Point Break



Point Break is a 1991 action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey. The title refers to the surfing term point break.

The film was a box office success upon its release, and it has since gathered a cult following. The film also contains notable celebrity cameos including Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis.

In this action/crime-drama, Reeves stars as Johnny Utah, an FBI agent whose background consists of having served as a quarterback for Ohio State. Johnny and his partner Angelo Pappas, (Gary Busey) are assigned to investigate a string of bank robberies in the Los Angeles area committed by a gang nicknamed the "Ex-Presidents", due to their use of masks of former presidents during said robberies. Their investigation leads them to a group of surfers led by Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), an adrenaline-junkie who would do anything for a cheap thrill... perhaps even rob banks.

Johnny falls fast for Bodhi's ex-girlfriend Tyler (Lori Petty), who he convinces to teach him how to surf. Johnny begins to suspect Bodhi of involvement with the robberies performed by the ex-presidents, but at the same time becomes addicted to his adrenaline charged, thrill seeking lifestyle.


 * Big No: Shouted by Johnny Utah when
 * Da Chief: Supervising Agent Ben Harp.
 * Firing in the Air a Lot: The scene where Utah empties his gun into the air instead of shooting Bodhi. This was referenced in Hot Fuzz.
 * Game-Breaking Injury: Utah's old football injury.
 * Hand Cannon: Bodhi's main weapon is a Freedom Arms Model 83 revolver in the .454 Casull.
 * Hero Ball: Utah has it chained to his ankle the whole time.
 * Hollywood Skydiving: Myth Busters found that you almost certainly can't hold a conversation while freefalling, but Utah could conceivably have caught up with a Bodhi by streamlining his body(though not necessarily at that altitude).
 * Most of the skydiving WAS real however, including all the shots of Swayze, an experienced skydiver who made 55 jumps for the film.
 * I'm Cold... So Cold...:.
 * It's Raining Men: Plenty of parachuting, with some hair-raising last-minute deployments.
 * Johnny McCoolname: Johnny Utah himself.
 * Karma Houdini: Bodhi. His final fate is ambiguous, but Utah still let him go either way.
 * Kick the Dog: Inverted. During a chase scene, Bodhi throws a dog at Johnny to slow him down. Johnny gives the dog a hard enough kick to send it flying away from him.
 * Large Ham: John C. McGinley as Supervising Agent Ben Harp.
 * Nixon Mask: This movie started the whole thing.
 * Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: The "Aussie" couldn't quite master the accent.
 * Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: "I am an Eff! Bee! Eeye! Agent!!"
 * Revolvers Are Just Better: Bodhi uses a Freedom Arms Model 83 revolver when robbing the bank and uses it on an off-duty cop by shooting him point blank in the heart.
 * Sympathy for the Devil: Utah and Bodhi.
 * Talking Is a Free Action: A ninety-second shouting match in free-fall? That's unpossible!