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Point Break (1991)

R  120 min  -  Action | Crime | Thriller   -  12 July 1991 (USA)
6.9
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An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of bank robbers who may be surfers.

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Writers:

Rick King (story), W. Peter Iliff (story), and 1 more credit »
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1 win & 2 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Swayze ...
Keanu Reeves ...
Gary Busey ...
Lori Petty ...
Tyler
John C. McGinley ...
Ben Harp (as John McGinley)
James LeGros ...
Roach (as James Le Gros)
John Philbin John Philbin ...
Bojesse Christopher Bojesse Christopher ...
Julian Reyes Julian Reyes ...
Daniel Beer ...
Chris Pedersen Chris Pedersen ...
Bunker
Vincent Klyn Vincent Klyn ...
Anthony Kiedis ...
Tone
Dave Olson Dave Olson ...
Lee Tergesen ...
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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 | FBI | Undercover | Mask | Bank Robbery  | See more »

Taglines:

100% Pure Adrenaline. 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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Details

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Gefährliche Brandung See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$97,000,000 (Worldwide) (1991)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Elizabeth Berkley had a small scene in the movie, but it was cut out. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In the first skydiving scene, the plane takes off from Santa Monica California but the jump is clearly over lake Powell Utah nearly 400 miles away. See more »

Quotes

Pappas: Utah! Get me two!
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Soundtracks

"I Will Not Fall"
Performed by Wire Train
Written by Kevin Hunter, Brian McLeod, Anders Rundblad, Jeff Trott
Produced by Wire Train
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. See more »