Unfinished Business - Mark Occhilupo
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| Synopsis | This short film follows on from The Occumentary and documents Occy's run for the World Title - which he defied all odds to win in 1999. Occy was regarded as a surfing prodigy from his early teens. He grew up and learned to surf on the beaches at Cronulla. He joined the pro surfing circuit in 1984 when he was just 17. After becoming a regular in the top five over the next few years, he also hit drugs, alcohol and the partying lifestyle hard which saw him drop off the tour at the age of 22. Occy's life went into a major downward spiral in the years afterwards. He continued with alcohol and drugs, his weight ballooned by over 30 kilograms, and he had a mental breakdown. Gordon Merchant sent Occy to Jack McCoy who put him on the path to success which saw him return to the tour 8 years later where he finished second to Kelly Slater in his comeback, and then reached the pinnacle the following year. |
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| Athletes | Mark Occhilupo |
| Genres | Biographical |
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| Director | Jack McCoy |
| Writer | Jack McCoy |
| Studio | Jack McCoy Films |
| Rating | not rated |
| Runtime | 22 mins |
| Language | English | Stereo |
| Stream | SD | 640x480 |