Point Break is a 1991 American
action crime thriller film directed by
Kathryn Bigelow, starring
Patrick Swayze,
Keanu Reeves,
Lori Petty and
Gary Busey. 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. Reeves stars as rookie
FBI agent Johnny Utah, who is investigating a string of bank robberies possibly being committed by surfers. Johnny goes undercover to infiltrate the surfing community and develops a complex friendship with Bodhi (Swayze), the charismatic leader of a gang of surfers.