Uniform Title |
Point break (Motion picture : 1991) |
Title |
Point break. |
Published |
Neutral Bay, N.S.W. : Distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, ©2011. |
©1991 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (117 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Warner Bros. : 1000226036. |
First released as a motion picture: United States : Largo, 1991. |
Credits |
Produced by Peter Abrams and Robert L. Levy ; directed by Kathryn Bigelow ; screenplay by W. Peter Iliff. |
Performers |
Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey, Lori Petty, John C. McGinley. |
Summary |
Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is a rookie FBI agent working undercover trying to crack an elite group of bank robbers who wear masks of ex-Presidents to hide their identities. As the criminals are thought to belong to an exclusive surfer cult, Utah learns to surf to infiltrate the group. Utah selects Tyler (Lori Petty), who is unaware of his true identity, to teach him the breaks that will make him a convincing surfer and keep his cover sound. Whilst undercover, Utah meets Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) a top surfer and adrenalin junkie, for whom surfing has a spiritual and mythical significance. Point Break is an action film that contains some impressive stunts including car chases, leaps from aeroplanes, exploding petrol stations and memorable scenes of breaking waves. Reeves is interestingly cast as the straight-laced policeman who has to learn the speech and mannerisms of a stoner dude. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL, Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9, letterbox 2.40:1. |
Language note |
In English, Castilian Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Italian. Subtitles in English, Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
Subjects |
United States. -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Drama |
Surfers -- United States -- Drama |
Extreme sports -- Drama |
Undercover operations -- Drama |
Bank robberies -- Drama |
Crime -- Drama |
Athletes -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Genre |
Crime films |
Action and adventure films |
Fiction films |
Feature films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Bigelow, Kathryn director. |
Iliff, W. Peter screenwriter. |
Swayze, Patrick actor. |
Reeves, Keanu actor. |
Busey, Gary actor. |
Petty, Lori actor. |
McGinley, John C. actor. |
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