''The Cool Surface'' (released in the Philippines as ''The Playmate'') is a 1994
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...
written and directed by Erik Anjou and starring
Robert Patrick
Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and honorable authority figures, he is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations.
Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparke ...
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Teri Hatcher
Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Lois Lane on the television series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1993–1997); Paris Carver in the ''James Bond'' film '' Tom ...
,
Cyril O'Reilly
Cyril J. O'Reilly is an American film and television actor, writer and producer.
Life and career
O'Reilly was born in Los Angeles, California, one of three children born to Patrick Joseph O'Reilly, a Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, and hi ...
,
Matt McCoy, Shannon Dobson and
Ian Buchanan.
Plot
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
''The Cool Surface'' was released
direct to video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was p ...
in United States on April 5, 1994. In the Philippines, the film was released in theaters as ''The Playmate'' on April 26, 1995.
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1994 films
1990s erotic thriller films
American erotic thriller films
Films set in Los Angeles
Films shot in Los Angeles
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
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