'The Occumentary' 25th Anniversary Tour
To celebrate the 25th anniversaries of both Mark Occhilupo’s 1999 ASP World Title and The Occumentary, film maker Jack McCoy and Occhilupo will be hitting the east coast of Australia.
It will be the first time the film has been shown on the big screen and to commemorate the event, Jack has remastered the film to give it a complete new look.
“I’ve spent hundreds of hours blowing up the film from its original VHS release as a 4:3 aspect, to 16.9 widescreen," said big Jack. "When I watched it back for the first time it was like watching a whole new movie, people’s minds are going to be blown!”
Following his hiatus from competitive surfing, Billabong founder, Gordon Merchant, sent Occhilupo to WA to live and train with McCoy and his family, and begin the comeback of all comebacks. He shed thirty kegs, cleaned up his lifestyle, and they began documenting Occhilupo’s journey back to the pinnacle of professional surfing.
It began with his iconic performance at the Bells Beach Skins event, and ultimately led to Occy becoming (at the time, curse Kelly Slater) surfing’s oldest world champion at 33-years old.
The film was the first ever feature documentary of a surfer and instantly became a cult classic, with many still regarding it as one of the best surf movies ever produced. As with all of Jack’s films, the soundtrack is next level and features the likes of the Foo Fighters, Ed Kuepper, Powderfinger, and Yothu Yindi.
Throughout the tour, the audience will be treated with Jack, Occhilupo and special guests sharing untold stories and never seen before footage from Occhilupo’s career, as well as a Q and A session to delve deeper into this special moment in time.
“I look back at this period as one of the most amazing experiences of my life and to have it documented in such a way is so special. I can’t believe it’s been 25 years but it’s going to be great to hit the road with Jack and friends to celebrate the occasion with the surfing tribe,” says Occ.
To purchase tickets, head to www.jackmccoy.com
TOUR DETAILS:
- Wednesday, May 1 – The J, Noosa
- Thursday, May 2 – Byron Theatre, Byron Bay
- Sunday, May 5 – HOTA, Gold Coast
- Wednesday, May 8 – Gala Cinema, Wollongong
- Thursday, May 9 - Event Cinema, Newcastle
- Friday, May 10 – Orpheum Cinema, Sydney
- Saturday, May 11 – Avoca Beach Theatre, Central Coast
- Wednesday, May 15 – Astor Theatre, Melbourne
- Friday May, 17 – Lorne Theatre, Surf Coast
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY:
Billabong, Balter Brewing, AGI, JS Surfboards, FCS, Pure Scot, Wave Ki, Perfect Wave, Epokhe, Surfing World, Surfrider Foundation, Globe, Ghost Racks
Comments
If I was on east coast of Oz I'd def attend one of the screenings.
amazing that a surf film from 25 years ago gets more sponsors than callum robson.....
So Occy will be dropping-in to celebrate?
On point. Wish that was the first comment .
The way Occy blatantly fades every single human with complete disregard, I would suggest not attending this shit. The guy is a peanut
Mate, if there’s one thing that Hollywood has taught me Is that you’ve got to learn to seperate people’s talents from their personalities when it comes to entertainment . I wouldn’t like to be trapped in a stuck elevator with Tom Cruise on MDMA but I can still enjoy Top Gun Maverick.
Fair call but I’d rather he was a prick in a heat than in real life. I guess the Tom Cruise analogy works.
Mixed up!
Yeahh Occ. Absolute legend
Cmon Jack! Do a show in Brisbane so us Brisso surfers can froth on Occys backhand foam climbs at the skins!
Yeah, nah. The guy is a sad shadow of the former great surfer. How long can Gordon keep propping up this muppet?
Sad shadow. Hes nudging 60 mate. Classic Swellnet haters.
I've deleted all the spiteful comments in the thread. If you really feel like you've got to get a negative thought off your chest then take it to the forums.
The film, Occ's world title, and Jack's film catalogue brought a lot of joy to surfers and it's in the same vein that I agreed to run the press release. The relentlessly negative shit reflects on me and Swellnet, we don't need it.
I've left Terminal's comment cos of, what I hope, are obvious reasons.
If you've got a problem with any of this: stuart@swellnet.com
...and I meant that Occ was one that hasn't personally dropped in on me!
So you're the one?!
Thanks Stu. Good stuff.
Well played Stu.
You can't censor all the negativity, but when it becomes a pile-on, it then just too parochial and unnecessary.
I'd like to add Occ to the long list of former world champs who've dropped in on me - mainly Sydney, but various places.
Fair enough @DingOZ, a pile on is unnecessary, but I do wonder at what point we stop forgiving the current reality due to past endeavors?
Look, for what he did in his career it sure was a wild arc (or two), but what he did was pretty great in the scope of the history of Australian surfing ...the world champs going back to midget'64.
Out of respect, round here Sydney/N, we tend to give these kind of people whichever wave they want.
I dropped in on Tom Carroll a couple of years ago at a local Point.
Didn't realise it - he was too deep and jumped off, but the peanut gallery was pretty stoked.
Ha ha they always are too deep... still local bragging rights there FR.
Hah! I reminded Parko of his place in line at a local bombie years ago, same result.
Yeah, and TVC would admit to being a serial offender. But more often he'll be way inside testing limits first.
My old man would have loved to see that.
Never misses an opportunity to complain about how much of a pest TC was as a grom.
At $38.50 a pop??
Seems the is still some neggy Comments on here do I get the unedited version stu ?
No, was much worse. Spiteful and frightfully lacking in humour.
Salty......everyone eating sour grapes today?
Nah everyone is just sick of Occy relentlessly burning them on every single wave, not even good ones.
Done it to me a few times on average waves i've waited yonks for.
I really hate online bullying so don't think people should be saying nasty stuff about him, just boycott his film so he doesn't make any money. Same way i don't buy any Tomo boards cos he drops in and is super agro when he does.
Comments like Terminal's above are gold and well deserved.
Disappointing to hear re Tomo. Considering fairly recent events involving a family member.
Yes it is, as I am partial to Tomo’s shapes.
Don’t want to add to the negativity, buuuut, they both, McCoy and Occy, added to the exposure of WA and not even a WA show. Wankers.
Chin up people's, occy's story is phenomenal
Greatest of all comebacks in sports.
His book is thorough, descriptive and all time.
Maybe you've all been back paddling him at the supermarket.
He is very observant,
Miss his podcast.
For me it is all about his his absolutely meteoric rise in the eighties.
And he's still out there at spots when no-one else is as well, from what I've seen and heard. No worse than the average self-entitled long term local?
Speaking of lacking in humour....an interesting advert idea which doesn't quite hit the Mark.
This movie came out the year I got my first surfboard.
We’d watch it for an amp up before we headed out and got in everyone’s way.
Sad to see his behaviour now, although I don’t have to surf with him so it doesn’t affect me directly. Wonder why he thinks he can do that?
Chronic torticolis.
Neck doesn’t turn left.
Classic movie. Classic surfer.
Reckon it’s no good - made me chuckle - each to. Their own I guess. Thanks for sharing
awesome, any film preservation is ok by me!! even better if it's a historic surf classic, on ya Jack!
https://www.collection.nfsa.gov.au/title/772640
(though occy in North Shore gets my vote for biggest impression on vid.. it was the first time I'd heard occy talk.. confusing to an impressionable grom, hearing occy talk..)
anyone know how to find 14yo occy's puberty blues appearance?
One minute mark.
Three seconds screen time.
haha - cheers - I remember the scene well, had no idea it was a lil' occy : )
Wow, hard to watch 40 years later.
In terms of the surfing, or the image quality?
The surfing still holds up, for mine.
Occ the Drop. Not well liked at snapper.
25 years ! That must almost be how many kids Occ,s had since then?
Back in the day his comeback inspired me to start surfing again after many years of heading down the wrong track with various poor life decisions, so at 54 and still surfing, that’s a positive.
But for all the negative, why bitch and moan on line ? Fkn sort it out old school or just shut up .
I don’t surf around there and never will but who calls these “ legends “ out ?
I’ve called a few people out in my time and they’re usually weak as piss unless they’ve got back up , but we all the same .
You’re just a surfer , nothin special .
If 200 blokes at snapper can’t front the caaarnt well you reap what u sow
haha.
This is a great comment @oldgreg.
So you condone violence now Southern?
geez you're a fuckwit.
I don't agree that violence unless under extreme circumstances or self defence is ever ok.
Oldgreg's comments are worse than any other comments on here previously that have been removed.
Burlz is right though SR. One minute you’re all who cares he’s drop in dick, Occs a legend bla bla bla. Nek minute your bootlicking old reg for suggesting violence. So which one is it?
Wtf u sooks
If I keep pushing in line at the bar , ya gunna say something or not ?
It’s not about violence, it’s about standing up for your self and saying something en mass .
Or just keep whinging on line
I’m all for Sharing the line up
@burliegh it’s not about violence mate but every surfer that turns the other cheeks let’s the fuckwits continue their shit behaviour
Nah, i wouldnt say anything if you kept pushing in. Life is too short for that kind of drama. You go for it. I'll get my drink 1 minute later. It's way better than getting into a punch on.
But people notice you pushing in, do you think you will get any favours from me or everyone else you've pushed in front of?
You might be happy that you pushing in line, but eventually you will pay the price. Much like this east coast tour charging $35+ to watch. Do you really think anyone that he's blatantly faded is going to go along?
You get a bad rep, it's hard to shake.
Hahaha.
What a fkn Karen!!!!!
Get a life c#nt!
You're an idiot Reg. You can't decide which part of your toxic masculinity bullshit to dribble next. One minute you're calling people you have no clue about "sooks" and thumping your chest like some hard man, then you back pedal and say, "it's not about violence, it's about standing up for yourself." I know I have called Occy out loud by name (he pulled back), and I'm sure Burlz has too, but some entitled ex pro flogs will continue to drop in regardless due to years of bootlicking by sycophants like Southernbore. So, what exactly is your answer ya knob? I'll take it by your comment that you're "all for sharing" that you'd meekly cop the burn and do nothing at all. Maybe calling out the offenders every chance we can on social media is EXACTLY the right answer