Swimming Upstream (2002)
This is a heart-wrenching story about a happy-go-lucky 17 year-old boy with a passion for life and love. Under his free spirit are problems that he must deal with. His mother died, his alcoholic father is unapproachable, and ...the biggest problem of all... he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The only support he receives is from a sister who also lives a fractured life, his immature best friend, and his girlfriend. "Swimming Upstream" is a moving and honest look at life's painful realities and how this teen deals with them.
Director: Robert J. Emery
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Matt Czuchry as Morris Bird III |
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Ben Savage as Teddy Benevides |
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Kelly Rutherford as Sandra Bird |
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Elisabeth Harnois as Julie Sutton |
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Michael Moriarty as Morris Bird II |
| Directing | Robert J. Emery | Director |
| Writing | Don Robertson | Original Story |
| Writing | Robert J. Emery | Writer |
| Production | Robert J. Emery | Producer |
| Production | Thomas J. Busch | Producer |
| Production | Paul F. Bernard | Associate Producer |
| Production | Susan K. Ley | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Steven Douglas Smith | Cinematography |
| Editing | Kevin Kelly | Editor |
| Production | Victoria Burrows | Casting Director |
| Production | Karen E. Weber | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gamila Smith | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda McNally | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Paul F. Bernard | Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Eric Chapman | Assistant Director |
