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The Surface is the story of Mitch (Sean Astin) and Kelly (Chris Mulkey), two strangers, both at the end of their rope, who suddenly meet in the middle of the unpredictable waters of Lake Michigan. Through desperation, and hope, they begin to lean on each other as they struggle to stay alive.
Mitch (Sean Astin) begins this day with a visit to his mother, confined to a nursing home with dementia, before motoring out to sea in his late father’s 70’s era boat for a journey to the center of Lake Michigan. As he settles in for what he envisions as a solitary final ride, Mitch’s vessel collides with the wreckage of a small plane, knocking off his propeller and stranding him in the midst of the vast body of water. As the tiny boat drifts, Mitch discovers Kelly (Chris Mulkey), the plane’s pilot, still clinging to the debris, and pulls the severely injured man out of the water.
Instead of being grateful, Kelly is angry and suspicious, treating his rescuer like an adversary and aggressively protecting a mysterious backpack. Out of cell phone range and taking on water, the two men begin to reveal their real reasons for being on the lake that day. As they confront the secrets and sorrows that brought them there, they find inspiration in one another’s struggle to survive.
Original Release
10/09/2014
US Release
10/09/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Mimi Rogers | Kim |
Chris Mulkey | Kelly |
John Emmet Tracy | Bank Manager |
Chike Johnson | |
Lisa Mihelich | Cheering Fan |
Elvis Thao | Factory Worker |
Sam Fuhrer | The Waterskier |
Rachel Renee | Laurie |
Dylan Simon | Cheering Fan |
Robert A. Smith |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mimi Rogers | Kim |
Chris Mulkey | Kelly |
John Emmet Tracy | Bank Manager |
Chike Johnson | |
Lisa Mihelich | Cheering Fan |
Elvis Thao | Factory Worker |
Sam Fuhrer | The Waterskier |
Rachel Renee | Laurie |
Dylan Simon | Cheering Fan |
Robert A. Smith | |
David John Rosenthal | Fisherman |
Megan Lorie | Amanda Enright |
Deleono Johnson | Factory Worker |
Veronica Handeland | Bowling Alley Patron |
Adam Holbus | Cheering Fan |
Jeff Gendelman | John |
Neil Willenson | Nelson, Fox TV Cameraman |
Sean Astin | Mitch |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sean Astin | Executive Producer |
Jim Kacmarcik | Executive Producer |
Neil Willenson | Producer |
Jeff Gendelman | Producer |
Robert Saba | Producer |
Jimmy Sammarco | Producer |