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Patrick Swayze | ... | ||
Keanu Reeves | ... | ||
Gary Busey | ... | ||
Lori Petty | ... |
Tyler
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John C. McGinley | ... |
Ben Harp
(as John McGinley)
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James Le Gros | ... | ||
John Philbin | ... | ||
Bojesse Christopher | ... | ||
Julian Reyes | ... | ||
Daniel Beer | ... | ||
Chris Pedersen | ... |
Bunker
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Vincent Klyn | ... | ||
Anthony Kiedis | ... |
Tone
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Dave Olson | ... | ||
Lee Tergesen | ... |
In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves the ex-presidents. commit their crimes while wearing masks of ex-presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send young agent Johnny Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information. Utah meets surfer Bodhi and gets drawn into the lifestyle of his new friend. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
I must have seen this film a dozen times now, and I'm not going to stop watching it until I'm well and truly sick of it - it's just superb.
Certain sequences are stunning - the camera work during the chase and free fall scenes leave you breathless, and the surfing footage is excellent. The acting is generally good, particularly Busey as a veteran FBI agent, but Keanu's usual expressionless vocals and face disappoint. The script is sharp and witty. And the stunts really shine, particularly the Bond-style psycho skydiving near the end.
This is, in my opinion, a very underrated film which deserved better from the critics.