Diving In

Diving In (1990)

A last chance to win... A first chance to love.

A high school diver fights his fear of heights and diving to get onto the team. He gets onto the team, only to find that he must dive the high platform in order to compete. His problems are further compounded by social issues out of the pool. His sister is being taken advantage of by the local tough-guy, and his coach writes him off as a loser. To aid in his overcoming of his phobia, he enlists in a previous women's olympic coach, whom he falls for and crosses the line between business and pleasure. During his training with the new coach, he experiences a bad diving accident and is warned not to dive in the championship. He ignores these warnings, and enters the competition.

Date of release
1990-09-21
TMDB
3.6 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Strathford Hamilton

Casting

Interesting facts

Diving In is a 1990 American film directed by former music video director Strathford Hamilton, starring Matt Adler and Kristy Swanson.

Background

Diving In was the first film from the Indianapolis-based production company Maurer/Shaw Productions. Mark Shaw, one of the executive producers, said he wanted to make an Indiana film with Midwestern values "that [would] measure up to anything that comes out of Hollywood."

The movie was filmed around Indianapolis at locations including the Indiana University Natatorium and the Pike High School pool. Famed Indiana University diving coach Hobie Billingsley makes a cameo appearance during the final competition scene.

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