Point Break (1991)

Theatrical - Wide 1991-07-12

Cast Keanu Reeves Patrick Swayze Lori Petty Gary Busey John Philbin
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Box Office Gross: $83,531,958

Running Time: 122 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Largo Entertainment, Levy/Abrams/Guerin Productions

Genres: Action Crime Thriller

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In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny... See more Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

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