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Title: Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (TV Movie 1997)
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| Mario Lopez | ... | Greg Louganis (as Mario López) | |
| Michael Murphy | ... | Pete Louganis | |
| Jeffrey Meek | ... | Tom Barrett | |
| Rosemary Dunsmore | ... | Frances Louganis | |
| Aki Aleong | ... | Dr. Sammy Lee | |
| Bruce Weitz | ... | Ron O'Brien | |
| Patrick David | ... | Young Greg Louganis | |
| Megan Leitch | ... | Megan | |
| Jonathan Scarfe | ... | Keith | |
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Rafael Rojas III | ... | Greg - Age 9 |
| Fulvio Cecere | ... | John Anders | |
| Gabrielle Miller | ... | Despina | |
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Kristina Krapic | ... | Despina - Age 11 |
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Gregor Trpin | ... | Scott |
| Andrew Francis | ... | Bully Boy #1 | |
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Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers. Some topics discussed were Greg's childhood problems, his homosexuality, and him contracting the HIV virus. Written by Eli Boorstein <eli@hotmail.com>
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It's the story of tremendous ups, and for the most part, very well executed downs.Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
19 March 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Green/Epstein Productions,USA Network Pictures,World International Network (WIN) See more »
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1.33 : 1
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The Director Steven Hilliard Stern met his future wife while working on this movie. She was Mr. Louganis' former assistant. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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BREAKING THE SURFACE: THE GREG LOUGANIS STORY (1996)
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Sound format: Stereo
Despite acting as co-consultant, Olympic diver Greg Louganis is short-changed by Steven Hilliard Stern's conveyor belt TV movie, based on the sportsman's bestselling autobiography. The film tells a remarkable tale, encompassing everything from Louganis' struggle with his sexuality and his troubled family life, his long-term relationship with an abusive lover/manager, his Olympic triumphs, and ultimately his HIV positive status. In the title role, Mario Lopez is engaging and sympathetic, and he certainly *looks* spectacular, but the entire cast (veterans and newcomers alike) simply go through the motions - there's no passion. In fact, the characters are mere ciphers and the sentimentality is contrived and unconvincing. And do we really need another cringe-making TV movie which is too cowardly to show gay characters demonstrating even the most basic affection for one another? Maybe a cable production would have handled the story with a level of honest commitment that's sadly absent here. That said, the film is competent and watchable, if only because Louganis' story is *so* incredible, but viewers looking for the unvarnished truth might be better off reading the book instead.