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The Cool Surface

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The Cool Surface
DVD cover
Directed byErik Anjou
Written byErik Anjou
Produced byStephan Bataillard
StarringRobert Patrick
Teri Hatcher
Cyril O'Reilly
CinematographyGreg Littlewood
Edited byMike Jackson
Music byDave Kopplin
Release date
  • April 5, 1994 (1994-04-05) (Video premiere)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Cool Surface (released in the Philippines as The Playmate) is a 1994 thriller film written and directed by Erik Anjou and starring Robert Patrick, Teri Hatcher, Cyril O'Reilly, Matt McCoy, Shannon Dobson and Ian Buchanan.

Plot

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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. Eventually he intervenes and becomes involved with the woman, basing a new book on their increasingly violent relationship sparked by his insane jealousy of her friends and her acting career.

Release

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The Cool Surface was released direct to video in United States on April 5, 1994. In the Philippines, the film was released in theaters as The Playmate on April 26, 1995.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Opening Today!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. April 26, 1995. p. A4. Retrieved June 2, 2021. Find Out Why Teri "Lois Lane" Hatcher's Erotic Role in The Playmate Has Shocked and Angered the Producers of Lois and Clark!!!
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