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Point Break

- 100% pure adrenaline.

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

Release Date : 1991-07-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Largo EntertainmentJVC20th Century Fox

Production Country : JapanUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Johnny UtahRiders on the Storm

Cast

Character Name : Johnny Utah

Original Name : Keanu Reeves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bodhi

Original Name : Patrick Swayze

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tyler Ann Endicott

Original Name : Lori Petty

Gender : Female

Character Name : Angelo Pappas

Original Name : Gary Busey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben Harp

Original Name : John C. McGinley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roach

Original Name : James Le Gros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nathanial

Original Name : John Philbin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grommet

Original Name : BoJesse Christopher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bunker

Original Name : Chris Pedersen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alvarez

Original Name : Julian Reyes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Babbit

Original Name : Daniel Beer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warchild

Original Name : Vincent Klyn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tone

Original Name : Anthony Kiedis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rosie

Original Name : Lee Tergesen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Archbold

Original Name : Dave Olson

Gender : Male

Character Name : 15

Original Name : Christopher Pettiet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Deer

Original Name : Sydney Walsh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Deets

Original Name : Tom Sizemore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Psycho-Stick

Original Name : Dino Andino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Passion for Slashin

Original Name : Michael Kopelow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freight Train

Original Name : Julie Michaels

Gender : Female

Character Name : Corey

Original Name : Mike Genovese

Gender : Male

Character Name : Halsey

Original Name : Jack Kehler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margarita

Original Name : Galyn Görg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Neighbor

Original Name : Raymond Forchion

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl at Party

Original Name : Betsy Lynn George

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fierce Woman

Original Name : Gloria Mann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dispatcher

Original Name : Ping Wu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pilot

Original Name : Jared Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : John Apicella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cullen

Original Name : Richard Grove

Gender : Male

Character Name : Off Duty Cop

Original Name : Anthony Mangano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Jennings

Original Name : Deborah Lemen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Combat Alley Supervisor

Original Name : Randy Walker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Australian Surfer

Original Name : Peter Phelps

Gender : Male

Character Name : Australian Cop #1

Original Name : Gary Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flame Blower at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Debra Lamb

Gender : Female

Character Name : Store Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Imada

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-09-08

**_The fast and the furious on the beaches of Southern California_** A young FBI agent (Keanu Reeves) is sent by his superior (Gary Busey) to investigate a surfer gang to find out if they’re a notorious group of bank robbers. Patrick Swayze plays the guru-like leader of the gang while Lori Petty is on hand as a surfer companion. John C. McGinley appears as the FBI chief. "Point Break" (1991) is an action/crime thriller set mostly on the beaches of SoCal that obviously influenced "The Fast and the Furious" (2001) plot-wise. This is the better movie due to Swayze’s charismatic character and the interesting dynamic between Utah (Reeves) and Bodhi (Swayze), not to mention the relationship of Utah and Pappas (Busey) as well as Utah and Tyler (Lori). So, while this is a snappy, action-packed flick, it doesn’t forget to provide human interest. In some ways it’s even great with certain seeming plot holes easily explained if you think about it; others maybe not so much. Since it was made in 1990 it has an 80’s vibe (in a good way) with a pre-grunge soundtrack. Nirvana’s NEVERMIND wouldn’t debut until 2.5 months after its release. The film runs 2 hours, 2 minutes, and was shot mostly in greater Los Angeles (Malibu, Culver City, Santa Monica, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and Venice). The surfing scenes were done in O'ahu, Hawaii; the skydiving scenes at Lake Powell, Utah; and the closing Australian sequence at Cannon Beach, Oregon. GRADE: B+

The Movie Mob

@mooney240

2022-09-09

**Katherine Bigelow creates a beautiful complex action blockbuster with magnificent depth and chapters.** Wow. Just wow. Point Break is a deep character-driven film full of top-notch action, mind-blowing stunts, and incredible performances. These actors made you fall in love and deeply care about each character and moment in the film. Each actor's portrayal was thoughtful, dedicated, outstanding, and worthy of much more acclaim and awards than received. This film transformed Keanu Reeves into an action hero, with Point Break only being the first of many 90s action movies he led, including Speed and The Matrix. Gary Busey nailed his mentor role as Agent Pappas. But the stand-out performance was Patrick Swayze as the cool and captivating Bodhi. His performance was shown brilliantly through his eyes, which said much more than any dialogue. Unfortunately, the real crime was Swayze didn't even get a nomination for this astonishing role. The complex relationship between Reeves and Swayze's characters as their friendship develops and their conflicting sides of the law is the focal point of the movie, providing an excellent foundation for the fantastic action sequences. Point Break is an incredible movie about friendship and justice, with skydiving action fight sequences, robbery heists, and chase scenes. Katherine Bigelow's film remains one of the greatest action and heist movies of the 90s and the inspiration for the Fast and the Furious franchise.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-26

On this face of it, this ought to be rubbish... a testosterone-fuelled story of beautiful people who rob banks to fund their hedonistic lifestyle that largely revolves around anything that causes their adrenalin to rush, but it isn't rubbish. Kathryn Bigelow keeps the pace end-to-end, and both Keanu Reeves ("Johnny Utah") and Patrick Swayze ("Bohdi") are clearly having fun as the FBI agent pursuing the gang of rubber mask clad "ex-president" beach-bum robbers. Reeves is easy on the eye, but pretty wooden and sure, the plot has more holes than a string vest but the story isn't meant to be deep and meaningful. This is just a fun adventure escapade that sees our hero go surfing, sky-diving and the cinematographer is clearly in his element, too. The ending, though cluttered up with some lovey-dovey nonsense, is actually quite exhilarating as the pair seem to develop just a little bit of a bromance... It's an updated variation on the traditional cops 'n robbers affair that offers much by way of escapism on a wet, wintry evening and ought to be judged accordingly.