Summer City

Summer City
Directed by	Christopher Fraser
Produced by	Phil Avalon
Written by	Phil Avalon
Starring	Mel Gibson John Jarratt Phil Avalon Steve Bisley James Elliott Abigail Ward "Pally" Austin
Music by	Phil Butkus
Cinematography	Jerry Marek
Edited by	David Stiven
Production company	Avalon Film Corporation Studio
Distributed by	Intertropic films
Release date	22 December 1977
Running time	83 min.
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$66,000 or $200,000

Summer City also known as Coast of Terror is a 1977 Australian surfer film, filmed in Newcastle, Australia. The film also features (a then-unknown) Mel Gibson in his debut role.

In the early 1960s, Sandy (John Jarratt), Boo (Steve Bisley), Scollop (Mel Gibson) and Robbie (Phil Avalon) drive to the beaches north of Sydney for a surfing weekend. The boys are planning to give Sandy a memorable ‘one last fling’ before his impending marriage. Tension flares between university-educated Sandy and ocker Boo when Sandy decides not to join in the fun. At a local dance, Boo seduces Caroline (Debbie Forman), the teenage daughter of a caravan park owner (James Elliott) who discovers what has happened and comes looking for Boo with a gun.

The film was shot on 16mm and blown up to 35 mm. Shooting began in October 1976 and took place near Sydney and Newcastle, especially in the town of Catherine Hill Bay

The film proved popular and had a long run. It led to a sequel Breaking Loose (1988).