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"It's Make or Break" (23:03, SD) is a 2006 making-of for "Point Break," featuring interviews with director Kathryn Bigelow, co-producers Rick King, Robert L. Levy, and Peter Abrams, writer W. Peter Iliff, stunt coordinator Glenn R. Wilder, stunt doubles Scott Wilder and Pat Banta, and actors Gary Busey, Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Lori Petty, John C. McGinley, John Philbin, and BoJesse Christopher. The origin story for the film is recalled, with King coming up with the plot, putting Iliff to work, giving the hungry writer a shot on a project that initially sold to Columbia Pictures, with actors such as Charlie Sheen and Johnny Depp up for starring roles. Four years later, director Kathryn Bigelow and executive producer James Cameron revived the project, getting it back into production. The interviewees discuss themes and characterization, with Bigelow fighting to cast Reeves as Johnny Utah, while Swayze was locked in early, enjoying the fluidity of the part. Love for Busey and his wilder ways is also shared. Surfing challenges are identified, along with the feminine energy emerging from Bigelow, who brought something different to the adrenaline rush of the movie. The ways of skydiving are recognized, created with a mix of the real thing and movement on cranes. The featurette closes with a brief examination of the reshot ending.
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"Ride the Wave" (6:08, SD) is a 2006 study of the surfer ways of "Point Break," with cast and crew exploring the physical and spiritual might of the waves. Interviewees gets philosophical, selling the magic of the sport and subculture.
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"On Location: Malibu" (8:32, SD) catches up with actors BoJesse Chrisopher and John Philbin, who offer a tour of California shooting locations, sharing bits of BTS information along the way.
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"Adrenaline Junkies" (6:01, SD) returns to cast and crew to discuss the physicality of the picture and its creative shape, putting the characters through specific tests of survival. The interviewees also share their personal sporting choices when pursuing a "rush" in the real world.
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Additional Scenes (4:35, SD) are offered, offering little bits of character and quirk.
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Image Gallery (2:17) collects BTS snaps.
- And Theatrical Trailer #1 (1:58, SD), Theatrical Trailer #2 (1:08, SD), and Theatrical Trailer #3 (1:08, SD)
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