The Trylon’s playing movies we already recorded on earlier in the pandemic, so we’ve changed the rules for a short Non-’Lon Series on movies we HAVEN’T seen and may never see at the Trylon! They say it’s not tragic to die doing what you love, which is why the Non-’Lon BoysPick series is dying with POINT BREAK (1991), the most Dudes Rock movie ever. It’s a thoughtful exploration of a cop’s ability to find a soul, what he has to give up to find it, and the people who help him do it. In our discussion, we focus on how the movie compares and contrasts the core motivations of the unbelievably hot leading men Johnny and Bodhi, the political statements the movie makes in the broader context of its release, and whether or not it matters that the stakes in a 1991 surfing movie don’t feel very high in 2021. Also, the name “Bodhi” is pronounced two different ways in this episode with startling consistency. Apologies to all affected listeners. Support organizations fighting for the survival and protection of Minnesota’s marginalized communities: - DocumentingMN https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/documentingmn - Minnesota Freedom Fund https://mnfreedomfund.org/ - Take Action MN https://takeactionminnesota.org/donate/ Watching resources: "The Grace of Keanu Reeves" by Angelica Jade Bastién https://www.rogerebert.com/features/bright-walldark-room-february-2016-the-grace-of-keanu-reeves-by-angelica-jade-basti%C3%A9n “POINT BREAK: Kathryn Bigelow’s Subversive Surf Western” by Priscilla Page https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/04/12/point-break-kathryn-bigelows-subversive-surf-western Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at trylovepodcast@gmail.com to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: “Skydive” by Mark Isham from the POINT BREAK soundtrack. 2:50 - Why POINT BREAK? 4:42 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 6:41 - Jason’s thoughts 9:44 - Cody’s thoughts 13:21 - Harry’s thoughts 17:58 - Aaron’s thoughts 22:37 - Expectations going into POINT BREAK 29:26 - 29:35 - Chaco makes an appearance 29:47 - Busey Unchained 34:02 - Does it matter if you don’t find POINT BREAK “thrilling”? 36:00 - Investment in the stellar cast 46:04 - Is this a Joker movie? 46:12 - No 46:49 - Back to the thing about whether or not it’s thrilling 50:08 - The symbolism of the point break and the risk of being close to death 55:08 - Johnny and Tyler 59:25 - Cody’s Noteys (“D’YouKneau Reeves?”)
