Surf Nazis Must Die

Surf Nazis Must Die
Poster for Surf Nazis Must Die
Directed by	Peter George
Produced by	Robert Tinnell
Written by	Jon Ayre
Starring	Gail Neely Barry Brenner Robert Harden Tom Demenkoff
Music by	Jon McCallum
Cinematography	Rolf Kestermann
Edited by	Craig A. Colton
Production company	The Institute
Distributed by	Troma Entertainment
Release date	1987
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Surf Nazis Must Die is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Peter George and starring Gail Neely, Barry Brenner, and Robert Harden. It was produced by The Institute, a production company formed by George, Craig A. Colton and Robert Tinnell, and distributed by Troma Entertainment, a company known for its low-budget exploitation films.

An earthquake leaves the California coastline in ruins and reduces the beaches to a state of chaos. A group of Neo-Nazis led by Adolf (Brenner), the self-proclaimed "Führer of the new beach", takes advantage of the resulting chaos by fighting off several rival surfer gangs to seize control of the beaches. Meanwhile, an African American oil well worker named Leroy (Harden) is killed by the surf Nazis while jogging on the beach. Leroy's mother, "Mama" Washington (Neely), devastated by the loss of her son, vows revenge. After arming herself with a handgun and grenades, she breaks out of her retirement home and exacts vengeance on the Surf Nazis.

The soundtrack to Surf Nazis Must Die was scored by Jon McCallum and features heavy use of synthesizers. The soundtrack had an official vinyl release by Strange Disc records in September 2014 with cover artwork also by McCallum.

Surf Nazis Must Die was criticized by reviewers as boring and hard to follow, and its acting, dialogue, and camerawork were widely panned. Janet Maslin wrote "Not even the actors' relatives will find this interesting."Roger Ebert stated that he walked out of the film after 30 minutes.