McConaughey comedy "Surfer" catches summer wave
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The funniness "Surfboarder, Fellow," starring Matthew McConaughey as a soul-searching surfer who's experiencing an existential crisis, is jell for a summertime tone ending.
Starz Media subsidiary company Mainstay Bay Amusement has acquired U.S. statistical distribution rights to the celluloid and plans to going it stagily in deep summer.
Anchor Bay, whose primary business is home amusement, has been moving toward fencesitter theatrical releases with films such as "The Grand piano" and "Sex and Destruction 101."
"The acquisition of 'Surfer, Dude' underscores where this company is headed," Anchor Bay laurel president Bill Clark said. "We will continue to larn strong titles for representation and Videodisc liberation piece maximizing the abilities of the various divisions at Starz, including our global gross revenue team and the insurance premium amusement channels."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
