In Search of 'Da Cat'
Legendary Californian surfer Mickey Dora, 'Da Cat', invented the myth of the rebel surfer. Then, at the height of his fame, he disappeared. Twenty-seven years on, Ovidio Salazar goes in search of 'Da Cat', encountering an assortment of surfers, artists, pornographers, policemen and poets along the way. Some are famous, others unwilling to be identified. Some claim to know where Dora is. Others are strangely evasive, even protective about the master's whereabouts. But all have a tale to tell about the mysterious and enigmatic Mickey Dora.
- Runtime
- 58m
- Released
- 1996
Details
Release year: 1996
Storyline
Legendary Californian surfer Mickey Dora, 'Da Cat', invented the myth of the rebel surfer. Then, at the height of his fame, he disappeared. Twenty-seven years on, Ovidio Salazar goes in search of 'Da Cat', encountering an assortment of surfers, artists, pornographers, policemen and poets along the way. Some are famous, others unwilling to be identified. Some claim to know where Dora is. Others are strangely evasive, even protective about the master's whereabouts. But all have a tale to tell about the mysterious and enigmatic Mickey Dora.
Top credits
- Dale Davis — Self
- Mickey Dora — Self
- Skip Engblom — Self
- John Milius — Self