{"id":535476,"date":"2026-07-20T17:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/535476\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:34:10","slug":"point-break-returning-to-theaters-for-35th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/535476\/","title":{"rendered":"Point Break Returning to Theaters for 35th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resurgence Media Group, Saga Arts, and Fathom Entertainment are bringing two-time Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow\u2019s acclaimed action thriller Point Break back to theaters nationwide, in celebration of its 35th anniversary on August 16 and 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, Point Break 35th Anniversary will be presented with a special, new 4K restoration.<\/p>\n<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pointbreak1.jpg\" alt=\"Point Break Returning to Theaters for 35th Anniversary\" class=\"wp-image-216058\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-day event invites longtime fans and first-time audiences to experience the adrenaline-fueled classic on the big screen, complete with an exclusive introduction from surfing legend Matt Archbold. A surf double for Patrick Swayze, Archbold also helped teach Reeves, Swayze, Anthony Kiedis and the other cast members to surf for the film. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the introduction, he shares behind-the-scenes stories from the production and reflects on the spirit of surfing, freedom and risk that runs throughout the film.<\/p>\n<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pointbreak2.jpg\" alt=\"Keanu Reeves as FBI agent Johnny Utah and Patrick Swayze as Bodhi\" class=\"wp-image-216059\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFew films have built a following as loyal as Point Break\u2019s,\u201d said Shannah Miller, VP of Marketing, Fathom Entertainment. \u201cThirty-five years after it first hit theatres, this newly restored 4K version gives that devoted following exactly what they\u2019ve been asking for: Bodhi, Johnny Utah and those legendary surfing and skydiving sequences, back where they belong on the big screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directed by Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, Point Break stars Keanu Reeves as FBI agent Johnny Utah and Patrick Swayze as Bodhi, alongside Gary Busey, Lori Petty, John C. McGinley, James LeGros, and Anthony Kiedis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"618\" alt=\"Keanu Reeves as FBI agent Johnny Utah\" class=\"wp-image-216060 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pointbreak3.jpg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than three decades after its original release, the film remains a defining action classic, celebrated for its kinetic filmmaking, memorable performances, endlessly quotable dialogue, and a fearless blend of crime, surfing, and extreme sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Los Angeles, 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 the gang members could be surfers and sends young agent Johnny Utah (Reeves) undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"618\" alt=\"Skydivers in Point Break\" class=\"wp-image-216061 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pointbreak4.jpg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets for Point Break 35th Anniversary are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fathomentertainment.com\/releases\/point-break-35th-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">available now online<\/a> and at participating theater box offices (theatre locations are subject to change). AMC Studios is also currently working with Alcon Entertainment on a Point Break <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalthrills.com\/bannerman-grapes-of-wrath-point-break-amc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">television series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1776\" alt=\"Point Break 35th Anniversary poster\" class=\"wp-image-216062 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pointbreak5.jpg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Resurgence Media Group, Saga Arts, and Fathom Entertainment are bringing two-time Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow\u2019s acclaimed action&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,84338,29718,10691,409,111,139,69,264017],"class_list":["post-535476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-fathom-entertainment","tag-kathryn-bigelow","tag-keanu-reeves","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-point-break"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}