In Collection
#176
Seen It:
Yes
Action, Crime, Adventure, Thriller, Drama
USA / English
| Patrick Swayze |
Bodhi |
| Keanu Reeves |
FBI Special Agent John 'Johnny' Utah |
| Gary Busey |
FBI Agent Angelo Pappas |
| Lori Petty |
Tyler Ann Endicott |
| John C. McGinley |
FBI Agent Ben Harp |
| James LeGros |
Roach |
| John Philbin |
Nathanial |
| Bojesse Christopher |
Grommet |
| Julian Reyes |
Alvarez |
| Daniel Beer |
Babbit |
| Director |
Kathryn Bigelow |
| Producer |
Peter Abrams |
| Writer |
W. Peter Iliff; Rick King |
An unbelievable movie, and deliriously better for it. Keanu Reeves is a hotshot law enforcement dude--Johnny Utah by name--investigating a series of bank robberies in L.A. Four gunmen, disguised in rubber masks of ex-U.S. presidents, have never come close to being caught, but veteran agent Gary Busey has a theory: The bandits are surfers. This prompts the superb line, "The ex-presidents rip off banks to finance the endless summer!" This movie's full of dialogue like that, but instead of sounding ridiculous it creates its own infectious comic-book energy--ride the crest of it and you'll find the film's giddy zone. Patrick Swayze plays Bodhi, zen-master leader of the surfing clan, humming serenely with the wisdom of the waves. (Alarmingly, Swayze also did his own skydiving stunts.) Director Kathryn Bigelow (
Strange Days) stages the action sequences with a visceral snap, and clearly has a gift for orchestrating pulp fiction. Though not a huge hit when was first released,
Point Break has a well-deserved cult reputation thanks to its video afterlife. The film's executive producer is James Cameron, Bigelow's husband at the time.
--Robert Horton
| Barcode |
024543014324 |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Chapters |
20 |
| Release Date |
5/22/2001 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio |
2.35:1 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
English DTS 5.1
French DTS 5.1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Interactive Menus Scene Selection Original Theatrical Trailers Featurette
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