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Point Break

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Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Produced by James Cameron
Peter Abrams
Robert L. Levy
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Starring Patrick Swayze
Keanu Reeves
Gary Busey
Lori Petty
John C. McGinley
James LeGros
Music by Mark Isham
Cinematography Donald Peterman
Editing by Howard L. Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. William Gareth Jacob "Gary" Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -nominated American Lori Lee Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American movie actress. John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American Actor, producer and screenwriter, most notable for his roles James LeGros (born April 27, 1962) is an American Film and Television Actor. Mark Isham (b September 7, 1951 in New York City) is an American Trumpeter synthesist, and Academy Award-nominated film Composer Smith
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) July 12, 1991
Running time 120 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $24,000,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue $83,531,958 (Worldwide)[1]
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Point Break is a 1991 action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence Kathryn Bigelow (born 27 November 1951) is an American Film director. Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and William Gareth Jacob "Gary" Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -nominated American The title refers to the surfing term point break. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a Surfboard, although wave-riders

The film was a box office success upon its release, and it has since gathered a cult following. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. The film also contains notable celebrity cameos including Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Anthony Kiedis (kiːdɪs "kee-dis" (born November 1 1962 is an American musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Plot summary

Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), is an FBI agent and former Ohio State quarterback who, with his partner Pappas (Gary Busey), is investigating a string of bank robberies. Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. William Gareth Jacob "Gary" Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -nominated American Suspecting a connection between the bank robbers, known as the Ex-Presidents because they use masks of former US presidents, and local surfers, Utah goes undercover to infiltrate the surfing community. Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information Knowing little of the lifestyle, Utah convinces surfer Tyler (Lori Petty) to mentor him. Lori Lee Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American movie actress.

In the process, Utah develops a complex relationship with Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), the charismatic leader of a gang of surfers who accept Utah into their midst. Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and While Utah goes undercover in the hope of finding the bank robbers, he finds himself increasingly attracted to their adrenaline-charged lifestyle.

The Bodhi/Utah dynamic gets more complicated as Utah begins to zero in on Bodhi as the likely ringleader of the Ex-Presidents. Utah learns that Bodhi and his gang rob banks in order to fund their lifestyle, and as a form of rebellion against a social system that they believe "kills the human spirit". This creates an internal struggle for Utah, as his fondness for Bodhi and the lifestyle he epitomizes conflicts with his duty and responsibility as an FBI agent.

By the end of the film, Utah lets Bodhi seek his own death surfing the giant waves of Bells Beach, Australia. Bells Beach ( is an internationally famous Surf beach in Victoria, Australia, located 100 km south-west of Melbourne, on the Great For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Cast

Production

Originally, Matthew Broderick and Charlie Sheen were to star in Point Break with Ridley Scott directing. Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is a three- time Golden Globe nominated American Dancer, Actor, and Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. William Gareth Jacob "Gary" Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -nominated American Lori Lee Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American movie actress. John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American Actor, producer and screenwriter, most notable for his roles James LeGros (born April 27, 1962) is an American Film and Television Actor. John Philbin (born 1965 is an American surfer who has appeared in television and film Lee Allen Tergesen (born July 8, 1965) is an American Actor. He is known for his role as Tobias Beecher in HBO Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore Jr (born September 29, 1964) Anthony Kiedis (kiːdɪs "kee-dis" (born November 1 1962 is an American musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage Actor who is best known for his roles as the title character Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award Nominated and Golden Globe Emmy Award and BAFTA Award winning [2] After acquiring the screenplay, the producers of Point Break began looking for a director. At the time, executive producer James Cameron was married to director Kathryn Bigelow who had just completed Blue Steel and was looking for a her next project. James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director Blue Steel is a 1990 Neo-noir Thriller film, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver and Clancy Brown. [2]

Point Break was originally called Johnny Utah when Keanu Reeves was cast in the title role. [2] The studio felt that this title said very little about surfing and by the time Patrick Swayze was cast, the film had been renamed Riders on the Storm after the song by The Doors. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing However, Jim Morrison's lyrics had nothing to do with the film and so that title was also rejected. James Douglas Morrison (December 8 1943—July 3 1971 was an American Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Writer, and Film director It was not until halfway through filming that Point Break became the film's title because of its relevance to surfing. [2]

Reeves liked the name of his character as it reminded him of star athletes like Johnny Unitas and Joe Montana. John Constantine "Johnny" Unitas ( May 7, 1933 &ndash September 11, 2002) nicknamed The Golden Arm and often called For the actor with a similarly pronounced name see Joe Mantegna. He described his character as a "total control freak and the ocean beats him up and challenges him. After a while everything becomes a game . . . He becomes as amoral as any criminal. He loses the difference between right and wrong". [2] Swayze felt that Bodhi was a lot like him and that they both shared "that wild-man edge". [2]

Two months before filming, Reeves and Swayze trained with former world class professional surfer Dennis Jarvis on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Kauai (in standard Hawaiian kauˈaʔi in Kauai- Ni{{okina}}ihau dialect; usually spelled Kauai outside the Hawaiian Islands and ˈkaʊɑɪ or /kaʊˈɑɪ/ [2] Shooting the surfing sequences proved to be challenging for both actors with Swayze cracking four of his ribs. For many of the surfing scenes he refused to use a stunt double as he never had one for fight scenes or car chases. He also did the skydiving scenes himself and the film's aerial jump instructor Jim Wallace found that the actor was a natural and took to it right away. [2]

Reception

Upon release in 1991, it was a considerable success, with competition from Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Terminator 2 Judgment Day, commonly abbreviated as T2, is a 1991 action / Science fiction film directed co-written Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is a 1991 Adventure film directed by Kevin Reynolds. With a budget of $24 million, Point Break grossed $43. 2 million in the USA and $40. 3 million internationally. )[1]

Kathryn Bigelow's work positively altered perceptions of female directors in the action film genre, and the film's success helped establish Keanu Reeves as a future action star, from Point Break to Speed to The Matrix. Kathryn Bigelow (born 27 November 1951) is an American Film director. Speed is a 1994 American action / thriller Romance film directed by Jan de Bont set in Los Angeles. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction - martial arts - Action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and

At the 1992 MTV Movie Awards, Point Break was nominated for 3 awards including Most Desirable Male (Keanu Reeves), Most Desirable Male (Patrick Swayze), and Best Action Sequence for the second jump from the plane. The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV ( Music Television) In it, Agent Utah jumps out of a plane without a parachute to catch Bohdi and rescue Tyler. Utah catches up with Bodhi and holds a gun to his head. However, Bodhi refuses to pull the rip cord and Utah must decide between dropping his gun (so he can hold on and pull the rip cord) or letting the two fall to the ground.

The film has inspired a piece of cult theater, Point Break Live!, which features a new, unrehearsed "Keanu" picked at random from the viewing audience, and reading all of his (or her) lines from cue-cards for the duration of the show. Point Break Live!, is an original concept and adaptation by Jaime Keeling of the 1991 Keanu Reeves / Patrick Swayze Extreme sports movie

Point Break was listed in the VH1 show I Love the 90s on the episode 1991. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television I Love the '90s is a Television mini-series produced by VH1 in which various Music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture Many celebrities, including Dominic Monaghan, Maroon 5, Mo Rocca, Michael Ian Black, Hal Sparks & Jackass's Chris Pontius, commented about the movie and why it deserved to be included in the episode. Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (born 8 December 1976) is an English Actor. Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award -winning American Pop rock band Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded Maurice Alberto "Mo" Rocca (born on January 28, 1969 in Washington DC) is an American writer comedian political satirist and self-styled Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971) is an American Comedian, Actor, and Writer. Hal Harry Magee Sparks III Esq (born September 25 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian one-time Game show host, known for his witty additions to Chris Pontius (born Christopher Andrew Pontius on July 16, 1974 in Pasadena California) is an American entertainer and daredevil As Hal Sparks says "We never saw Bodhi die. . . I smell a sequel, Point Break 2 – Paddling Out". The use of the term "Paddling Out" drew suspicions that a possible sequel could involve Bodhi "Paddling Out" to New Zealand (as reinforced by his quote in the film).

The scene in which Utah jumps after Bodhi without a parachute was ranked seventh in Empire magazine's Top 10 Crazy Action Sequences. Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. The scene was also tested by the Discovery Channel series Mythbusters. Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and MythBusters is a Popular science Television program produced by Australian firm Beyond Television Productions originally for the It was determined that Utah and Bodhi would not have been able free-fall for 90 seconds (as illustrated in the movie), nor would they have been able to hold a conversation in mid-air. Free fall is motion with no Acceleration other than that provided by Gravity. However, it was determined that, by streamlining his body, Utah could have conceivably caught up with Bodhi after jumping from the plane. [3]

Inspiration from Point Break


Score Album

On February 7, 2008 a score release for Point Break was released by La-La Land Records, featuring composer Mark Isham's score. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common La-La Land Records is an American Record company based in Burbank California (91502 This edition was limited to 2,000 units, and features 65-minutes of score, with liner notes by Dan Goldwasser that incorporates comments from both Bigelow and Isham. [4]

Sequel

A sequel as be planned for a 2009 release date. The film is to be named Point Break Indo, and is to be directed by Jan de Bont.

References

  1. ^ a b Point Break (1991). Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo is a Website that tracks Box office Revenue in a systematic way Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Point Break DVD Liner Notes", 20th Century Fox, 2006.  
  3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_%28season_6%29#Point_Break_Trilogy
  4. ^ http://www.lalalandrecords.com/PointBreak.html

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