Surfacing (1981): Cast
Surfacing is a 1981 drama directed by Claude Jutra, starring Kathleen Beller as Kate, Michael Ironside and R.H. Thomson. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- Claude Jutra
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Surfacing Film Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Surfacing About?
The premise of Surfacing without spoilers.
After her father's inexplicable disappearance, Kate leads her urban friends into the rugged backwoods to find him. The unforgiving wilderness tests them physically and amplifies their contrasting personalities, turning the desperate search into a fierce struggle filled with intense emotion and unrestrained passion.
Surfacing Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- feminist
- female full frontal nudity
- dead bird
- friend
- girl
- redneck
- father daughter relationship
- nude dance
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- killing a moose
- woods
- forest
+38 more Show fewer
- search for missing father
- teenager
- dancing
- f rated
- degradation
- teenage girl as protagonist
- teenage girl
- terrorizing women
- husband wife relationship
- presumed dead
- dead father
- backwoods
- water leech
- dancer
- canoe
- drinking beer
- teenage girl in jeopardy
- brother brother relationship
- sexual predator
- female star appears nude
- missing father
- wilderness
- female rear nudity
- rear nudity
- female topless nudity
- pubic hair
- female pubic hair
- nudity
- hunter
- moose
- female nudity
- skinny dipping
- attempted rape
- wetting pants
- river rapids
- male nudity
- falling off a cliff
- date rape
Surfacing Cast & Characters
Kathleen Beller leads the cast as Kate, with Michael Ironside as Wayne and R.H. Thomson as David. Directed by Claude Jutra; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Claude Jutra
- Kathleen Beller as Kate
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Michael Ironside as Wayne - R.H. Thomson as David
- Joseph Bottoms as Joe
Also Starring in Surfacing
· 6 more- Larry Schwartz Rod
- James Buller Paul
- Margaret Dragu Anna
- Matthew McCauley Roger
- Mark Letterman Gas Station Attendant
- Diane Bigelow Nikki
Surfacing Also Known As
Also known as “Faire surface”.
- Also known as
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- Faire surface
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Surfacing FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Surfacing, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Surfacing?
Surfacing runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Surfacing released?
Surfacing was released on July 25, 1981.
Who directed Surfacing?
Surfacing was directed by Claude Jutra.
More films by Claude Jutra Who is in the cast of Surfacing?
Surfacing stars Kathleen Beller as Kate, Michael Ironside as Wayne and R.H. Thomson as David, among 10 credited actors.
Does Surfacing have a post-credit scene?
No. Surfacing has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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