The revised release of A Matter of Style (1976) features California, Oahu, Baja, and Maui from 1972 thru 1980. If a surf film was successful in its first release and did really well on its second run, (as A Matter of Style), than it made sense to add new footage to the original film and re-release the film as a newer revised edition. One would keep the best of the original film and replace the lesser-appreciated sequences. The difficulty was in keeping the continuity and flow of the original film. A Matter of Style 1980 features a 19-year-old Shaun Tomson making his original statement on the north shore way before Free Ride (1978). Shaun was as loose as a goose in the juice. Smaller and quick, it was a star being born and you could see Shaun grinning with pride as he annihilated off the wall and backdoor as it had never been before. Pipeline too, a backside attack that was precise and daring as never before.
