Useless Movie Trivia For
Point Break
Memorable Movie Quotes
Surfer: You're about to jump out a perfectly good airplane Jonny, how do you feel about that?
Bodhi: Life sure has a sick sense of humor, doesn't it?
Bodhi: Yo, Johnny! I see you in the next life!
Trivia
Keanu Reeves observed real FBI agents in L.A. to study for the role. He also practiced with UCLA quarterback coaches to help with the football scene.
Patrick Swayze is an accomplished skydiver and took part in the big skydiving scene.
Matthew Broderick was originally offered the role of Johnny Utah. Others who auditioned were Johnny Depp and Charlie Sheen .
Keanu Reeves, who learned to surf for his role still surfs as a hobby to this day.
Two scenes from the movie that were deleted from the final cut but were shown in the theatrical trailer are: - Bodhi and Utah are in Bodhi's truck. Utah is shooting with a gun on the left side. Bodhi says, "This is gonna be a great day, Johnny!" - Utah meets Harp at his office with his surfboard. Harp is angry and says, "You are not here to pick up girls, Utah." Utah replies, "The original term is 'babes', sir!"
The ex-presidents' masks are of Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Lyndon Johnson.
When Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) is introduced to Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) on the beach, he remarks that Utah's surfboard reminds him of a '57 Chevy he used to have. Swayze previously drove a '57 Chevy in Dirty Dancing (1987).
The word "fuck" is said 105 times.
The beach spot where the football game at the beginning of the film is the same spot used for the soccer game in The Karate Kid (1984).
The girl seen dancing (after the guy shakes his tongue at the camera) when Utah enters Bodhi's house party is the same dancer in Billy Idol's Cradle of Love music video
The skinny, long-haired guy in Warchild and Bunker's gang is none other than Anthony Kiedis, lead singer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Goofs
Night surfing scenes obviously filmed during the day.
When Johnny tackled Bohdi at the gas station they both landed in the fire, when Johnny turned on the ground you could see black burn marks on the back of his shirt. A few moments later the back of Johnny's shirt was as good as new with no burn mark's on it.
During the final skydiving scene, Utah jumps from the plane without any goggles. During the dive, goggles can be visibly seen in certain shots while disappearing during close-ups.
Johnny gets his "57 Chevy" surfboard broken at Latigo beach during the fight with Warchild and his crew. Later in the movie when he remembers about the meeting with some new clients, he is carrying the same board in perfect condition.
When Johnny throws away his badge after leaving Bohdi at the beach during "possibly the worst storm in Australia's history" the sky behind him is blue.
Bells beach is in Victoria Australia. At the end of the movie, a news voice over mentions the Cyclone moving in over Bells Beach. Cyclones do not travel any where even close to that far south.
Utah is seen crossing a railway line at Torquay Bells Beach. No railway has ever been built to Torquay or Bells Beach.
When Bodhi shows Jonny the 'kidnap' tape in the back of the van, the monitor is a small, approx 5 inch portable device with dials down the right-hand side and the VCR underneath. However, when they exit the van and we can see inside, the monitor is now a normal 12 inch portable TV with no dials and the VCR appears to be on top of the TV.
After Utah drops and injures his knee Bodhi climbs a fence to get out of the aqueduct. There is barbed-wire at the top of the fence until Bodhi gets to the top and climbs out, at which time there is nothing more than a standard chain-link fence.
Box Office Info USA
Budget: $24,000,000
Gross: $43,218,387
Filming Locations
Beryl Street & N. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, California, USA (Burning gas station scene)
Culver City, California, USA
Dockweiler Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA (stoned surfers)
Ecola State Park - Highway 101, Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA (as Bells Beach, Australia)
Fox Hills Mall - 294 Fox Hills Mall, Culver City, California, USA (chase scene)
Hawaii, USA
Hideaway Cafe - 6506 Westward Beach Rd, Malibu, California, USA
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Lake Powell, Utah, USA (skydiving scenes)
Leo Carrillo State Beach - 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA (Utah's fight with local surfers)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Malibu, California, USA
Manhattan Beach, California, USA (exteriors)
Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA
Patrick's Roadhouse - 106 Entrada Drive, Santa Monica, California, USA
Redondo Beach, California, USA
Santa Monica Airport - 3223 Donald Douglas Loop S., Santa Monica, California, USA (shootout at end)
Santa Monica, California, USA
Venice Pier - Ocean Walk Front at Washington Boulevard, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
Waimea Bay, Waimea Bay Beach Park, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA (surf scenes)
Wheeler, Oregon, USA