Head Above Water (1996)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Jim Wilson

Writers (WGA):

Eirik Ildahl (screenplay) &
Geir Eriksen (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

A comedy about keeping your ex-lover a secret, your husband in the dark and your head above water.

Plot:

A prominent judge, his wife, her ex-lover, their neighbor and a dead body that complicates their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Ex Boyfriend | Remake Of Norwegian Film | Boat | Underwater

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 18

10:00 AM

COMEDY

Cast

Harvey Keitel	...	George
Cameron Diaz	...	Nathalie
Craig Sheffer	...	Lance
Billy Zane	...	Kent
Shay Duffin	...	Policeman

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:12 (bw) | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Phippsburg, Maine, USA

Company:

Majestic Films International

Trivia:

In the original, Norwegian version the female main character (played by Lene Elise Bergum) was topless for at least half of the movie. This was not the case in the Hollywood version.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Introducing Cameron Diaz (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Sail On Sailor

Pretty decent dark comedy with the sexy Cameron Diaz that involves a triple love triangle!

"Head Above Water" certainly isn't a classic film or anything, yet it's probably worth a watch even though the film is short and the humor is dark and the plot is somewhat weak. The performances from Diaz and Keitel make it worth a view. Cameron Diaz as sexy as ever stars as Nathalie a free spirited young lady who's had a rough past with substance abuse, and supposedly now that her spouse is a judge named George(Harvey Keitel)her problems have washed ashore at their summer beach place. Upon a visit from an ex flame of Nathalie's a young man Kent(Billy Zane)takes an unexpected departure and things only become more complex when nearby friend Lance(Craig Sheffer)rounds out the mix in what is found to be a triple love triangle! Overall nothing great it's just some good and sexy work from Diaz in one of her early works as the plot just unravels to show a slick and messy triple love triangle.