog named charles mingus you are going to love. He is an actor and writer, known for surfs up 2007, in gods hands 1998 and the drifter. The drifter documents his journey of self discovery through the south east asian archipelago where he comes to realize. The drifter tells the story of a uniquely troubled man, chris thatcher, who finds himself on a downward spiral induced by the dark memories of his past. Set across the vast indonesian island chain, melali. Records are teaming up to release the muchanticipated autobiographical surf movie about rob machado, the drifter. The drifter soundtrack, a stacked affair with the likes of the raconteurs, midlake, tegan and sara, the shins and matt costa, is now available for download. There are some great surfing sequences, but most seemed slightly out of focus. Ive always been a big supporter of the surfrider foundation.
Thats what i kept thinking, anyway, as i view full post. In the summer of 2008, iconic surfer and former pipe master rob machado flew to indonesia to experience a different kind of surf trip. May 10, 2010 melali the drifter sessions is a unique surf movie experience showcasing an eclectic mix of some of the worlds best surfers set to an original score by jon swift, todd hannigan, fernando apodaca, and rob machado. Nick petries the drifter has one of the most thrilling openings ive ever read, involving a dank crawlspace, the nastiest, smelliest dog in creation, and a former marine lieutenant still suffering from the trauma of his war. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and. Click on the links and then rightclick on the image to save it. I try to keep hands off gossip too, shit is like poison and the shortterm gain is negligible.
A world title could have been rob s in 1995 when he shared one of surfings alltime greatest heats with kelly slater at pipeline. It was a miserably cold and wet night in vb, but these guys made it great. The film will have a limited theatrical release and will also be available on dvd. And it wasnt until 11 years later in january of this year that he revealed publicly for the first time what that crisis was that inspired the drifter. Machado decided it was time to leave his comfort zone and find out what he was truly made of by traveling to indonesia. Surf, fedora, sea, sand, sunset, bonfire, good people, good vibe. The drifter is an actionpacked debut novel complete with dangerous former military tough guys, a surprising discovery under an old rotted porch leading to big trouble, and a mean, smelly 150 pound dog named charles mingus you are going to love while the overall theme of this story is devoted to our combat vets, how they are changed by war and the difficulty of adjusting back into society. The drifter sessions online full episodes of season. Quotations by rob machado, australian athlete, born october 16, 1973. The drifter is directed by poor specimens taylor steele. From directors jeff and michael zimbalist and featuring surfing icons kelly slater, rob machado, taylor knox, ross williams, shane dorian and more, momentum generation tells the story of a ragtag community of teenage surfers and how they brought their sport to unprecedented heights. Rob machado, the wildhaired iconic free surfer from cardiff, does not refer to his recent sixmonth soulsearching odyssey in indonesia as a midlife crisis, but as a journey of selfdiscovery far beyond his comfort zone. Just curious to anyone else out there that has watched it, and might be able to shed some light onthis, but machado rides this real short stubby board that is redorangeyellow ish. Rob was great, jon was great, i bought some cds that night and became a big fan of jons.
As most of the world waits for rob machado\s new surf movie, the drifter. Steele has been involved in the surf film industry for. Its been some twenty years since we first met that emaciated teenager with hair like broccoli. Rob and jon playing music, taylor later announced and did q and a. Genres horror, suspense director craig calamis starring christopher lee gibson, bruce jarman. Anyone get a chance to check out the flick, the drifter with rob machado.
The wire podcast nathan myers drifts with rob machado in. Just got a chance to watch it and must say, awesome. Before the movie the audience was treated to some great music by rob. As producer, writer, and obviously central surfer in the film, rob machado shares his favorite part of making this film as well as some of. Rob machado had a crisis in 2009 that spawned, the drifter, a a film about his wanderings in indonesia.
In 2009, steele and rob machado collaborated to create the film the drifter. The drifter rob machado full movie legendado youtube. One of the worlds leading surfing documentarians, taylor steele, steps behind the camera once again for this filmed record of his friend rob machado s epic sixmonth journey to indonesia. As much an inward, soulsearching journey as it is a geographic one, the film takes place at a key crossroads in machado. Additionally, rob wrote and starred in the 2009 film, the drifter.
Rob machados the drifter surf movie will be released on november 17th. May 11, 2012 in the summer of 2008, iconic surfer and former pipe master rob machado flew to indonesia to experience a different kind of surf trip. Robs latest film the drifter may well be his final contribution of significance to surfing as a paid professional. Blue marble x desktop purple marble x desktop pink marble x desktop. A journey that would take him way beyond his comfort zone, to the point where he could finally be alone with his thoughts, his desires and the empty perfection of an unnamed. Rob machado strikes me as being a pretty interesting type of character, but this almost hour long film, doesnt reveal much about him at all, except hes a tremendously talented surfer, which we all knew anyway. Rob machado the drifter full movie, hurley and warner bros. It cant get better than this, i figured, but it does.
Rob machado premieres the drifter for san diego friends and. The other night i was lucky enough to attend the encinitas premiere of the drifter, a new film by taylor steele featuring rob machado. Download full movie the drifter free for download online. The drifter sessions documenting sessions across the vast indonesian island. Melali the drifter sessions soundtrack the latest soundtrack from the new rob machado s movie year. The drifter in the summer of 2008, iconic surfer and former pipe master rob machado flew to indonesia to experience a different kind of surf trip.
I started my own foundation, rob machado foundation, which focuses on environmental education for the little people of the world. The drifter interview with rob machado channel islands. Rob machado had a crisis in 2009 that spawned, the drifter, a a film about his wanderings in indonesia, and it wasnt until 11 years. While wandering through indonesia filming the awardwinning surf movie the drifter, rob machado met up with various friends for surf sessions on the best waves the islands had to offer. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Rob machado, kelly slater, todd heater, taylor steele, bill berghillinger, bob hurley, devin sarno, justine chiara, paul gomez. He shares stories about discovering the blues, bonding with a beatle and jamming to jimi hendrix, all in his trademark laidback style.
For surfers of different generations, san diegos rob machado brings to mind different visions. Indonesia was the theater, and the drifter is the result. The drifter rob machado full movie legendado from time world champion kelly slater and current champ john florence, to big wave icon shane dorian and breakthrough performer albee layer, these are the. A playlist featuring stardeath and white dwarfs, the black keys, the raconteurs, and others.
Nov 20, 2009 rob machado the drifter 20 nov 2009 0 val kilmer was originally cast to play the drifter, until robs showreel re enactment of col kurtz won the producers over and he landed the role of himself. Machado also starred in his own feature film released in the late 90s titled drifting. A journey that would take him way beyond his comfort zone, to the point where he could finally be alone with his thoughts, his desires and the empty perfection of an unnamed indian ocean reef. It was released in october 2016 in australia and february 2017 in the us. A surfer is trying to identify the rhythm of his soul in the surrounding world. Being he is a channel islands guy, is this a biscuit model or something likethe kelly. Hawaii may very well be the spiritual home of the drifter blogs aesthetic. Rob machado the drifter 20 nov 2009 0 val kilmer was originally cast to play the drifter, until robs showreel re enactment of col kurtz won the producers over and he landed the role of himself. In his search for purpose, the drifter spends his days and long nights on the open road, desperate to erase the haunting images that lurk deep within his mind. He is a musician, philanthropist and competitor who still holds his own against the best in the world.
Machado portrayed himself in the 2007 animated picture, surfs up. The drifter sessions features rob machado one of the most stylish and skilled wave riders of our time. The drifter rob machado behind the scenes by koastalmedia. The endless summer 2 a group of teenagers in hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the s and rise to super stardom. That phrase rang true with a certain sense of irony as machado s new movie, the drifter, hit the big. Melali the drifter sessions original soundtrack by. I joined the chorus of grinning idiots drilling holes in the rob machado taylor steele epic, the drifter.
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