Directed by Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow, this 1991 crime/surfing film is awesome in so many ways.
Plot: Mr Keanu Reeves is a former college football star, injured, he joins up with the FBI (as you do) and forms a partnership with Mr Gary Busey. Mr Busey is on the trail of these bank robbers, the ex-presidents and staunchly believes them to be surfers, robbing banks where the breaks are best. How do you usually catch bad guys in these films? You go undercover. Busey as a surfer might not work, so in goes Reeves.
He meets this chick, Lori Petty (Tank Girl) and gets a few lessons. Then they hook up with Mr Swayze and do some surfing and some sky diving.
Honestly, you can't go wrong with this film. It has all the action and cultural homages that a cult film requires and more importantly...it has SWAYZE!!!! (RIP).
Budget: $24,000,000
Gross: $83,531958
Fun Fact: The film went through a couple of titles before settling on Point Break, with Johnny Utah (after the lead character) and Riders of the Storm also touted. Swayze cracked four ribs during the film and leapt from a plane 55 times...I'm guessing 'cos he kinda liked it in the end?
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