10. He originally auditioned for the role of Johnny Utah in Point Break, which went to Keanu Reeves, but landed on the role of Bodhi.
The movie’s producers wanted Charlie Sheen or Johnny Depp for the role of FBI agent, Johnny Utah, but director Kathryn Bigelow demanded that Keanu Reeves be given the part. This, despite Patrick Swayze audtitioning for the part of Utah. Although, he eventually landed the role of Bodhi.
11. He performs many of his own stunts in his films, including this scene with Keanu Reeves in Point Break. This is when he learned how to skydive.
12. He and his insurgents in the movie, Red Dawn, inspired the US military to hunt for Saddam Hussein.
However, the movie angered the National Coalition on Television Violence that they instantly declared it the most violent film ever made, racking up 134 acts of violence per hour.
13. He was a licensed pilot like his wife.
However, in 2000, while flying with his dogs in a twin-engine Cessna from Southern California to his ranch in Las Vegas, he experienced what he called a “pressure bump” or pressurization failure while flying over Prescott Valley, Arizona. He managed to fly the plane until he found a street inside the Mingus West suburban community and was able to land but with a few glitches –hit a pair of street light poles, cut a street sign, and stumped a utility box.
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