Life and work
Mark Isham is an American musician and film composer. Born: 7 September 1951. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Musician · 1951–
Mark Isham
Mark Isham is an American musician and film composer. Born on 7 September 1951, this profile follows Mark Isham through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Point Break (1991) and The Majestic (2001). The location trail reaches Leo Carrillo State Park, Neptune’s Net and Dockweiler State Beach. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
← All peopleFollow the geography ↓Point Break · Leo Carrillo State Park
Mark Isham is credited as composer on Point Break. The work’s existing location story leads to Leo Carrillo State Park. Leo Carrillo supplies beach material for the film. Some of the more dramatic surfing was shot in Hawaii, so the local landscape tells only part of the story.
Point Break — credits ↗︎Leo Carrillo State Park ↗︎Point Break · Leo Carrillo State Park ↗︎
The Majestic · Formosa Cafe
Mark Isham is credited as composer on The Majestic. The work’s existing location story leads to Formosa Cafe. The restaurant is listed among the film’s shooting locations.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 4 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Leo Carrillo State Park ↗︎
Filming location · the beach scenes
Leo Carrillo supplies beach material for the film. Some of the more dramatic surfing was shot in Hawaii, so the local landscape tells only part of the story.
Leo Carrillo State Park ↗︎Point Break · Leo Carrillo State Park ↗︎
35000 Pacific Coast Highway
Open street map ↗︎Formosa Cafe ↗︎
7156 Santa Monica Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Dockweiler State Beach ↗︎
Filming location · collecting evidence
Pappas collects a hair sample at Dockweiler while the detectives try to identify the robbers’ beach. The open sand and nearby power station distinguish this stop from the Malibu coastline.
12000 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey
Open street map ↗︎Neptune’s Net ↗︎
Filming location · Tyler’s workplace
Neptune’s Net is the restaurant where Tyler works. Its roadside position makes the coast feel like a working environment as well as an escape.
42505 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1951-09-07
Born 7 September 1951
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Point Break ↗︎
Kathryn Bigelow
The Majestic
Frank Darabont
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Point Break ↗︎
Peel: stand in the open door of a jump plane over the coast, paddle when the swell stands up over the peak to catch five real breaks from Manhattan Beach to Indian Beach, pull one storm apart into Victoria, Oregon and Oahu, and pull the ripcord over Palmdale or Lake Powell.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Keanu Reeves ↗︎
Keanu Reeves is a Canadian actor and musician. Born on 2 September 1964, this profile follows Keanu Reeves through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Point Break (1991), Speed (1994), Constantine (2005) and John Wick: Chapter 4 — Berlin (2023). The location trail reaches Leo Carrillo State Park, Neptune’s Net and Dockweiler State Beach, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jim Carrey ↗︎
Jim Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. Born on 17 January 1962, this profile follows Jim Carrey through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Mask (1994), The Majestic (2001) and Bruce Almighty (2003). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Formosa Cafe and Oviatt Building · Cicada. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Carl Reiner ↗︎
Carl Reiner was an American actor. Born on 20 March 1922, this profile follows Carl Reiner through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Ocean’s Eleven (2001) and The Majestic (2001). The location trail reaches Musso & Frank Grill and Formosa Cafe. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Martin Landau ↗︎
Martin Landau was an American actor. Born on 20 June 1928, this profile follows Martin Landau through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Ed Wood (1994) and The Majestic (2001). The location trail reaches Musso & Frank Grill and Formosa Cafe. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Patrick Swayze ↗︎
Patrick Swayze was an American actor, producer, singer and dancer. Born on 18 August 1952, this profile follows Patrick Swayze through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Point Break (1991). The location trail reaches Leo Carrillo State Park, Neptune’s Net and Dockweiler State Beach. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Kathryn Bigelow ↗︎
Kathryn Bigelow is an American filmmaker. Born on 27 November 1951, this profile follows Kathryn Bigelow through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Point Break (1991). The location trail reaches Leo Carrillo State Park, Neptune’s Net and Dockweiler State Beach. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.