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Point Break (1991)

 -  Action | Crime | Thriller  -  12 July 1991 (USA)
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An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of bank robbers who may be surfers.

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Storyline

In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves the ex-presidents. commit their crimes while wearing masks of ex-presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send young agent Johnny Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information. Utah meets surfer Bodhi and gets drawn into the lifestyle of his new friend. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>

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Plot Keywords:

surfer | undercover | fbi | mask | beach | See more »

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27 banks in three years - anything to catch the perfect wave! See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

12 July 1991 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Riders on the Storm  »

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$43,218,387 (USA)
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Trivia

This is the first movie that Keanu Reeves would play a former Quarterback from Ohio State. He would later appear as another former Quarterback from Ohio State in The Replacements. See more »

Goofs

Just before Tyler interrupts Johnny Utah's introductory cover story, he says, "I went to law school - I got a football scholarship!" Law schools don't give football scholarships. See more »

Quotes

Pappas: Let me tell you something, Harp. I was in this bureau while you were still popping zits on your funny face and jacking off to the lingerie section of the Sears catalog. But there's something I've learned in all my years...
Ben Harp: Why don't you astonish me, shitbrains.
Pappas: [Pappas punches Harp] Respect for my elders!
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Referenced in The Avengers (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

"Down to the Wire"
Performed by Little Caesar
Written by Ronald Curtis Young, Jimmy Haynes aka Apache, Fidel Angel Paniagua, Lauren Douglas Molinare,
Thomas Nielson Morris
Produced by Mike Clink
Courtesy of DGC Records
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Goofy and fun.
21 January 1999 | by (Netherlands) – See all my reviews

This movie has energy. The story is kinda goofy, but the direction from Kathryn Bigelow has the right amount of pacing and atmosphere. The chase scene midway through the film is a breath-taking example of what film-makers can do, if they have energy and vision. This movie is pure entertainment and a blast to watch.


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