Point Break is a 1991 American action crime film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W Peter Iliff.
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12 Facts About Point Break
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Development of Point Break began in 1986, when Iliff wrote an initial treatment for the film.
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Point Break opened to a generally positive critical reception and critics praised the relationship between Reeves and Swayze.
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Point Break was originally called Johnny Utah when Keanu Reeves was cast in the title role.
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Point Break did the skydiving scenes himself and the film's aerial jump instructor Jim Wallace found that he was a natural and took to it right away.
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On February 7,2008, a score release for Point Break was released by La-La Land Records, featuring composer Mark Isham's score.
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Point Break was released on July 12,1991 in 1,615 theaters, grossing $8.
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Point Break is interested in the ways her characters live dangerously for philosophical reasons.
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Point Break was listed in the VH1 series I Love the 90s on the episode "1991".
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Entertainment Weekly ranked Point Break as having one of the "10 Best Surfing Scenes" in cinema.
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Point Break was referenced in Hot Fuzz, where the scene of Utah emptying his magazine into the sky in frustration is watched by the lead characters and later re-enacted by Nick Frost's character.
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In Thor: Ragnarok, after several attempts Thor correctly guesses that "Point Break" is the activation code that Stark had set up for him in the Quinjet.
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