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I wonder if W. Peter Iliff, the screenplay writer for Point Break, was aware of and inspired by this 1964 surfer-led heist.
by antibland 7y ago
I wonder if W. Peter Iliff, the screenplay writer for Point Break, was aware of and inspired by this 1964 surfer-led heist.
- ahazred8ta 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Roland_Murphy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Roland_Murphy they were led by "Murph the Surf"
- toyg 7y ago“The heist was the subject of the film Murph the Surf (1975), directed by Marvin Chomsky”
- LeonB 7y agoSo Murph the surf led to point break which led to fast and the furious franchise the total gross revenue of which dwarfs the original crimes
- gimmeThaBeet 7y agoSo the lesson is if you come up with a clever way to rob a bank, don't worry about making a clean getaway. Make a movie, like Inside Man.
- gamblor956 7y agoThe Fast and Furious was not inspired by Point Break. It was inspired by the director (Rob Cohen) having watched illegal street races in Los Angeles.
- coupdejarnac 7y agoCome on, Fast is almost a scene for scene remake of Point Break.
- gamblor956 7y agoIt is not. Both Point Break and Fast are simply following the standard cop infiltrates crime organization script. Unless you're now also claiming that The Departed is just a remake of Point Break?
- paulcole 7y agoTapping the Source, a surf/crime/noir novel, is widely considered to be a source of inspiration for Point Break as well. https://www.avclub.com/kem-nunn-inspired-point-break-and-explored-the-dark-sid-1798252520 https://www.avclub.com/kem-nunn-inspired-point-break-and-exp...