Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
1991 | 122 mins | US | English
Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, Gary Busey

Showing Times

• Fri 08 Nov: 8.20pm
• Thu 14 Nov: 8.20pm | EXTRA SCREENING ADDED

“Young, dumb and full of…”

Armed with only a surf-board and good intention new FBI recruit, Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is set his first undercover mission – to infiltrate a gang of masked ex-Presidents who are robbing banks across the west-coast. When Johnny traces the gang to a specific surf-spot he has to learn to keep his head above water and feet fixed on his board. When Tyler (Lori Petty, a season highlight also featuring in TANK GIRL) see’s him struggling she takes him under her wing and he finds himself thrown in to a group of care-free, adrenaline fuelled surfers led by the charismatic Bodhi (Patrick Swayze). As Ro(and bro)mance grows it becomes harder for Utah to keep his mind on the mission.

Point Break is a near-perfect action film from director Kathryn Bigelow, who has been championed for adding in much needed realism, an extra level of kinetic energy, and a deeper understanding of what makes action heroes tick. Rarely seen on big screens in the UK in recent years, Kathryn Bigelow’s ultimate 1990s cult classic returns with a 4K restoration.

This screening in part of Art Of Action: Smash the Glass, a season that celebrates the women who have advanced action cinema both on and off-screen.

The season is supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) with generous sponsorship from Packexe.

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74

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