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Head Above Water (1996)

PG_13  92 min  -  Comedy | Thriller   -  25 June 1997 (USA)
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A prominent judge, his wife, her ex-lover, their neighbor and a dead body that complicates their lives.

Director:

Jim Wilson

Writers:

Eirik Ildahl (screenplay), Geir Eriksen (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harvey Keitel ...
Cameron Diaz ...
Craig Sheffer ...
Lance
Billy Zane ...
Shay Duffin ...
Policeman
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Storyline

In this dark comedy, a supreme court judge (George) and his very young wife (Nathalie) are on vacation at her family's summer home on an island. When the caretaker, her childhood pal, Lance, takes George on a fishing trip an old flame (Kent) shows up to surprise Nathalie while she's alone. After a night of drinking Nathalie awakes to find Kent, naked and dead in her bed, just as her husband and Lance are arriving. Panicked, Nathalie hides the body but as everyone finds out it just leads to more trouble as they try to dispose of the body and eventually discover what really happened to her ex. Written by nurpin  

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Plot Keywords:

Judge | Tied Feet | Underwater | Unlawful Restraint | Chainsaw  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Comedy | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Águas Profundas See more »

Filming Locations:

Phippsburg, Maine, USA

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 56,774,192 (Spain)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The movie is based on the Norwegian movie _Hodet Over Vannet (1993)_. Nils Gaup, director of the original, said about it: "Twice Hollywood has remade my films, and both times they have managed to make the worst movie ever." The other movie being Pathfinder. See more »

Crazy Credits

At the very end of the credits, after the copyright notice,
there's an additional scene showing Lance's bird, Mo, on a cliff near
the shore, chewing on the remains of Kent's postcard. See more »

Connections

Featured in Introducing Cameron Diaz (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Please, please please"
Performed by James Brown See more »