Quiksilver Brings Back ‘Young Guns’ With A Collection And Forthcoming Film

In 2005, Kelly Slater won his seventh world title, putting an end to the three-year reign of Andy Irons.

That same year, mounted to the front of surf mags everywhere, Quiksilver released Young Guns. Its premise was to introduce Quik’s up-and-coming team riders to the world at large.

The film was shot entirely in the Mentawais, long before footage from those islands had been exhausted. They lived in the collective consciousness of surfers everywhere. Each magazine story and surf film still induced severe bouts of daydreaming among the young, and a sense of dread in those who were no longer young.

But a lucky few groms didn’t have much to dread. Masatoshi Ohno, Luke Munro, Jeremy Flores, Ry Craike, and Dane Reynolds were pampered by their sponsor and godfathered by a thirty-four-year-old KS on a boat drifting along the finest reef passes of the archipelago.

The outcome, and its sequels, remain in the digital ether, confirming the trilogy’s success and place in surfing culture. Yet, a nagging question remains unanswered: Who chose to place Dane Reynolds in the first section of the film?

In 2025, Kelly’s curriculum vitae remains unmatched by anyone who has ever inhabited this planet. After taking a hit from the nostalgia bong, Quik decided to nod to the original, though this new version has no kings.

The cast reads like a who’s who of the CT: Griff, Kanoa, Alan Jr., Rio Waida, and Marco Mignot are joined by two of the hottest freesurf tickets of the moment, Mikey Wright and the youngest of guns, Hughey Vaughan. The reboot is set to premiere in August.

The art direction, which ties two decades together, remains in the hands of Natas Kaupas. It was he, twenty-one years ago, who created the “Impaired” logo that illustrates the accompanying collection.

This time, the team set camp on a small, private island in the Ments, and each day found a new corner of the ocean to apply their skills.

No preview yet, but the whispers are good.