Point Break (1991)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Escritores (WGA):

Rick King (story) &
W. Peter Iliff (story) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

12 julio 1991 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Crimen | Drama | Deporte | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

100% Pure Adrenaline.

Plot:

An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of bank robbers who may be surfers.

Plot Keywords:

Surfer | FBI | Mask | Bank Robbery | Beach

Premios:

1 win & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

An under-rated classic

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Reparto

Patrick Swayze	...	Bodhi
Keanu Reeves	...	Johnny Utah
Gary Busey	...	Pappas
Lori Petty	...	Tyler
John C. McGinley	...	Ben Harp (also as John McGinley)
James LeGros	...	Roach (as James Le Gros)
John Philbin	...	Nathanial
Bojesse Christopher	...	Grommet
Julian Reyes	...	Alvarez
Daniel Beer	...	Babbit
Chris Pedersen	...	Bunker
Vincent Klyn	...	Warchild
Anthony Kiedis	...	Tone
Dave Olson	...	Archbold
Lee Tergesen	...	Rosie

También conocida como:

Johnny Utah (USA) (original script title)
Riders on the Storm (USA) (working title)
Le llaman Bodhi (Spain) [es]
Punto límite (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Duración:

120 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Clasificación:

USA:R (Violence) (Adult language) | Iceland:16 | Denmark:15 | Canada:18 | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:18 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (original rating) (cut) | UK:18 (video rating) (uncut) (1992) | USA:R | Singapore:NC-16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Beryl Street & N. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, California, USA

Compañía:

Largo Entertainment

Trivialidades:

Elizabeth Berkley had a small scene in the movie, but it was cut out.

Errores:

Continuidad: After Tyler saves Utah from drowning, as she gets back into the water, Utah yells out his name and when she replies who cares her lips don't match

Citas:

Bodhi: If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It's not tragic to die doing what you love.

Conexiones de Película:

References Big Wednesday (1978)

Banda de Sonido:

I Want You

An under-rated classic

Point Break is one of those films that everybody loves, but that nobody actually talks about all that often. It is a film that if you mention it in conversation, everyone else around is bound to say how much they enjoyed it.

The film's two main assets are unexpected ones, in the form of the direction and the script. The direction by Kathryn Bigelow is nothing short of excellent. Her handling of the action and suspense scenes is exciting and riveting. The two sky-diving scenes are brilliant as is the foot chase through the streets (and houses) of the city. The script, by W. Peter Illif, is also very good and the best thing about the film. The plot is multi-layered and has an original relationship between the hero and the villain. The way the story resolves itself and the ultimate resolutions is excellent, by the standards of most Hollywood action films.

This film deserves to be remembered as one of the better actioners of the nineties, not up there with Die Hard 2/3 or Speed, but better than 90% of the action junk made nowadays. At least this film has a plot.