title: The Surface
text: # The Surface
  
  The Surface is a 2014 American drama thriller film directed by Gil Cates Jr. and starring Sean Astin, Mimi Rogers, Chris Mulkey, and Jeff Gendelman. Gendelman also served as the films writer and producer.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Mitch takes his late father’s boat out to the center of Lake Michigan for a final ride in his memory, but collides with the wreckage of a small plane in the water. Kelly, the pilot who survived the crash but severely injured, is pulled onto Mitch’s boat for rescue. However, the debris of the wreckage had knocked the propeller off the boat’s motor, leaving both men stranded in the middle of the vast lake.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Sean Astin as Mitch
  * Mimi Rogers as Kim
  * Chris Mulkey as Kelly
  * Jeff Gendelman as John
  * Rachel Renee as Laurie
  * Neil Willenson as Nelson, Fox TV cameraman.
  * Sam Fuhrer as The Waterskier
  * John Emmet Tracy as Bank Manager
  * Elvis Thao as Factory Worker
  * Deleono Johnson as Factory Worker
  * David John Rosenthal as Fisherman
  * Dylan Simon as Cheering Fan
  * Veronica Handeland as Bowling Alley Patron (uncredited)
  
  ## Production
  
  On July 22, 2013 Sean Astin and Mimi Rogers joined the cast of the film, Gil Cates Jr. is directing the film and Jeff Gendelman wrote the script for thriller film. Mimi Rogers also joined the cast on 7 August in the Good Notes Productions financing film.
  
  ### Filming
  
  The shooting of the film began on August 10, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  
  