| Walking to the Waterline | |
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| Directed by | Matt Mulhern |
| Written by | Matt Mulhern |
| Produced by | Ron Kastner Lemore Syvan |
| Starring | Matt Mulhern Hallie Foote Alan Ruck Beverly Archer Jon Cypher Matthew Broderick Hal Holbrook Jim Fyfe Michael Boatman |
| Cinematography | Kurt Lenning |
| Edited by | Steve Silkensen |
| Music by | David Wilcox |
| Distributed by | Porchlight Entertainment (international) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Walking to the Waterline is a 1998 Americandrama film written and directed byMatt Mulhern and starringMatt Mulhern,Alan Ruck,Matthew Broderick, andHallie Foote.[1] The film premiered at theFlorida Film Festival on June 13, 1998. The film aired in heavy rotation onIFC.
Once a successful televisionsitcom star, Francis McGowan is now a struggling actor who returns to his family home on theJersey Shore to sell it following his father's death. While there, he interacts with his agent Michael Woods, his childhood friend Duane Hopwood, and tour guide Lucy Bammer, with whom he drifts into a casual affair while his wife and children wait for him to return home.
Walking to the Waterline was Matt Mulhern's directorial debut and was filmed during 1997 inOcean City andAtlantic City, New Jersey.[2] His sophomore effort, the 2005 dramaDuane Hopwood, focused on one of the supporting characters he created for this film.[3]
Mulhern starred in the film and was able to enlist Ruck, Broderick, Holbrook, and Boatman to the cast as they were friends of his.[4]
Walking to the Waterline premiered at theFlorida Film Festival on June 13, 1998.[5][6][7]
Josh Ralske ofTV Guide reviewed the film, writing "There's a sweet underlying sadness to the film, but it's much too soft around the edges."[8]
