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I'm on a surf kick after reviewing Blue Crush I had to mention this film.Released in 1991 and running a just right 120 minutes it was directed by Kathryn Bigelow before anyone ever heard of her.It also was the best performances in my opinion by both Keanu Reeves as Johnny Utah and Patrick Swayze as Bodhi and a fine turn by everyones favorite crazy man Gary Busey as Pappas and a fine love interest by Lori Petty as Tyler.The story is fairly simple but filmed beautifully and makes wonder where duty and friendships line cross.After this film it's no wonder Bigelow could do Hurt Locker. Below is a brief summery from IMDB and then below the pix in the trailer URL
Johnny Utah (Reeves) is a Special Agent for the FBI. Utah gets partnered with Angelo Pappas (Gary Busey) an experienced agent who is more than committed to his work. The two are asked to investigate the number of robberies committed by a group called the Ex-Presidents, who wears masks of Presidents Reagen, Nixon, Carter and Johnson for their robberies. Pappas has a theory that the Ex-Presidents are a group of surfers, and asks for Utah to go undercover as a surfer. The problem is, Utah couldn't surf to save his life. That plus the two continuously being hassled by unpleasant and rough Agent Harp (McGinley). With the help of Tyler (Petty) a competent female surfer, Utah begins to gain the respect of local surfer Bodhi (Swayze) and his group. Utah forms a close bond with Bodhi, but the relationship between Utah and Bodhi becomes limited when Utah suspects that Bodhi and his group are the Ex-Presidents. Written by Jeremy Thomson
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