---
title: 'Point Break (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kathryn Bigelow'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 122
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/point-break-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102685/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Point Break (1991)

1991 · R · 122 min · Action, Crime, Thriller · United States, Japan


## Synopsis

Point Break is a 1991 American action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey and Lori Petty. The title refers to the surfing term "point break", where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out from the coastline. The film features Reeves as an undercover FBI agent who is tasked with investigating the identities of a group of bank robbers while he develops a complex relationship with the group's leader (Swayze).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kathryn Bigelow](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-bigelow)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Isham](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-isham)
- **Producer:** [Robert L. Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-levy), [Peter Abrams](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-abrams)
- **Director of Photography:** [Donald Peterman](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-peterman)
- **Editor:** [Howard E. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-e-smith)

## Cast

- [Julie Michaels](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-michaels) as Freight Train
- [Gary Busey](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-busey) as Angelo Pappas
- [Patrick Swayze](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-swayze) as Bodhi
- [Vincent Klyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-klyn) as Warchild
- [John C. McGinley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-mcginley) as Ben Harp
- [James LeGros](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-legros) as Roach
- [Peter Phelps](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-phelps) as Australian Surfer
- [John Apicella](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-apicella) as Security Guard
- [Chris Pedersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-pedersen) as Bunker
- [Christopher Pettiet](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-pettiet) as 15
- [Keanu Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/keanu-reeves) as Johnny Utah
- [Lori Petty](https://cinepixo.com/people/lori-petty) as Tyler
- [Jack Kehler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-kehler) as Halsey
- [Tom Sizemore](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-sizemore) as DEA Agent Deets
- [Ping Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/ping-wu) as Dispatcher

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