In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
Direction
Bigelow makes skydiving feel like religious ecstasy.
Stunts
Swayze did most of his own surfing. Of course he did.
Cinematography
That foot chase through houses? One continuous shot, baby.
Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Keanu Reeves
Agent Johnny Utah
Patrick Swayze
Bodhi / Mask President
Lori Petty
Tyler Endicott
Gary Busey
Agent Angelo Pappas
John C. McGinley
SAIC Ben Harp
James Le Gros
Roach
John Philbin
Nathanial
BoJesse Christopher
Grommet
Lee Tergesen
Rosie
Chris Pedersen
Bunker
Vincent Klyn
Warchild
Julian Reyes
Agent Alvarez
Daniel Beer
Agent Babbit
Anthony Kiedis
Tone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Matthew Broderick, Johnny Depp, and Charlie Sheen all passed on Johnny Utah. Their loss, our meme legacy.
Bigelow spent years fighting to direct action films; Point Break proved she could out-macho the boys while actually understanding male vulnerability.
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