In the remake of the film, directed by Ericson Core, Bodhi is played by Edgar Ramirez.īodhi is given a new, hip haircut, though he is the same spiritual adrenaline junkie in search o the perfect wave. It is during the 50-Year-Storm that we believe Bodhi dies. Knowing he would not survive this wave, Utah allows Bodhi to go out into the surf, knowing that he won't come back alive. Bodhi had long talked about the "50 Year Storm," a storm that would produce lethal waves only twice in a century. Then, he tries to get Utah to rob a bank with him by threatening to hurt his girl Tyler (played by Lori Petty).īodhi's time comes during the final fight scene at Bells Beach in Victoria, Australia. At one point, Johnny gets a clear shot of Bodhi during a chase scene, though he never takes the shot.Īfter determining that Johnny is an FBI agent, Bodhi tries to manipulate him into going on skydiving adventures and death-defying surf trips.
When noting that one of the surfers in Bodhi's crew moons everyone the same way one of the culprits did after leaving the robbery, he begins to suspect Bodhi and his crew are the "ex-presidents."Įventually, Johnny's suspicions are confirmed when he sees Bodhi and his pal Roach case a bank. Though this group of surfers is a group of criminals, are they the "Ex-Presidents" as Johnny expected? After meeting Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), a former football star-turned-FBI agent, he invites him into his posse of surfers, all while defending him against the mean gang of surf locals.ĭuring this time, Johnny finds a clue after analyzing hair toxins from one of the bank robbers during a raid on one of the local surf gangs. He is introduced as a spiritual yet adrenaline-charged surfer in search of the biggest thrills. In the first film, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Bodhi is portrayed by none other than Patrick Swayze.
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