“I was blown away by the amazing freefall sequences, and a seed was planted,” says Boole, a wingsuit pilot and aerial cameraman who first saw Point Break at age 15 in England, where he grew up. In 1992, the year following the original film’s release, registrations to the United States Parachute Association, the national governing body for skydiving, shot up 29 percent. I caught up with several of them to talk about the influence of the original, and how they believe their work in the latest Point Break could inspire a new generation of devotees. The reboot, directed by Ericson Core and starring Luke Bracey as FBI agent Johnny Utah and Edgar Ramirez as Bodhi, eschewed computer generated imagery in favor of real stunts from some of the most creative athletes in snowboarding, skateboarding, climbing, surfing, and wingsuit BASE jumping. Scenes featuring progressive surfing and skydiving inspired not only a generation of athletes, but have led to a remake, which opens Christmas Day. No cinematic masterpiece-its sins include corny dialogue, dopey acting, and contrived scenarios- Point Break still got enough right about the spirit of action sports to create an enduring legacy. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow ( Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker) and starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, the plot concerned an FBI agent infiltrating a crew of surfers and skydivers who rob banks to finance their thrill-seeking lifestyle. Then in the summer of 1991, Point Break premiered.
1991 POINT BREAK CAST MOVIE
“Big movie productions make something rad cheesy,” says pro skater Bob Burnquist. If you remember those movies, it’s probably for the wrong reasons.
The 1980s, when a lot of action sports were in their infancies, include some of the worst offenses: Hot Dog (1984, skiing), Rad (1986, motocross), North Shore (1987, surfing), and Gleaming the Cube (1989, skateboarding). Hollywood seldom portrays action sports in a way that makes practitioners proud.
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