The Cool Surface

The Cool Surface

One touch is all it takes.

R 1994 · 88 min · ★ 4.0 · Thriller, Romance

A writer returns to Hollywood after finishing his novel in the wilderness. Still smarting from his girlfriend's suicide and his publisher's criticisms of his novel, he becomes intrigued by the neighbor couple's abusive relationship.

Directed by Erik Anjou · Written by Erik Anjou

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Robert Patrick Jarvis Scott
Teri Hatcher Dani Payson
Steve Tyler Bob 'Beast' Stevenson
Cyril O'Reilly Gary / Eric
Matt McCoy Chazz Stone
Shannon Fopeano Jeanne (as Shannon Dobson Fopeano)
Ian Buchanan Terrence
Howard Spiegel Michael
Cassian Elwes Minion #1
Saul Janson Minion #2
Lisa Marie Kurbikoff Partygoer
David Niven Jr. Peeping Tom

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