The 1991 movie Point Break has been a cult classic for more than 30 years. Starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, the action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow follows undercover FBI agent Johnny Utah (Reeves) as he investigates a group of masked bank robbers headed by a surfboard-wielding leader, Bohdi (Swayze), whose mission in life is to surf the waves in a dangerous "50-year storm" in Australia.
With big waves, fast chases, and even a Red Hot Chili Pepper in the mix (Anthony Kiedis makes a cameo as a hostile surfer), Point Break is the ultimate guilty pleasure film.
The 1991 classic ranked on Entertainment Weekly’s 20 best guilty pleasure movies of all time. The outlet noted the film’s “wackadoodle energy,” crediting Bigelow for “flipping a traditional alpha-male movie on its head,” and declaring, “Point Break is…100 percent pure adrenaline. For those who need a big cup of action with their escapism, nothing compares.”
Not only is it a great guilty pleasure film, but Point Break was ranked on Empire’s list of the 100 best movies of all time. “Point Break is a fundamental pillar of '90s pop culture cool, and one of the most memorable action blockbusters ever made,” the outlet shared. Pointing to Bigelow's "frenetic, confident direction," the review concluded, "We get intense foot chases, fiery shoot-outs, epic surfing, and a spot of light skydiving. It shouldn't work: extreme sports, bank robberies and male bonding? But it does, every time."
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‘Point Break’ is not a typical action film
Released in July 1991, Point Break earned over $83 million at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo. While it didn’t come close to the box office take of other ‘90s thrillers such as Terminator 2, True Lies, Die Hard With a Vengeance, and Independence Day, the film became a cult classic after finding a second life on cable TV and DVD.
In an interview with WFAA, Reeves said he prepared for his role as Johnny Utah for months. “The surfing, the fight scene, the gunplay, the chasing, and the way that Kathryn works the camera, I mean, it's just very intense,” he said. “It was a long one, man. It was very intense, I mean, because I started training about two months before the film began. Surfing, working out, getting used to guns, working with guns, talking to FBI agents, hanging out with the police, hanging out with surfers, working on the script at the same time. It was amazing, I mean an amazing time.”
Swayze also felt that Point Break set itself apart from typical action movies. In a 1991 interview posted by the Bobbie Wegant Archive, the actor said, “I only want to do films with, you know, that say something positive to the world."
“Like Point Break, you know, rises above just an action movie," Swayze continued. “It has some philosophical statement to make from the point of view of Bodhi not giving up on his dreams and wanting to live his life, you know, 100 percent in the moment right now and not becoming one of the dead souls inching along the freeway in his metal coffin, you know?”
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