Anyone who has ever ridden a wave could Experience the adrenaline rush for yourselfbut our TV tip Point Break takes the surfer action to the extreme and is still one of the best films by John Wick star Keanu Reeves after 33 years. He is played alongside 80s heartthrob Patrick Swayze, who also shows what he has to offer as an action star in the follow-up film Road House.
Patrick Swayze in two action movies on TV: Point Break and Road House
There is a gang in the Los Angeles surfing scene that is responsible for numerous bank robberies. Agent Johnny (Reaves) is sent in as an FBI undercover investigator and learns to surf. He quickly becomes friends with the talented Bodhi (Swayze) and enjoys the relaxed lifestyle more and more. But when he finds out who is behind the robberies, his cover is in danger of being blown.
In the Road House we see Swayze as the smart bouncer Dalton, who uses violence as a last resort to do his job as a bouncer. But in the seedy Road House Double Deuce He soon reaches his limits, as there are daily clashes between criminals in this nightclub. Dalton has to take tough action to control the chaos.
Dangerous stunts and one of the best movie bars
After Patrick Swayze became a heartthrob in Dirty Dancing, he apparently wanted to show a different side of himself. The trained dancer threw himself into action films and showed in Point Break that he was also death-defying stunts According to Total Film, he jumped out of a plane 55 times, creating one of many authentic scenes that make the film by director Kathryn Bigelow (Strange Days) so popular to this day.
Not quite as successful was the 80s action hit Road House, which presents us with one of the best movie dives that we would love to crash in ourselves. But today the film also enjoys cult status and even received a remake of the same name this year starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Despite record viewing figures on Amazon Prime, the new edition does not come close to the original. You can now in best 4K quality enjoy, because just last month the limited media book was released in a 3-disc edition for home cinema.
When are Point Break and Road House on TV?
Dangerous Surf marks the start of the cult action marathon on today Saturday, September 14th at 20:15 on RTL 2Immediately afterwards, the channel will show Road House at 10:30 p.m.
There are no repeats, but both films are available for purchase and rental on Amazon and other providers.
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