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Matthew McConaughey May Expose More Than Just His Chest in 'Surfer, Dude'

Kyle Buchanan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:40:00 EDT

Eternally shirtless actor Matthew McConaughey has never been afraid of showing a little skin, but the lengths he goes to in his new film may make even his hard-to-shock mother blush. According to a review in San Diego City Beat, McConaughey's new stoner opus Surfer, Dude (opening in select locations this Friday? Who knew!) reveals more of the actor than most non-Apatow male stars are used to baring:

There’s no shortage of bare breasts, and McConaughey takes a potshot at himself with a naked didjeridoo session. Though the lighting is low, McConaughey’s junk is on display to guarantee healthy DVD sales.

Could the move, if true, make McConaughey one of the few A-list men to break the full-frontal barrier on screen? Or did the City Beat critic see junk where no junk was, addled by the cinematic contact high implicit in a film starring McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, and Willie Nelson? No matter: suddenly McConaughey's "Baby Longhorn" has suddenly taken on an entirely new meaning. Julianna Margulies, two can play at this game.

Dude, where's my wave? [CityBeat]

Surf's Up With Matthew McConaughey

Douglas Reinhardt — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:55:00 EDT

Boomp3.com

The waves of Malibu apparently weren't too kind to hunky actor Matthew McConaughey over the weekend. The Fool's Gold star seemed rather honest about his lackluster surfing performance in the famed Pacific Ocean. McConaughey said, "I could say that I wasn't feeling the vibes because I wasn't feeling the ocean breeze bouncing off my pectorals, or I could say that I saw a dolphin and I got a bit scared that it was going to go after my driving paw. That wasn't it though. I was just no good out there. That, and there were too many people." McConaughey seemed frustrated by the amount of people hogging all the of the waves and wished that the politicians would fix the global warming problem soon. McConaughey added, "It should be cold in September. Or, at least chilly, you know?"

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'Surfer, Dude' Confirms Matthew McConaughey's Schtick Not So Cute When You're Required To Pay For It

Seth — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:20:00 EDT

Just two weeks after Matthew McConaughey had his first child, he's already lost the pregnancy weight. If that's not reason enough to hate him, there's also this trailer for Surfer, Dude (if you're confused by that comma, just wait until you watch the the video!), a stoner comedy for people turned off by Pineapple Express's high production values and ability to elicit laughter. What's going on here? Well, several famous weed-enthusiasts (Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson) have contributed their talents to a project seemingly conceived not to send up McConaughey's reputation, but rather to enable it: The entire thing seems like it was shot in short bursts between surfing runs and rent-a-car hotboxing opportunities, by the very same P.A.s who sauntered up to McConaughey in Malibu with tar-stained outline in hand, pledging, "We'd throw paparazzi down for you, brah."

Surfer Dude [IMDb]