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Where was Point Break filmed?

1991 film, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

  • Hawaii

The story is set in Los Angeles, about 2,562 miles (4,122 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Los Angeles; Torquay
Filmed in
Hawaii
Distance
About 2,562 miles (4,122 km) between Los Angeles and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 7,226 miles (11,629 km) between Torquay and the nearest filming location.
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About Point Break

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Released
1991
Director
Kathryn Bigelow
Cast
Patrick SwayzeKeanu ReevesGary BuseyLori PettyJohn C. McGinleyJames LeGrosTom SizemoreAnthony KiedisLee TergesenChristopher Pettiet
Genre
CrimeHeistThrillerAction
Awards
MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male

Rather than robbing the vault, they demand only the cash the tellers have in their drawers and are gone within ninety seconds.

The group is wary of Utah, but they accept him when Bodhi recalls how a knee injury derailed Utah's football prospects.

Watching Bodhi's group surfing, Utah begins to suspect that they are the Ex-Presidents, noting how close a group they are and the way one of them moons other surfers in the same manner one of the robbers does.

Famous lines from Point Break

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • You mad?Johnny Utah
  • YOU MAD?!Johnny Utah
  • Not so far.Johnny Utah
  • Yeah, I'm mad!Pappas
  • Watch your mouth.Pappas

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