Point break movie real stunts

With edgar ramirez, luke bracey, ray winstone, teresa palmer. Point break extreme thrills are 100 percent real, says director. T he original point break film 1991, starring patrick swayze and keanu reeves, is a classic, known for its jawdropping surfing scenes. We recently caught up with accomplished skydiving photographer, tom sanders, who is the man responsible for capturing those aerial skydiving scenes that now live in our memories forever. Nov 04, 2015 when it came to capturing real life extreme sports, the upcoming point break remake really pushed things to the limit. When it came to capturing reallife extreme sports, the upcoming point break remake really pushed things to the limit.

I mean ive seen a lot of remakes and this is the worst movie ive ever seen. Based on the movie s own merits, the point break remake is laughably awful. Yes, base jumping looks amazing and wingsuits look pretty nifty, but you dont need to go there for point break to change your life. Here are the point break featurettes focusing on snowboarding, surfing, motocross and wingsuit. Point break remake looks to make a cult classic new, and. The stunts in the point break remake will blow your mind ign. Both the movie s characters and the extreme athletes who perform their stunts are more than willing to risk their lives for a cause. Sep 22, 2016 inspite of some stunning extreme adventure stunts, point break ends up being a generic action movie. Watch these guys climb alongside 3,200foot angel falls in venezuelathe tallest waterfall in the worldin this exclusive rock climbing behindthescenes from the new point break. Point break is a 2015 action thriller film directed and shot by ericson core and written by kurt wimmer which he coproduced with john baldecchi, broderick johnson, andrew a.

The first point break was absurd and hypermacho, but the director. Go behindthescenes with star luke bracey and director ericson core to see how they pulled off motocross stunts in the. The next shot then shows utah running out of the house with the fence coming into view, but without seeing the expresident, and then give chase over the fence. It is a film that if you mention it in conversation, everyone else around is bound to say how much they enjoyed it. Point break is one of those films that everybody loves, but that nobody actually talks about all that often. Hes not lying there are examples all around in the extreme sports community of extreme athletes doing this, from guys like big wave surfer garret mcnamara to. The original point break was a solid b rated movie making this remake at best an f. For the numerous stunts performed in the film, core gathered a. Feb 11, 2016 the original point break is a cult classic. Film by teamsupertramp using the red dragon in 6k resolution, with the.

Dirt biking, paragliding, snowboarding, wingsuit flying, freestyle rock climbing theres not an extreme sport the film doesnt touch upon. Dec 27, 2015 how the creators of point break filmed a deathdefying wingsuit stunt. How the creators of point break filmed a deathdefying. And where the original featured two bona fide movie stars in the shape of patrick. Dec 26, 2015 the extreme stunts of point break a closer look at some of the action scenes in point break, coordinated and performed by extreme sports athletes. Point break is a 2015 actionthriller film directed and shot by ericson core and written by kurt wimmer which he coproduced with john baldecchi, broderick johnson, andrew a. Generally speaking, this new movie seems to exist only to make bigelows silly surf caper seem meaningful by comparison. Point break is a 1991 american crime action film directed by kathryn bigelow and written by w. Things you didnt know about the original point break.

On the point break movie i was lucky enough to be able to wear two hats. Now grown up, many of them signed on as stuntmen for the reboot to make the. A young fbi agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. Ericson core, the director of the new film, calls it a reimagining of the 1991 action thriller. Agent after a knee injury ended his football career. Just one day after the first point break trailer debuted, warner bros.

Its so gnarly, a lot of people will find it hard to believe its real. In 1992, the year following the original film s release. The point break remakes first trailer teased everything from snowboarding to rock climbing to basejumping to of course surfing. Four featurettes focus on the intense, real stunts of the point break remake. Breaking down the stunts in point break james boole. The plot to point break is a young johnny utah portrayed by keanu reeves joins the f. Black mass, pan, creed and point break headline warner bros. Rather it advances the notion of xtreme sports on film. In one of the opening scenes a jump between two very tall rocks is performed and this jump is either super realistic cgi that i could not tell or simply genuine which is hard to.

Thanks to the assistance of some tremendously talented athletes, the movie features all kinds of daring and terrifying stunts from riding giant waves to motocrossing along a mountain ridge. Point break captures the thrill and intensity of a 1990s classic. Stuntman describes breathtaking wingsuit flight scene in. A closer look at three of the movie s insane stunts. How the greatest movie stunt of all time was made i was like, oh, man, are you guys sure you want to put that in the movie. Point break featurette examines the remakes extreme stunts.

A closer look at three of the movies insane stunts. The film crew of point break risked their lives facing 70. The 2015 point break remake features a large number of spectacular stunts. The original 1991 film inspired a generation of hardcharging athletes. It may be awards season right now, bringing plenty of heavy dramas that will be vying for a variety of trophies over the next couple months, but there will be at least one option for movie goers just looking to. Oct 20, 2015 the stunts in the point break remake will blow your mind. Dec 29, 2015 but the stunts in the new point break were incomparable, performed by the. Both the movies characters and the extreme athletes who perform their stunts are more than willing to risk their lives for a cause. Point break remake featurette spotlights extreme stunts may 28, 2015.

But the stunts in the new point break were incomparable, performed by the. A new featurette on the film point break certainly indicates that the filmmakers held the former. After core told him what he wanted to do in the movie, corliss suggested they film. But the stunts in the new point break were incomparable, performed by the worlds most. Luke bracey discusses the extreme stunts of point break youtube. Point break coproducer rick king arrived at the original idea for the movie during a surf lesson in malibu. Point break is not only an iconic adventureseeking movie from the 90s, its also a movie that reshaped the sport of skydiving. It stars patrick swayze, keanu reeves, lori petty and gary busey, and the films title refers to the surfing term point break, where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out from the coastline. In real life, keanu reeves was once an aspiring hockey player who suffered a knee injury, and went on to become an actor. Dec 30, 2015 filmed on four continents using pro athletes in place of stuntmen, point break pits highstakes stunts against the primal forces of nature. Dont miss the awesome stunts of point break usa today.

For many of the surfing scenes, patrick swayze refused to use a stunt double, as. All climbing stunts in the film were done in real lifeno cgi, no greenscreen. Point break featurettes focus on the impressive, real stunts film. Abcs nick watt gets an upclose look inside point break extreme thrills going one on one with stuntman jeb corliss. For the actual action, we did one week of rehearsal at a drop zone in california, one week of. Dec 24, 2015 point break deals with some similar issues differently. An accomplished backcountry snowboarder, basich, 43. I was the aerial stunt coordinator and i also did stunts in the aerial sequences. Point break deals with some similar issues differently. It stars patrick swayze, keanu reeves, lori petty and gary busey, and the films title refers to the surfing term point break, where a wave breaks as it hits a point of land jutting out from the coastline the film features reeves as an undercover fbi agent tasked with investigating. Patrick swayze was an accomplished skydiver, and took part in the big skydiving scene. Dec 07, 2015 insane stunts escaping fbi point break. This point break reboot stars edgar ramirez as bodhi, and luke bracey as johnny utah, but what may eclipse the actors are the amazing stunts. As johnny utah explains, an extreme sports athlete could train his entire life just to try one of the ozaki 8 ordeals.

How the creators of point break filmed a deathdefying wingsuit stunt. Go see point break in theaters this christmas in reald 3d. In point break, a rookie fbi agent tracks down a group of extreme athletes who go around the world carrying out crimes in unusual and lifethreatening ways. Nov 26, 2015 this point break reboot stars edgar ramirez as bodhi, and luke bracey as johnny utah, but what may eclipse the actors are the amazing stunts performed specifically, theres a flying scene that. The film crew of point break risked their lives facing. Point break is a 1991 american actioncrime film directed by kathryn bigelow and written by w. Nov 20, 2015 the point break remake has little to do with the original. And now four featurettes show off the impressive, real stunts of the movie arriving this christmas. The extreme stunts of point break the new york times. Point break 2015 soundtrack complete list of songs. The new version of the film widens the actionadventure.

And where the original featured two bona fide movie stars in the shape of patrick swayze and keanu reeves, the main players in the. Dec 22, 2015 point break is back, this time with wingsuits. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Take a look at a few interesting facts about the original point break. Former college football star turned fbi agent johnny utah immerses himself in the radical lifestyle to infiltrate a crew of criminal extreme sports athletes and learns some things about himself along the way. Congrats to point break movie alum bojesse christopher grommet in the original film and fbi deputy director in the reboot who costars on season 3 of true detective, which premieres tonight. So youve seen point break and you want to do the ozaki 8 ordeals. A year of planning and training went into the filming of the stunt. Not everyone was convinced a remake of point break was necessary, which is probably why filmmakers of the 2015 reboot decided to pack it with real, dangerous stunts. Breaking down the stunts in point break outside online.

The stunts in the point break remake will blow your mind. The stunt performers are by far the true stars of this remake. Point break the 2015 remake is the single worse remake in the history of remakes. Core got the cast and crew together to watch the original point break. Rick king, the coproducer of point break, came up with the idea for the movie after taking a surf lesson in malibu. Point break remake featurette shows off epic motocross stunts nov 20, 2015. Dec 25, 2015 point break coproducer rick king arrived at the original idea for the movie during a surf lesson in malibu. During the scene where utah is chasing the expresident, we see ronald reagan run out of a house and scale a fence into a neighbours garden, instead of running down the driveway. Point break filming locations you can actually visit. All 57 songs from the point break 2015 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. A batch of point break featurettes focus on the impressive stunts in the remake of the 1991 modern classic action thriller. Point break movie official point break featurette facebook. Dec 18, 2015 breaking down the stunts in point break the original 1991 film inspired a generation of hardcharging athletes. In real life, keanu reeves was once an aspiring hockey player who suffered a.

Directed by fast and furious cinematographer ericson core the. A leading bigwave charger, walsh, 32, of maui, hasnt seen the original point break in. May 29, 2015 the point break remakes first trailer teased everything from snowboarding to rock climbing to basejumping to of course surfing. Point break featurettes focus on the impressive, real stunts. Point break remake featurette spotlights extreme stunts. Point break remake features real athletes, not stuntmen. The original 1991 version of point break inspired teens who would later. Point break 1991 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. An americangermanchinese coproduction, the film is a remake of the 1991 film of the same name. Most of these stunts are claimed to be genuine and performed by highly skilled stuntmen. Behind the scenes insane stunts escaping fbi point break. Red bull athletes do stunt work for point break 2015.

It was not until halfway through filming that point break became the films title. Be sure to check him out as detective richard kitting in upcoming episodes. Really if you remember one thing from this post, get on a board, and learn the magic of connecting with the ocean. Thanks to the assistance of some tremendously talented athletes, the movie. With less than one month to go before the film hits theaters, warner bros. Check out movie behind the scenes, interviews, movie red carpet. Dec 26, 2015 generally speaking, this new movie seems to exist only to make bigelows silly surf caper seem meaningful by comparison. Explore the death defying point break stunts in behindthescenes featurettes.