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

Special Features

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

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

Kathryn Bigelow

W. Peter Iliff

James Cameron

Kathryn Bigelow	Director,Director,Screenwriter
Peter Abrams	Producer,Producer
Robert L. Levy	Producer,Producer
Michael Rauch	Producer
W. Peter Iliff	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Joseph Newton Cohen	Producer
James Cameron	Executive Producer,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.