Kathryn Bigelow’s Cult Point Break Getting A 4K Upgrade

Icon Film Distribution are giving the 1991 Kathryn Bigelow cult action thriller Point Break a 4K upgrade in August.

The film starred Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. Point Break sees Reeves as ex footballer turned FBI agent Johnny Utah who is assigned to tracked down a group of bank robbers. The thieves are also surfers lead by Bodhi (Swayze) whom Johnny befriends and infiltrates the group. Leading to Johnny to pick between friendship or duty also starring Gary Busey, Lori Petty, John C. McGinley.

The two-disc 4K UHD special collector’s edition, packaged with a premium O-ring, contains the feature in 4K and Blu-ray, plus an exclusive, limited-edition poster and four art cards. Both this edition and a standalone Blu-ray release will include more than 45 minutes of bonus features.

Check out the new trailer to promote that release…

Assigned to investigate a string of bank robberies conducted by the notorious masked group known as The Ex-Presidents, FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is transferred from the Midwest to Los Angeles, where sun and smog coexist with New Age music and 20th Century spirituality. Going undercover among the maverick fringe who surf off the Southern California coast, Johnny meets his match in Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), who shows the young agent a whole new way of looking at the world, and himself. In an escalating series of explosive encounters, Johnny will learn the truth of Bodhi’s most important lesson: If you want the ultimate thrill, you must be prepared to pay the ultimate price.

4K UHD and Blu-ray and Special Features
-Additional Scenes
-It’s Make or Break
-Ride the Wave
-Adrenaline Junkies
-On Location: Malibu
-Stills Gallery
-Original Trailer

Point Break will be released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and digital on demand from 5th August.