11 Pieces Of Useless Trivia About Point Break

Patrick Swayze was an accomplished skydiver, but was only allowed to take part in one real jump during the film as insurance would only allow for one.

James Cameron did an uncredited rewrite of the film with his then-wife and Point Break's director, Kathryn Bigelow.

That wasn't Patrick Swayze running during the foot-chase. It was Scott Wilder, Swayze's stunt double. Swayze was in Europe doing press for Ghost.

Willem Dafoe, Val Kilmer, Matthew Broderick, Charlie Sheen and Johnny Depp were all considered for the role of Johnny Utah.

Anthony Kiedis was supposed to have a larger role in the film, but failed to turn up for fight rehearsals. The stunt coordinator then worked him out of his scene with a single punch.

The no parachute scene was actually tested by Mythbusters, and found to be physically impossible as it was portrayed on screen.

Bells Beach, where the film's finale is supposed to take place, was actually filmed in the US. Moreover, Bells Beach is a straight beach whereas the beach where the film was set was a cove.

A sequel was planned for the summer of '93, and even entered pre-production with a script ready to shoot. The studio decided to scrap the project, despite Point Break being a commercial hit.