Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1996)

Product Details: Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1996)

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DVD . See other editions

MPAA Rating:

Unrated

Release Date:

11/18/2003

UPC:

631008010434

Directed by:

Steven Hilliard Stern

Featuring:

Mario Lopez, Michael Murphy, Rosemary Dunsmore. See all cast

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Synopsis: Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1996)

Synopis: Soul, 1998: Greg Louganis (Saved by the Bell's Mario Lopez) while plunging towards the water hits the diving board cutting his head open. Splashing into the water Greg begins to have flashbacks: Being ridiculed by the other neighborhood children and his own unaccepting, overbearing father; winning the silver medal; the 1982 world championship; to gold medals in Los Angeles; the struggles of an abusive relationship with Tom Barrett; his father's terminal cancer; Tom's losing battle with AIDS and Greg's own HIV positive status. After doctors in Seoul stitch Greg's head wound, he returns to competition and picks up two more gold medals. After his dad's death and Tom's lost AIDS' battle, Greg courageously decides to go public with every aspect of his life.

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Features: Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1996)

Features: DVD Features:

Region (Unknown)
Keep Case
Single Side - Single Layer
Full Frame - 1.33

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User Reviews: Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

1. Beneath the Surface

   , October 16, 2001
   Reviewer: joeyinsa - See all joeyinsa's reviews

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   1 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story review helpful Just about the only saving grace of this film was that it appeared Greg Louganis himself had much to do with its making. In that instance, the story line is at least believable, and factually credible.
   But to get any enjoyment out of this film you had to strain so hard to get past the soppy emotional music and the preachy homosexual propaganda, that by the end, you had forgotten most of the storyline.
   While Mario Lopez was fabulous as Louganis - don't be surprised to see him in some higher profile stuff in the future - the film's obvious intent was to elicit pity for Louganis over the hardships he had experienced and the fact that - as a result of a lifestyle choice - he is now infected with the world's most loathsome disease. I can only say that it failed in this intent.
   The official review calls this an 'inspirational' story. As an athlete, yes, Greg Louganis was an inspiration, but certain decisions and choices he made were less than inspiring, and this film does the word 'inspriration' no justice whatsoever. I thought the film about Dan Janssen was much better.
   Two stars, because there was no one-and-a-half option and because one star would not have been fair on Lopez. ...

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2. Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis

   , July 30, 2003
   Reviewer: lillazyninya - See all lillazyninya's reviews

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   this was a great movie. i love true story movies

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