Johnny Kapahala - Back on Board

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• Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Family, TV Movie
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Eric Bross
• Cast(s): Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brandon Baker, Jake T. Austin, Robyn Lively, Mary Page Keller See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 30min
• Award(s): Humanitas Prize 2008 (Won) Awards List
• Similar To: I'm Not Ready for Christmas, A Perfect Christmas List
• Story:
  Johnny Kapahala, a teen snowboarding champion from Vermont, returns to Oahu, Hawaii, for the wedding of his hero -- his grandfather, local surf legend Johnny Tsunami -- and to catch a few famous Kauai waves. When Johnny arrives, he meets his new family including "Uncle Chris" (the 12-year-old son of his new step-grandmother) who resents the upcoming marriage. Chris's only interest is to join a mountain boarding crew led by a teenage bully. When Johnny's grandfather and his new wife open a surf shop that also caters to mountain boarders, they are soon embroiled in a turf war with a rival shop owner who wants to shut their business down.
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