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Head Above Water
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Director:
Jim Wilson
Writers (WGA):
Eirik Ildahl (screenplay) &
Geir Eriksen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 June 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Thriller more
Tagline:
A comedy about keeping your ex-lover a secret, your husband in the dark and your head above water. more
Plot:
A prominent judge, his wife, her ex-lover, their neighbor and a dead body that complicates their lives. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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User Comments:
Pretty decent dark comedy with the sexy Cameron Diaz that involves a triple love triangle! more (32 total)
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Phippsburg, Maine, USA

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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. more
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Pretty decent dark comedy with the sexy Cameron Diaz that involves a triple love triangle!, 11 May 2008
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Author: Danny Blankenship from Petersburg, Virginia

"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.

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