Editing Point Break (section)

==Legacy==
''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' wrote that the film "certainly qualified as a cult favourite."<ref name="telegraph1"/>.''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called ''Point Break'' "the greatest female-gaze action movie ever," citing the bodily condition of Reeves and Swayze, calling it a "wet Western."<ref name="rollingstone1"/>

The 2001 film ''[[The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious]]'' was developed by [[Rob Cohen]] and [[Neal H. Moritz]] as a re-imagined version of ''Point Break'', following [[Paul Walker]] as an undercover cop tasked with infiltrating the world of underground street racers instead of surfers,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-27-hw-15147-story.html|title=Enthusiasts React Coolly to Film on Street Racing
|first=Larry|last=Saavedra|date=27 June 2001 |work= [[Los Angeles Times]] }}</ref> officially inspired by the 1998 ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' magazine article "Racer X" by Ken Li.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-paul-walker-furious-death-20150406-story.html|title=How Paul Walker nearly quit the 'Furious' franchise|first=Amy|last=Kaufman|date=6 April 2015 |work= [[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=3 Aug 2018}}</ref>

''Point Break'' was listed in the [[VH1]] series ''[[I Love the '90s (U.S. TV series)|I Love the 90s]]'' on the episode "1991". Many celebrities, including [[Dominic Monaghan]], [[Mo Rocca]], [[Michael Ian Black]], [[Hal Sparks]] and [[Chris Pontius]] commented about the film and why it deserved to be included in the episode. ''Entertainment Weekly'' ranked ''Point Break'' as having one of the "10 Best Surfing Scenes" in cinema.<ref name="EWsurfing">{{cite magazine | title = 10 Best Surfing Scenes | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = August 8, 2002 | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,231017__334753_9,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070327234014/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,231017__334753_9,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = March 27, 2007 | access-date = 2009-04-24}}</ref>

The film inspired a piece of cult theater, ''[[Point Break Live!]]'', in which the role of Johnny Utah is played by an audience member chosen by popular acclamation after a brief audition. The new "Keanu" reads all of his lines from cue-cards for the duration of the show, "to capture the rawness of a Keanu Reeves performance even from those who generally think themselves incapable of acting."<ref name="PointBreakLive">{{cite news| title =Point Break LIVE!| date =May 12, 2009| url =http://www.cellspace.org/new/node/125| access-date =2009-05-16| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090418183315/http://www.cellspace.org/new/node/125| archive-date =April 18, 2009| df =mdy-all}}</ref>

''Point Break'' was referenced in ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'', where the scene of Utah emptying his magazine into the sky in frustration is watched by the lead characters and later re-enacted by [[Nick Frost]]'s character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/08/pegg-wright-frost-best-movie-references/|title=Pegg, Wright and Frost's Best Movie References, From 'Spaced' to 'Hot Fuzz'|publisher=BBC America}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/point-break-remake-filming-underway-on-90s-classic-9730694.html|title=Point Break movie re-make: Filming underway on 90s classic|date=September 12, 2014}}</ref>

Seattle-based [[Georgetown Brewing Company]] brews a "Bodhizafa" IPA, a "Johnny Utah" pale ale, and a "War Child" IPA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgetownbeer.com/beer/details/bodhizafa-ipa|title=Georgetown Brewing Company &#124; Darn Tasty Beer.|website=georgetownbeer.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgetownbeer.com/beer/details/johnny-utah|title=Georgetown Brewing Company &#124; Darn Tasty Beer.|website=georgetownbeer.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgetownbeer.com/beer/details/warchild|title=Georgetown Brewing Company &#124; Darn Tasty Beer.|website=georgetownbeer.com}}</ref>

Between 2016 and 2020, indie musician [[JAWNY]] went by the stage name "Johnny Utah" in reference to the ''Point Break'' character.<ref name="BillJAWNY">{{cite magazine |last=Ginsberg |first=Gab |title=New Interscope Signee Jawny on Why He Won't Just Be Another 'Viral' Moment|magazine=Billboard | date=14 February 2020 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8550829/jawny-signs-interscope-records-record-deal-interview |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref>

In ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'', [[Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Tony Stark]] dismissively calls [[Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thor]] "Point Break," presumably a comparison of Thor's hair to Swayze's in that film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/trivia|title = The Avengers (2012) – IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref><ref name="20220701ScreenRantDumaraog" /> In ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'', after several attempts Thor correctly guesses that "Point Break" is the activation code that Stark had set up for him in the [[Quinjet]].<ref name="20220701ScreenRantDumaraog">{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/thor-ragnarok-tony-stark-point-break-nickname-reason/|title = Ragnarok: Why Iron Man's Nickname for Thor is "Point Break"| website=[[Screen Rant]] |date = September 5, 2020|author=Ana Dumaraog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808213118/https://screenrant.com/thor-ragnarok-tony-stark-point-break-nickname-reason/|archive-date=August 8, 2024}}</ref>

[[Alcon Entertainment]] and [[Warner Bros.]] released a remake of the film in 2015 titled ''[[Point Break (2015 film)|Point Break]]'', which received mostly negative reviews.<ref>{{Citation|title=Point Break (2015)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/point_break_2013|language=en|access-date=2020-12-19}}</ref> [[James LeGros]] and BoJesse Christopher, two of the actors who played Ex-Presidents in the 1991 film, were cast as FBI directors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/point-break-remake-pays-tribute-cast/story?id=31332367|title='Point Break' Remake Pays Tribute to Old Cast|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=August 24, 2020|archive-date=April 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427175434/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/point-break-remake-pays-tribute-cast/story?id=31332367|url-status=live}}</ref>