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* [[Hand Cannon]]: Bodhi's main weapon is a Freedom Arms Model 83 [[Revolvers Are Just Better|revolver]] in the [[Hellsing|.454 Casull]].
* [[Hand Cannon]]: Bodhi's main weapon is a Freedom Arms Model 83 [[Revolvers Are Just Better|revolver]] in the [[Hellsing|.454 Casull]].
* [[Hero Ball]]: Utah has it chained to his ankle the whole time.
* [[Hero Ball]]: Utah has it chained to his ankle the whole time.
* [[Hollywood Skydiving]]: ''[[Myth Busters]]'' found that you almost certainly can't hold a conversation while freefalling, but Utah could conceivably have caught up with a Bodhi by streamlining his body(though not necessarily at that altitude).
* [[Hollywood Skydiving]]: ''[[MythBusters]]'' found that you almost certainly can't hold a conversation while freefalling, but Utah could conceivably have caught up with a Bodhi by streamlining his body(though not necessarily at that altitude).
** Most of the skydiving WAS real however, including all the shots of Swayze, an experienced skydiver who made ''55 jumps for the film''.
** Most of the skydiving WAS real however, including all the shots of Swayze, an experienced skydiver who made ''55 jumps for the film''.
* [[I'm Cold... So Cold...]]: {{spoiler|What Roach says before Bhodi drops him off the plane bleeding to death and then leaves him for dead after he impacts to the ground}}.
* [[I'm Cold... So Cold...]]: {{spoiler|What Roach says before Bhodi drops him off the plane bleeding to death and then leaves him for dead after he impacts to the ground}}.
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* [[Johnny McCoolname]]: Johnny Utah himself.
* [[Johnny McCoolname]]: Johnny Utah himself.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Bodhi. His final fate is ambiguous, but Utah still let him go either way.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Bodhi. His final fate is ambiguous, but Utah still let him go either way.
** Unless he survived the (literally) killer waves and managed to paddle to another continent, he either died or got arrested.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Inverted. During a chase scene, Bodhi throws a dog at Johnny to slow him down. Johnny gives the dog a hard enough kick to send it flying away from him.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Inverted. During a chase scene, Bodhi throws a dog at Johnny to slow him down. Johnny gives the dog a hard enough kick to send it flying away from him.
* [[Large Ham]]: John C. [[Mc Ginley]] as Supervising Agent Ben Harp.
* [[Large Ham]]: John C. McGinley as Supervising Agent Ben Harp.
* [[Nixon Mask]]: This movie started the whole thing.
* [[Nixon Mask]]: This movie started the whole thing.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: The "Aussie" couldn't quite master the accent.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: The "Aussie" couldn't quite master the accent.
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Latest revision as of 23:07, 12 April 2022

Point Break is a 1991 action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey. The title refers to the surfing term point break.

The film was a box office success upon its release, and it has since gathered a cult following. The film also contains notable celebrity cameos including Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis.

In this action/crime-drama, Reeves stars as Johnny Utah, an FBI agent whose background consists of having served as a quarterback for Ohio State. Johnny and his partner Angelo Pappas, (Gary Busey) are assigned to investigate a string of bank robberies in the Los Angeles area committed by a gang nicknamed the "Ex-Presidents", due to their use of masks of former presidents during said robberies. Their investigation leads them to a group of surfers led by Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), an adrenaline-junkie who would do anything for a cheap thrill... perhaps even rob banks.

Johnny falls fast for Bodhi's ex-girlfriend Tyler (Lori Petty), who he convinces to teach him how to surf. Johnny begins to suspect Bodhi of involvement with the robberies performed by the ex-presidents, but at the same time becomes addicted to his adrenaline charged, thrill seeking lifestyle.

Tropes used in Point Break include:
  • Big No: Shouted by Johnny Utah when he sees Pappas being shot in the back with a shotgun.
  • Da Chief: Supervising Agent Ben Harp.
  • Firing in the Air a Lot: The scene where Utah empties his gun into the air instead of shooting Bodhi. This was referenced in Hot Fuzz.
  • Game-Breaking Injury: Utah's old football injury.
  • Hand Cannon: Bodhi's main weapon is a Freedom Arms Model 83 revolver in the .454 Casull.
  • Hero Ball: Utah has it chained to his ankle the whole time.
  • Hollywood Skydiving: MythBusters found that you almost certainly can't hold a conversation while freefalling, but Utah could conceivably have caught up with a Bodhi by streamlining his body(though not necessarily at that altitude).
    • Most of the skydiving WAS real however, including all the shots of Swayze, an experienced skydiver who made 55 jumps for the film.
  • I'm Cold... So Cold...: What Roach says before Bhodi drops him off the plane bleeding to death and then leaves him for dead after he impacts to the ground.
  • It's Raining Men: Plenty of parachuting, with some hair-raising last-minute deployments.
  • Johnny McCoolname: Johnny Utah himself.
  • Karma Houdini: Bodhi. His final fate is ambiguous, but Utah still let him go either way.
    • Unless he survived the (literally) killer waves and managed to paddle to another continent, he either died or got arrested.
  • Kick the Dog: Inverted. During a chase scene, Bodhi throws a dog at Johnny to slow him down. Johnny gives the dog a hard enough kick to send it flying away from him.
  • Large Ham: John C. McGinley as Supervising Agent Ben Harp.
  • Nixon Mask: This movie started the whole thing.
  • Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: The "Aussie" couldn't quite master the accent.
  • Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: "I am an Eff! Bee! Eeye! Agent!!"
  • Revolvers Are Just Better: Bodhi uses a Freedom Arms Model 83 revolver when robbing the bank and uses it on an off-duty cop by shooting him point blank in the heart.
  • Sympathy for the Devil: Utah and Bodhi.
  • Talking Is a Free Action: A ninety-second shouting match in free-fall? That's unpossible!
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