Product Details

• Actors: Mario Lopez, Michael Murphy, Rosemary Dunsmore, Jeffrey Meek, Megan Leitch
• Directors: Steven Hilliard Stern
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Surround Sound
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Ariztical
• DVD Release Date: December 23, 2003
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000E6FMH
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,598 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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BREAKING THE SURFACE: THE GREG LOUGANIS (DVD MOVIE)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This film should have been a blockbuster !!, July 15, 2001

By	Jamie Stevens (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breaking the Surface - The Greg Louganis Story (DVD)

I saw the film for the first time in early 1998 on German television. Before that time I had never heard of Greg Louganis. The film was absolutely fantastic and one year later I imported Greg's book and read the whole story again. I agree that the book truly is better than the movie because you can put so much moire details into a book but the film is absolutely great too.

I ordered the video a few months ago and I watched it again. Compared to the book I think they did a very good adaption. Lopez is very good in portraying Greg Louganis and I think it's wonderful he dared to play this role, which truly proves he has outgrown his "Saved by the bell" image.

This film is a must-see! I don't underatand how anyone can rate this film with only "one star"?

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mario Lopez does a wonderful job, June 4, 2001

By	Crystal (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breaking the Surface - The Greg Louganis Story (DVD)

This movie was great. Mario did a great job portraying Greg Louganis. It was interesting to learn about Greg. I highly recommend watching this movie.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie about a great athlete, May 28, 2003

By	Robert Sparkman "hyperion man" (Kenosha, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Breaking the Surface - The Greg Louganis Story (DVD)

I think this movie is fantastic, and really helps to understand the psyche of Greg Louganis. All of the actors who portrayed him through various stages of his life were fantastic.

At different times through the movie I felt a great degree of empathy for Greg. He is obviously a very feeling individual in search of deep meaningful relationships. It doesn't look like he found those in his life, though. The coldness, indifference and cruelty of his father and his lover were most regretful. His response was very touching.

It is unfortunate that Greg contracted AIDS. He is a very worthwhile individual, and is one of the great American athletes, and was a joy to watch in competition.

Mario Lopez did a great job of portraying the adult Greg. I knew his work from "Saved by the Bell" which wasn't the most content-rich show. It is good to see that he is reaching beyond those types of roles to some deeper, challenging ones. Congratulations to him for a job well done.