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Plot

Kathryn Bigelow's fourth action film follows FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) as he goes undercover to infiltrate a cache of Southern California surfers suspected of robbing banks. Utah, a former football player, is assigned to Los Angeles. There, four bank robbers, who wear rubber masks and call themselves "Ex-Presidents," have executed a series of successful robberies which embarrassingly have the FBI stumped. Utah, and his partner Pappas (Gary Busey) suspect that the robbers are surfers and hatch a plan for catching them.
MPAA Rating:
R for violence, language and brief nudity.
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
117min.
Theatrical Release Date:
07/12/1991
DVD Release Date:
05/22/2001
Distributor(s):
Fox
Director(s):
Kathryn Bigelow
Starring:
Patrick Swayze , Keanu Reeves , Lori Petty , Gary Busey , John C. McGinley
Themes:
Dangerous Friends,Bank Robbery,Surfing,Going Undercover
Tone:
Forceful,Frantic,Slick,Tense,Confrontational
Keywords:
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation),agent [representative],bad-guy,bank,beach,cat-and-mouse,danger,friendship,good-guy,infiltration,investigation,law-enforcement,police,robbery,self-discovery,skydiving,sports,subculture,surfing,undercover
Country of Origin:
USA (07-12-1991)
Language:
English