Point Break (1991)

**tak sakaguchi** Qua Mar 11, 2009 6:17 am

Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), is an FBI agent and former Ohio State quarterback who, with his partner Angelo Pappas (Gary Busey), is investigating a string of bank robberies. Suspecting a connection between the bank robbers -- known as the Ex-Presidents because they use masks of former US presidents -- and local surfers, Utah goes undercover to infiltrate the surfing community. Knowing little of the lifestyle, Utah convinces surfer Tyler (Lori Petty) to mentor him.

In the process, Utah develops a complex relationship with Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), the charismatic leader of a gang of surfers who accept Utah into their midst. While Utah goes undercover in the hope of finding the bank robbers, he finds himself increasingly attracted to their adrenaline-charged lifestyle.

The Bodhi/Utah dynamic gets more complicated as Utah begins to zero in on Bodhi as the likely ringleader of the Ex-Presidents. Utah learns that Bodhi and his gang rob banks in order to fund their lifestyle, and as a form of rebellion against a social system that they believe "kills the human spirit". This creates an internal struggle for Utah, as his fondness for Bodhi and the lifestyle he epitomizes conflicts with his duty and responsibility as an FBI agent.

By the end of the film, Utah catches up to Bodhi in Australia. They fight but allows him to seek his own death surfing the giant storm waves of Bells Beach, Victoria.

Cast
Patrick Swayze as Bodhi
Keanu Reeves as Johnny Utah
Gary Busey as Angelo Pappas
Lori Petty as Tyler Ann Endicott
John C. McGinley as Ben Harp
James LeGros as Roach
John Philbin as Nathanial
Bojesse Christopher as Grommet
Lee Tergesen as Rosie
Tom Sizemore as Deets
Anthony Kiedis as Tone