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Point Break

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
187K
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Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)
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An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
187K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
704
83
    • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Rick King(story)
    • W. Peter Iliff(story)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Gary Busey
    • Kathryn Bigelow
    • Rick King(story)
    • W. Peter Iliff(story)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Gary Busey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 446User reviews
    • 128Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in Point Break (1991)
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    Patrick Swayze
    Patrick Swayze
    • Bodhi
    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • Johnny Utah
    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • Pappas
    Lori Petty
    Lori Petty
    • Tyler
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • Ben Harp
    • (as John McGinley)
    James Le Gros
    James Le Gros
    • Roach
    John Philbin
    John Philbin
    • Nathanial
    Bojesse Christopher
    Bojesse Christopher
    • Grommet
    Julian Reyes
    • Alvarez
    Daniel Beer
    Daniel Beer
    • Babbit
    Chris Pedersen
    Chris Pedersen
    • Bunker
    Vincent Klyn
    • Warchild
    Anthony Kiedis
    Anthony Kiedis
    • Tone
    Dave Olson
    • Archbold
    Lee Tergesen
    Lee Tergesen
    • Rosie
    Sydney Walsh
    Sydney Walsh
    • Miss Deer
    Christopher Pettiet
    Christopher Pettiet
    • 15
    Dino Andino
    • Psycho-Stick
      • Kathryn Bigelow
      • Rick King(story)
      • W. Peter Iliff(story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Patrick Swayze was an accomplished skydiver, and took part in the big skydiving scene. He made fifty-five jumps in total.
    • Goofs
      Johnny gets his "57 Chevy" surfboard broken at Latigo beach during the fight with Warchild and his crew. Later in the movie when he remembers about the meeting with some new clients, he is carrying the same board in perfect condition.
    • Quotes

      Bohdi: Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true.

    • Alternate versions
      The 15-rated UK cinema version was trimmed by 25 secs to obtain the lower rating by the BBFC. There were five cuts to remove bullet impacts, cuts to shots of a naked woman being fired at during the house raid and several cuts to remove aggressive strong language. The cuts were restored the following year when the distributors opted for an 18 certificate for the video release. This same cut was resubmitted in 2011 and received a 15 certificate.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Nobody Rides for Free
      Performed by Ratt

      Written by Steve Caton

      Produced by Mick Guzauski with Ratt

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Time-Warner Company

    User reviews446

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    8/10
    The film for an adrenaline generation
    Thirteen years on it sounds a little trite - an FBI agent examines his inner self whilst trying to bring down a gang of surfer bank robbers by infiltrating their scene. But dude, how Point Break pulled this off!

    In what can now safely be regarded as one of the more generation-defining cinematic moments of the nineties, Point Break serves as not just a credible well-paced action thriller spectacle, but also as a voice for advocates of the adrenalin rush. The movie's sleeper popularity at the time would no doubt have helped issue in a new generation of 'X' sports for a new generation, as hungry sponsors leapt at a new market.

    Kathryn Bigelow takes some key pointers from then hubby James Cameron and paces the movie brilliantly. There are many key moments of unique action - that chute-less jump from 4,000 feet being the highlight - that filled the trailer, but it is the cumulative effect of bringing these moments together that adds to the picture. For so many films the denouement is a gross failure but Bigelow controls the films peaks and troughs expertly and the ending is genuinely well handled, something that appears to be a real struggle for Hollywood today.

    In what will go down as Patrick Swayze's finest moment on film, he plays the adrenalin guru Bodhi with glaze-eyed and silver tongued expertise, and manages to pull off the very difficult assignment of being both sane and insane simultaneously with accomplishment.

    You can almost feel pulled by Bodhi's enthusiasm for a sensation 'as close as you get to God', and as a result can excuse the decade for being labeled that of the 'slacker' generation. The nineties weren't about slacking, just looking for a different kind of high.
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    FAQ5

    • What is "Point Break" about?
    • I'm watching the edited television version and they blurred out one of the surfers pulling down his shorts while they were surfing - ostensibly revealing a tattoo on the surfer's rear end. This prompts Johnny to contact Pappas about it. What was the tattoo? And why was it significant?
    • Is this movie based on a book?

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 1991 (United States)
      • Japan
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Ecola State Park, Highway 101, Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Largo Entertainment
      • JVC Entertainment Networks
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    • 2 hours 2 minutes

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