Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze are surfing back to the big screen in celebration of “Point Break‘s” 35th anniversary.
A new 4k restoration will be released by Resurgence Media Group, Saga Arts and Fathom Entertainment. The film will hit theaters on Aug. 16 and 19.
Surfer Matt Archbold will present an exclusive introduction ahead of the film. Also serving as a surf double for Swayze, Archbold helped teach the two leading actors and other cast members how to surf and will share behind-the-scenes stories from production.
Originally released in 1991 the film follows “a gang of bank robbers call themselves the Ex-Presidents and commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The FBI believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and sends young agent Johnny Utah (Reeves) undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information. As he is drawn deeper into the world of charismatic surfer Bodhi (Swayze) and his thrill-seeking crew, Utah must decide where his loyalties lie.”
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film also stars Gary Busey, Lori Petty, John C. McGinley, James LeGros and Anthony Kiedis.
“Few films have built a following as loyal as ‘Point Break’s,’ said Shannah Miller, the vice president of marketing at Fathom Entertainment. “Thirty-five years after it first hit theaters, this newly restored 4K version gives that devoted following exactly what they’ve been asking for: Bodhi, Johnny Utah and those legendary surfing and skydiving sequences, back where they belong on the big screen.”
Tickets for Point Break 35th Anniversary are available now online and at participating theatre box offices.