The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)

Director:

Ulu Grosbard

Writers (WGA):

Jacquelyn Mitchard (book)
Stephen Schiff (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The search for her son was over. The search for her family was just beginning.

Plot:

The Deep End of The Ocean is a film about a family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the same town, where his family had just moved.

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Childhood Memory | Childhood Trauma | Disappearance | Reunion

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Beth Cappadora
Treat Williams	...	Pat Cappadora
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Candy Bliss
Jonathan Jackson	...	Vincent Cappadora - Age 16
Cory Buck	...	Vincent Cappadora - Age 7
Ryan Merriman	...	Sam Karras / Ben Cappadora - Age 12
Alexa Vega	...	Kerry Cappadora
Michael McGrady	...	Jimmy Daugherty
Brenda Strong	...	Ellen
Michael McElroy	...	Ben Cappadora - Age 3
Tony Musante	...	Grandpa Angelo
Rose Gregorio	...	Grandma Rosie
John Kapelos	...	George Karras
Lucinda Jenney	...	Laurie
John Roselius	...	Chief Bastokovich

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and thematic elements.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #35554) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | Philippines:G

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

After Pat and Beth have a fight (following Ben's disappearance), Pat goes for a ride in his car and young Vincent comes along to smooth the waters. In his hand, he plays with a cassette tape. It is the soundtrack to Grease 2 (1982), which starred Michelle Pfeiffer.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Beth arrives at the hotel, she is wearing boots and socks when she exits the car, but inside the hotel she is wearing sandals

Quotes:

Beth Cappadora: You self-righteous son of a bitch!
Pat Cappadora: I'm not self-righteous, I'm RIGHT! Kids don't just vanish up in smoke, kids don't just get lost, PEOPLE LOSE THEM!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Soundtrack:

Energy

This was at the movie theater?

I never heard of Deep End of the Ocean until it showed up on cable the other night. The whole time that I watched it, I thought that it was a made for cable movie. Pretty good performances--I think some of the other reviewers came down extremely hard on this movie. Not generally my kind of movie(emotional chick/family movie), but I was pleasantly surprised, even though I must say that it did have that "Lifetime Channel", feel about it. 7/10 stars