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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
John C. McGinley
- Ben Harp
- (as John McGinley)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPatrick Swayze was an accomplished skydiver, and took part in the big skydiving scene. He made fifty-five jumps in total.
- GoofsWhile Utah is at the FBI looking up Tyler's criminal record, one of the first entries on the computer is "Excessive Speed," which Utah (or Keanu Reeves) reads incorrectly as "Exhibition of Speed."
- Alternate versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Clock (2010)
- SoundtracksNobody 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
Featured review
Point Break is one of those films that's massively entertaining no matter how many times you watch it. Whilst this is common in the action genre, Point Break stands out in its era by being more of a morally complex story.
The villain here is not your usual action villain. Keanu Reeves' character forms a complex bond with him and surfing culture to the point where it breaks his heart to have to bring him down. Swayze plays him like a charismatic cult leader and its believable that he'd sway enough people to get them onside for bank heists, all in the name of adrenaline.
This makes Point Break not a film of "bad guys vs good guys" but a real exploration of a subculture and how it gets inside people's heads.
It help that this is also a kick ass, brilliantly shot action film, with incredible sequences like the foot chase through LA and the skydiving making it as exciting as it is thoughtful. Unfortunately it came out in the same year as Terminator 2 so was (and is) criminally overlooked.
The villain here is not your usual action villain. Keanu Reeves' character forms a complex bond with him and surfing culture to the point where it breaks his heart to have to bring him down. Swayze plays him like a charismatic cult leader and its believable that he'd sway enough people to get them onside for bank heists, all in the name of adrenaline.
This makes Point Break not a film of "bad guys vs good guys" but a real exploration of a subculture and how it gets inside people's heads.
It help that this is also a kick ass, brilliantly shot action film, with incredible sequences like the foot chase through LA and the skydiving making it as exciting as it is thoughtful. Unfortunately it came out in the same year as Terminator 2 so was (and is) criminally overlooked.
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Punto de quiebra
- Filming locations
- Lake Powell, Utah, USA(skydiving scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $24,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $43,218,387
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,514,616
- Jul 14, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $83,531,958
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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