There are some fascinating stories from the making of the movie.
Eventually,Point Breakwas chosen halfway through shooting because of its connection to surfing.
They negotiated this by allowing him to do one skydive for the film.
He ended up doing 55 jumps for the movie.
He still participated in skydives without the producers knowledge throughout the movies shoot.
Ridley Scott had beenthe first choice to directPoint Break, but after he dropped out, Bigelow signed up.
Bigelow and Camerons main contributions to Iliffs script involved making the plot flow better.
The edit carefully cuts between a real dog and a fake dog.
The ground underneath was padded to make injuries virtually impossible.
A fake dog was used for when Utah kicks it, for obvious reasons.
This character detail actually mirrors Reeves real life.
A script was written and the movie went into pre-production.
He ended up cracking four ribs while filming the surfing scenes.
For these scenes, he was doubled by famous big-wave surfer Darrick Doerner.
The studio didnt want Reeves for the part, instead looking at bigger stars like Johnny Depp.
Ironically,Point Breakmade Reeves a bigger star.
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