There are a number of professions that sound like the perfect job.
Spending your days teaching actors to surf on Hermosa Beach sounds like a pretty enviable gig for those that have grown a little tired of hustling at their 9 to 5 dead-end job.
For actor and surfboard builder Dennis Jarvis, it was a reality back in 1991 when he taught Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, and Patrick Swayze how to look convincing out on the ocean while filming Kathryn Bigelow’s action classic “Point Break.” The self-proclaimed “surf doctor of Hollywood” had two months to whip all three actors into surf shape.
Special attention had to be paid to Petty and Swayze, in particular.
Petty’s character, Tyler, teaches Reeves’ undercover FBI agent how to catch a wave early on in the film.
And, of course, Swayze had to appear like he was the legendary local surfer and spiritual guru, Bodhi. For Reeves,
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