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Head Above Water (1996)
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25 June 1997 (USA)
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A comedy about keeping your ex-lover a secret, your husband in the dark and your head above water. more
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A prominent judge, his wife, her ex-lover, their neighbor and a dead body that complicates their lives. full summary | add synopsis
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Diaz Strikes Back!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Harvey Keitel | ... | George | |
| Cameron Diaz | ... | Nathalie | |
| Craig Sheffer | ... | Lance | |
| Billy Zane | ... | Kent | |
| Shay Duffin | ... | Policeman |
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92 min
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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
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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.
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Featured in Introducing Cameron Diaz (2005) (V)
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Sail On Sailor
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I was pleasantly suprised with this movie, because I didn't expect it to be GREAT. But it was, the film is smart, sexy, funny and thrilling. You'll love Cameron Diaz and the storyline is marvellous. Black comedies don't get much better than this.
Diaz plays Natalie, who is happily married to older-crinkly George (Harvey Keitel). Everything is perfect until Natalie's old boyfriend (Billy Zane) shows up while George is out on a fishing trip. As if sleeping with him isn't bad enough, Natalie finds the guy dead and naked on a table. Who knows what happened? Our Nat's doesn't have time to find out, she must hide the body and look ship-shape before George returns!
Unfortunately, Keitel is miscast and should play Natalie's father, and the story sometimes gets silly, but overall, thats the fun of it!
My rating : 8/10.