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‘Point Break’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Jason Concepcion, and Mark Titus

August 24, 2017 · Point Break (1991) · Action · Crime · Thriller · 1:07:13

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 17:00Beach football game
Jason Concepcion▶ 15:20Beach football game
Mark Titus▶ 16:02First bank robbery scene
Shea Serrano▶ 14:48Airplane/parachute scene

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 24:01The Swayze-Keanu dynamic - 'It's aged like a fine line' and compares it to Bird and Magic finally playing each other in the 84 finals
Mark Titus▶ 23:22The Swayze-Keanu thing - the hook of having Keanu, Swayze and Gary Busey all in the same movie

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 26:11Suggests Bodhi's anti-system speech about dead souls in metal coffins is a little awkward and over the top now, but seems conflicted about whether anything truly aged badly
Jason Concepcion▶ 26:52The lawnmower scene during the gunfight - both shooting the lawnmower and the absurdity of someone mowing during a gun battle
Mark Titus▶ 26:29Mentions Gary Busey's over-the-top line about LA changing as potentially aged, but doesn't take a strong position on what's worst
Shea Serrano▶ 26:44Nothing has aged badly - it all fits the movie

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 34:00Patrick Swayze — Lori Petty - A League of Their Own (Patty Mayonnaise); Gary Busey - The Buddy Holly Story; Keanu Reeves - Speed; Patrick Swayze - Point Break
Jason Concepcion▶ 34:42Patrick Swayze — Lori Petty - Tank Girl (as display of ambition/starring role); Keanu Reeves - agreed he's had multiple apexes; Patrick Swayze - Point Break
Mark Titus▶ 34:55Patrick Swayze — Gary Busey - Eye of the Tiger; Patrick Swayze - Road House
Shea Serrano▶ 42:43Patrick Swayze — Lori Petty - A League of Their Own (Patty Mayonnaise); Gary Busey - Surviving the Game; Keanu Reeves - The Matrix; Patrick Swayze - Point Break (agreed with Michael Douglas ideal role theory)

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 49:15Point Break is the best surfing movie because it's really a bank robbery surfing movie which makes it stand alone; Utah jumped out of the plane because he was all-in, crazy and reckless with no fear; Bodhi died at the end
Jason Concepcion▶ 50:02Utah quit the FBI because he internalized Bodhi's 'dead souls' philosophy and wanted to follow his heart to surf; questioned why Bodhi changed his philosophy to hit the vault at the end
Mark Titus▶ 50:27Utah was a terrible undercover cop who didn't even change his name despite being a famous quarterback; wished Bodhi had gotten up on the surfboard briefly before dying to make the ending better; Utah was probably the greatest Ohio State QB ever at that point
Shea Serrano▶ 49:41It's too hard for a movie to only be a surfing movie, you need another part; Utah quit the FBI because he internalized Bodhi's philosophy about dead souls and wanted to surf instead; noted the movie's circular structure with opening/ending parallels

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:01:47Patrick Swayze
Jason Concepcion▶ 1:01:28Patrick Swayze — Patrick Swayze (Bodie)
Shea Serrano▶ 1:01:13Patrick Swayze — Patrick Swayze (Bodie character initially, but Swayze as actor)

Movies Referenced (32)

Heat (1995)

9 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion▶ 7:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ghost (1990)

6 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 7:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Speed (1994)

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion▶ 2:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Wick (2014)

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 3:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Die Hard (1988)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 2:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Town (2010)

4 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons▶ 20:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Blue Crush (2002)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mark Titus▶ 49:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tank Girl (1995)

3 mentions · Mark Titus, Jason Concepcion, Bill Simmons▶ 33:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Heat (2013)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion▶ 58:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chasing Mavericks (2012)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 49:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dead Presidents (1995)

2 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons▶ 20:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dirty Dancing (1987)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 7:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (2)

Ridley Scott

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner▶ 10:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Mann

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 58:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (30)

Keanu Reeves

51 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Mark Titus · Known for The Matrix, Speed, Point Break▶ 1:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Patrick Swayze

43 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mark Titus, Shea Serrano · Known for Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Point Break▶ 1:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gary Busey

16 mentions · Mark Titus, Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Lethal Weapon, Point Break▶ 4:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lori Petty

13 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons · Known for Tank Girl, A League of Their Own, Free Willy▶ 3:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Johnny Depp

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mark Titus, Shea Serrano▶ 11:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

LeBron James

6 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 7:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matthew Broderick

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for The Producers, WarGames, Ferris Bueller's Day Off▶ 7:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anthony Kiedis

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion · Known for Point Break, Twister, Say Anything▶ 3:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Queen Latifah

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Chicago▶ 1:03:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Game

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mark Titus · Known for Street Kings, The A-Team, Coach Carter▶ 34:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Sizemore

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion · Known for Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down▶ 3:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Charlie Sheen

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Wall Street▶ 10:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (4)

Richard Nixon

2 mentions · Mark Titus▶ 23:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Buddy Holly

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Big Fish, Almost Famous▶ 34:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Cameron

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 10:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ted Jessup

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Ted 2, The Girlfriend Experience▶ 50:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Mario de Dios

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Avatar▶ 0:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗