Swimming Upstream (2002) ( Swimming Up stream )

Swimming Upstream (2002) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Swimming Up stream
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert J. Emery

Written By:
Robert J. Emery
Don Robertson

Actors:
Matt Czuchry ..... Morris Bird III
Ben Savage ..... Teddy Benevides
Jeffrey DeMunn ..... Dr. Henry Berkson
Kelly Rutherford ..... Sandra Bird
Elisabeth Harnois ..... Julie Sutton
Ron Dean ..... Morris Bird II
Michael Moriarty ..... Sister
Barbara Orson ..... Brother
Marian Varon ..... Man Shopper
Edwin W. Thurston ..... Mt. Hope soccer team
Justin Ordman
Patrick Gore
Patricia Fellows
Eric Ruben
Caleb Neves

Synopsis:

The scrapbook of most teenagers shows family members and friends at a picnic, at the high school basketball game, at Disneyland. Morris Bird III's, however, paints a different picture. This happy-go-lucky, all-American kid whose only wish in life is to get laid by his cute, but hesitant girlfriend suddenly faces terminal cancer, bringing painful and difficult issues to the surface. Picture an alcoholic father, played by Michael Moriarty, whose devotion to the bottle and mastery of self-pity keeps him from communicating with his son and daughter. Picture a teenage boy whose English teacher encourages him to write; he's eloquent, full of passion for life, and is the type of free-spirit who goes against the grain, walking up on the wrong side of the escalator. Picture a best friend, played by Ben Savage, who may not be the most mature person in the world, but his support makes up for that. Then there's a sister who nurses the wounds felt from living in a fractured family. Now try to imagine a mother who died when Morris was five; her picture is missing and the only way to get a complete sense of her is through the alcoholic father. In a moving, honest scene at the end, Morris Bird II gives Morris Bird III the truth and then some. He offers his love and desire to have a relationship with his son, giving this young man completion before he succumbs to his tragic fate.

Left motherless at age 5 and now living with his unapproachable alcoholic father (Michael Moriarty), 17-year-old Morris (Matt Czuchry) still manages to maintain a passion for life. He gets support from his sister (Kelly Rutherford), his comically immature best friend (Ben Savage) and his girlfriend (Jennifer Steede). But when he's faced with the biggest challenge of his life, Morris and his father must learn to reach out to each another.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 05 May, 2015.