In the early 1960s, Sandy, Boo, Scollop and Robbie drive to the beaches north of Sydney for a surfing weekend.

The boys plan to give Sandy a memorable 'one last fling' before his impending marriage.

At a local dance, Boo seduces Caroline, the teenage daughter of a caravan park owner who discovers what has happened and finds Boo with a gun.

[1] The script was autobiographical, Avalon having been a passionate surfer for most of this life and grown up in Newcastle.

Shooting began in October 1976 and took place near Sydney and Newcastle, especially in the town of Catherine Hill Bay.