SSC 26: Point Break (Bigelow, 1991)

Tim & Tay kick off Keanu month with one of his most iconic blockbusters: Point Break. We talk about Keanu's unique offering as an actor, '90s action cinematography, and meatball sandwiches. 

Synopsis
Federal Agent Johnny Utah infiltrates a group of bank-robbing surfers and soon begins to question his loyalties.

Starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Lori Petty, and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Point Break was released July 12, 1991.

Point Break is available to stream on Prime (Starz).

Scene  [1:02:16 - 1:10:30]
With the Ex-Presidents planning their big end-of-season bank heist, Utah and Pappas stake out the bank. Pappas loses focus when he sends Utah to grab lunch and the Ex-Presidents escape with the money, leading to an extensive car and foot chase resulting in a showdown between Bode and Utah

• 2:30 - Hot Fuzz
• 2:35 - "Stan Smith Is Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Break"
• 3:45 - Patrick Swayze
• 8:15 - Keanu Reeves
• 18:00 - Johnny Utah as an ingenue
• 28:00 - The "pogo cam"
• 30:00 - Telephoto lens (as compared to other focal lengths)
• 32:48 - parallax & Michael Bay
• 33:00 - Running scene from The Graduate
• 35:35 - Hurt Locker beats Avatar
• 42:50 - Car chase in The Batman
• 55:40 - Keanu Reeves is Duke Caboom

Recommendations

• Tim: Brick (Johnson, 2005)—available to rent on Apple TV.
• Tay: Abyss (Cameron, 1989).

All links are verified at the time of publication and based on availability in Canada.

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