THE CAST RECEIVED EXTENSIVE FIGHT TRAINING. Reeves appeared in My Own Private Idaho (also released in 1991) with RHCP’s bassist, Flea. Point Break isn’t the only time Reeves shared the screen with a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Point Break wasn’t his first acting gig he started acting in 1978 under the pseudonym “Cole Dammett,” and first appeared as Sylvester Stallone’s son in the movie F.I.S.T.
One of the members of the surf gang is none other than Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis. ONE OF THE SURFERS IS A REAL-LIFE ROCK STAR. Instead, his stunt double, Scott Wilder, performed the scene because Swayze was in Europe doing press for Ghost. Swayze is not the one wearing the Reagan mask during the foot chase sequence.
SWAYZE MISSED OUT ON SHOOTING THE FOOT CHASE. To get a sense of frenetic energy for the scene, Bigelow and her crew shot the sequence with what they dubbed the “pogo-cam,” which was a rig that mounted a gyro-stabilized camera on a body-length pole that could be led by the cameraman shooting the actors in front or behind him. THE FOOT CHASE BETWEEN BODHI AND UTAH WAS TECHNICALLY COMPLEX.
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Instead of getting actors who could surf, Bigelow cast surfers who could act to be in the gang of “Ex-Presidents.” Bojesse Christopher (who plays Grommet) and John Philbin (who plays Nathaniel) were pro surfers who acted on the side. It was picked up again and completed four years later when James Cameron and his then-wife Bigelow were looking for projects for Bigelow to direct. The movie was originally set up to go into production in 1987 with Ridley Scott at the helm before the producers backed out after losing the film rights. They previously starred in the 1986 hockey drama Youngblood, which was Reeves’ first studio movie appearance. Point Break isn’t the first time Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves worked together. Peter Iliff based the character’s name on NFL quarterback Joe Montana. Though Johnny never made it past being a quarterback at Ohio State in the movie, screenwriter W. UTAH’S NAME WAS BASED ON A FOOTBALL ICON. In fact, Patrick Swayze originally auditioned for the part of Utah before eventually landing the role of Bodhi. The producers of the movie wanted Charlie Sheen or Johnny Depp for the role, but director Kathryn Bigelow demanded that Reeves be given the part. KEANU REEVES WASN’T THE FIRST CHOICE TO PLAY JOHNNY UTAH. It was renamed “ Riders on the Storm” during the first half of production, but was changed to Point Break-a surfing term for a wave that hits a piece of land extended from the coastline-before production wrapped. The movie was originally supposed to be titled “Johnny Utah,” the name of the character eventually played by Keanu Reeves. Since the pay was paltry, Iliff had to wait tables at a restaurant during the day before going home to write the script for Point Break at night. Peter Iliff to pen the script for only $6000. WRITING THE SCRIPT WASN’T THE SCREENWRITER’S ONLY JOB. He had been given an LA Weekly article about Los Angeles being the robbery capital of America and dreamed up a movie about an FBI agent infiltrating a surf gang that robs banks to fuel their fun.
THE STORY WAS CONCEIVED IN AN APPROPRIATE PLACE.Ĭo-producer Rick King (who also has a “Story by” credit on the movie) first came up with the idea for the movie while lounging on the beach. Before you ride that last wave during the 50-year storm, see if you know everything about Point Break.
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