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". Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the worlds top Olympic divers. 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. After doctors in Seoul stitch Greg's head wound, he returns to competition and picks up two more gold medals. 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. In Seoul, 1988, Greg Louganis (played by Mario Lopez) hits the diving board while plunging towards the water cutting his head open. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story Used Very Good DVD at the best online prices. This was Steven Hilliard Stern's final directed film before dying in 2018.
1997 Canadian TV series or program Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Storyīreaking 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.
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