Point Break

Director: Ericson Core

Overview

Kathryn Bigelow's fourth action film follows FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) as he goes undercover to infiltrate a cache of Southern California surfers suspected of robbing banks.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2015
UPC:	0883929471263
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:02:00
Sales rank:	7,627

Special Features

Additional scenes; 4 featurettes: ; Adrenaline junkies; It's make or break; On location: Malibu and ride the wave

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Patrick Swayze	Bodhi
Keanu Reeves	Johnny Utah
Gary Busey	Pappas
Lori Petty	Tyler
John C. McGinley	Ben Harp(as John McGinley)
James LeGros	Roach
Bojesse Christopher	Grommet,Grommet
John Philbin	Nathanial
Daniel Beer	Babbit
Julian Reyes	Alvarez
Chris Pedersen	Bunker
Vincent Klyn	Warchild
Anthony Kiedis	Tone
Lee Tergesen	Rosie,Rosie
Christopher Pettiet	15,15
Dave Olson	Archbold
Sydney Walsh	Miss Deer
Tom Sizemore	Deets
Dino Andino	Psycho-Stick
Michael Kopelow	Passion for Slashin
Julie Michaels	Freight Train,Freight Train
Matt Archbold	Surf Rat
Mike Genovese	Corey,Corey
Jack Kehler	Halsey,Halsey
Kimberly Martin	Fiberglass
Galyn Görg	Margarita,Margarita(as Galyn Gorg)
Raymond Forchion	Neighbor,Neighbor
Betsy Lynn George	Girl at Party,Girl at Party
Gloria Mann	Fierce Woman
Jared Chandler	Pilot
Gregory Snegoff	Weatherman
John Apicella	Security Guard
Richard Grove	Cullen
Anthony Mangano	Off Duty Cop
Peter Phelps	Australian Surfer
Debra Lamb	Flame Blower at Party (uncredited)
Sharon Bialy	Actor
Marsha Carter	FBI Receptionist
Mark Isham	Composer
Richard Pagano	Actor
Chris Pederson	Bunker
Paolo Tocha	Cab Driver
Gary Roberts	Australian Cop #1

Technical Credits

Kathryn Bigelow

James Cameron

W. Peter Iliff

Kathryn Bigelow	Director,Director,Screenwriter
Peter Abrams	Producer,Producer
James Cameron	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Robert L. Levy	Producer,Producer
Michael Rauch	Producer
Joseph Newton Cohen	Producer
W. Peter Iliff	Screenwriter
Glenn Wilder	Stunts
Richard Pagano	Casting
Sharon Bialy	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Working in the same mythopoetic vein that informs her stunning, postmodern vampire film Near Dark, director Kathryn Bigelow (Strange Days) fashioned one of the most gorgeous, exhilarating and offbeat action-adventure flicks of the '90s. Perhaps because she is a female, Bigelow brings unique perspective to this staunchly male genre. Point Break packs all the standard action movie conventions -- screaming car chases, bloody shootouts, high-tech hardware, kinetic fistfights, and macho posturing -- into an action film that's anything but conventional. The story transplants the classic western to the beaches of Los Angeles, as young FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) goes undercover as a surfer to catch a band of wave-riding bank robbers led by the charismatic Bodie (short for "Bodhisattva"). As portrayed by Patrick Swayze, this Zen surf master is a peripatetic modern cowboy who'd rather die free than succumb to the society's constraints. Bigelow emphasizes the bond that develops between Bodie and Utah, as the lawman falls under the renegade's spell, making for a film ripe with homoerotic subtext. The romance between Utah and Bodie's former girlfriend, a tough female surfer named Tyler (Lori Petty), is compelling only in that Tyler is so androgynous that's she clearly a stand-in for the true object of Utah's attraction. Reeves is laughable as an FBI agent, though he looks great in a wetsuit; while Swayze, radiating suitably deranged intensity from his slit-like blue eyes, is pitch perfect as an idealistic sociopath who spouts half-baked Buddhist philosophy about achieving oneness with the sea. In order to maintain their wave-chasing way of life, he and his gang of surf bums commit bank jobs, disguised as ex-presidents by means of grotesquely accurate rubber masks. It's an inspired idea, which translates into some surreal and delightfully subversive visual moments -- the image of Ronald Reagan gleefully torching a car is pure brilliance. Bigelow is no Hollywood hack.With an artist's eye she paints a dark, richly textured portrait of L.A.'s surfing subculture that is an antidote to the inane, sunny naiveté of '60s beach movies, while the thrillingly photographed surfing footage and awe-inspiring skydiving scenes convey the pure adrenaline rush these thrill seekers live and die for. Sure, Point Break is ridiculous, but why think too hard about it? To paraphrase Bodie, just let it wash over you.