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Keanu Reeves went to Los Angeles FBI agents to experience life in order to play a role. He also invited the football coach of the University of California, Los Angeles to coach football skills.
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Patrick Swayze used to be a synchronized skydiver and personally participated in the skydiving scenes in the film.
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Matthew Broderick was the first candidate to play Johnny.
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For role needs, Keanu Reeves learned to surf, which later became his hobby that continues to this day.
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The masks of the previous presidents were Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Linton Johnson.
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Elizabeth Berkeley once had a scene in the film, but it was later cut.
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The rental income of the film in the United States reached 20 million US dollars, and the foreign income was as high as 49 million US dollars.
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"Fuck" is said 105 times in the film.
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The original title of the film is "Riders On The Storm".
Point Break behind the scenes gags
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Johnny Utah: Vaya con Dios.
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Diving Instructor: Heads up, Pappas. I want to see you retrieve at least two bricks.
Pappas: [puts on blindfold] I've been on the job for over 20 years, and I fail to see what fishing bricks from the bottom of a pool has got to do with bank robbery. And on top of that, they got me babysitting some quarterback punk, named Johnny Unitas or something.
Johnny Utah: The shit they pull, huh?
Pappas: Yeah!
Diving Instructor: Pappas... meet your new partner.
Pappas: What?
[removes blindfold]
Johnny Utah: [waves]
Pappas: Pappas. Angelo Pappas.
Johnny Utah: Punk. Quarterback Punk.