Mark Bacino (producer) Allen S. Epstein (executive producer) Jim Green (executive producer) Alan Hines (co-producer) Andrew McLean (supervising producer)
In Seoul, 1988, Greg Louganis (played by Mario Lopez) hits the diving board while plunging towards the water cutting his head open. Splashing into the water Greg begins to have flashbacks: as a young kid being ridiculed by neighborhood bullies; his adoptive father (played by Michael Murphy) is not accepting and overbearing; winning the silver medal; the 1982 world championship; two gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics 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 father's death and Tom's lost AIDS' battle, Greg decides to come out and go public with every aspect of his life as a gay athlete.
Mario López was nominated for an ALMA Award for "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series in a Crossover Role".
External links
*Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story at IMDb
January 31, 2023
breaking, surface, greg, louganis, story, 1997, television, film, about, diver, greg, louganis, based, 1996, best, selling, book, breaking, surface, written, greg, louganis, eric, marcus, that, stayed, york, times, best, seller, list, weeks, this, steven, hill. Breaking the Surface The Greg Louganis Story is a 1997 television film about diver Greg Louganis based on the 1996 best selling book Breaking the Surface co written by Greg Louganis and Eric Marcus that stayed on top of the New York Times Best Seller list for 5 weeks This was Steven Hilliard Stern s final directed film before dying in 2018 Breaking the Surface The Greg Louganis StoryWritten byGreg Louganis book Eric Marcus book Alan Hines written by Directed bySteven Hilliard SternStarringMario LopezMichael MurphyMusic byRichard BellisCountry of originCanadaOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducersMark Bacino producer Allen S Epstein executive producer Jim Green executive producer Alan Hines co producer Andrew McLean supervising producer CinematographyMichael SlovisEditorPeter SvabRunning time95 minutesReleaseOriginal releaseMarch 19 1997 1997 03 19 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 External linksPlot EditIn Seoul 1988 Greg Louganis played by Mario Lopez hits the diving board while plunging towards the water cutting his head open Splashing into the water Greg begins to have flashbacks as a young kid being ridiculed by neighborhood bullies his adoptive father played by Michael Murphy is not accepting and overbearing winning the silver medal the 1982 world championship two gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics 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 father s death and Tom s lost AIDS battle Greg decides to come out and go public with every aspect of his life as a gay athlete Cast EditMario Lopez as Greg Louganis Michael Murphy as Pete Louganis Rosemary Dunsmore as Frances Louganis Jeffrey Meek as Tom Barrett Megan Leitch as Megan Neyer Jonathan Scarfe as Keith Fulvio Cecere as John Anders Patrick David as Young Greg Louganis Rafael Rojas III as Greg age 9 Bruce Weitz as Ron O Brien Gregor Trpin as Scott Cranham Greg Louganis as himselfAwards EditMario Lopez was nominated for an ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Made for Television Movie or Mini Series in a Crossover Role External links EditOfficial website Breaking the Surface The Greg Louganis Story at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Breaking the Surface The Greg Louganis Story amp oldid 1114221414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
