Point Break

100% Pure Adrenaline!

Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true.”

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, August 18 for one of our all-time favourite summer staples, Kathryn Bigelow‘s action-packed surfer/skydiving/undercover crime flick POINT BREAK, starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.

(Even better…? This screening just happens to be on the late, great Patrick Swayze‘s birthday, and we’re going to be paying tribute to him with a Crayze for Swayze double bill featuring both DIRTY DANCING and POINT BREAK! See one, or see ’em both for one sweet price!)

Released in 1991, POINT BREAK is a total cult-classic that has inspired both a musical live show and even a 2015 reboot (oof). But nothing beats Bigelow‘s (who would later go on to become the first female director to win a Best Picture Oscar for THE HURT LOCKER) original, which boasts standout performances from the (not surprisingly) aerodynamically graceful Swayze, Reeves, and Lori Petty. With Gary Busey, John C. McGinley, and Anthony Kiedis.

“There’s enough high-octane, heart-racing excitement for a dozen movies.” (Time Out)
POINT BREAK is the best movie about cops, robbers, surfing and sky diving that you’re likely to see.” (Philadelphia Daily News)
Friday, August 18
Doors 8:15 pm | Movie 8:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets HERE
Make it a Crazye for Swayze double bill with POINT BREAK at 8:45 pm for one sweet price HERE

POINT BREAK (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991 / 122 mins / 18A) After a string of bizarre bank robberies in Southern California, with the crooks donning masks of various former presidents, a federal agent, Johnny Utah, infiltrates the suspected gang. But this is no ordinary group of robbers. They’re surfers — led by the charismatic Bodhi — who are addicted to the rush of thievery. But when Utah falls in love with a female surfer, Tyler, who is close to the gang, it complicates his sense of duty.


*Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
*Rio Theatre Groupons and Rio Theatre passes are OK for any single film screening only. Please redeem at the box office.
*Online sales end an hour before showtime; unless otherwise noted, tickets are always available for purchase at the box office prior to showtime.  Our box office is typically open 30 minutes before showtime. All seating is General Admission; please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure great seats and time for treats. All Rio Theatre tickets are final sale.
*If you are looking to redeem either a Rio Theatre gift certificate or Groupon to any regular Rio Theatre screening: You can either email us in advance <[email protected]> and give us a “heads up,” or do it at the box office prior to showtime. (We seat 400+ people and our regular screenings are very rarely at capacity – you should not have issues being admitted.)

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
  • Budget
    $24,000,000.00
  • Revenue
    $83,531,958.00
  • IMDB

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

Phone: 604.879.3456

Info Line: 604.878.3456

Email: [email protected]

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