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Release Date:
28 July 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
Bigger. Smarter. Faster. Meaner. morePlot:
Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the bait as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(82 articles)
Will shark movie, The Reef, help or hinder Australia's tourist trade? (From BoxWish. 4 November 2009, 3:17 AM, PST)
Renny Harlin Takes Val Kilmer and Emmanuelle Chriqui to Georgia
(From Slash Film. 28 October 2009, 8:21 AM, PDT)
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The Sharks ate the plot more (598 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sun. Nov. 15 | 8:00 AM | BRAVO | |||
| Tue. Nov. 17 | 11:00 AM | BRAVO |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Thomas Jane | ... | Carter Blake |
 | Saffron Burrows | ... | Dr. Susan McCallister |
 | LL Cool J | ... | Sherman 'Preacher' Dudley |
 | Michael Rapaport | ... | Tom "Scoggs" Scoggins |
 | Stellan Skarsgård | ... | Jim Whitlock |
 | Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Russell Franklin |
 | Jacqueline McKenzie | ... | Janice Higgins |
 | Aida Turturro | ... | Brenda Kerns |
 | Cristos | ... | Boat Captain |
| Daniel Rey | ... | Helicopter Pilot (as Daniel Bahimo Rey) |
| Valente Rodriguez | ... | Helicopter Co-Pilot |
 | Brent Roam | ... | Helicopter Winch Operator |
 | Eyal Podell | ... | Boy #1 |
 | Erinn Bartlett | ... | Girl #1 |
| Dan Thiel | ... | Boy #2 - Kevin Crawford |
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Rated R for graphic shark attacks, and for language.Parents Guide:
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105 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #36877) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:18SG | Netherlands:16 (VHS/DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KNT | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:PGFun Stuff
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Director Trademark: [Renny Harlin] [Finland]There is a small Finnish flag in Janice's room. In the kitchen there is a dry erase board with a shopping list. The first item is "Finnish pancakes." Helsinki (Finland's capital city) is also mentioned. Finlandia vodka drunk in some shots also comes from Finland. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Carter is removing the license plate from the shark's mouth he is wearing fins. As he is helped from the water, he bends down and is wearing a pair of sandals. moreSoundtrack:
Remote Control Soul moreFAQ
How did the shark get out of the Aquatica tank at the beginning of the movie?Is there an alternate ending?
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Deep Blue Sea is one of those films that you simply cannot take seriously or you will go out of your mind with annoyance. It seems like the film makers thought about having a plot, but then they found they could have way more fun playing with the CGI Sharks (which are pretty good actually) The conversation between the film makers probably went something like this.
'Hey i have a great idea for a story, we can breed super sharks with oversize brain capacity in the quest to find a cure for Altziemers disease'
'That sounds good, then we can have the sharks get out of control and add some action sequences'
'Yeah good idea, but lets show the scientific side first while we build the characters'
'Yeah of course we have to build the characters and set the scene, wow what's that over there; come and take a look what the special effects team have done it's brilliant'
'Wow that's really cool, lets have lots of that.'
'But what about the story and character depth'
'We could always show the sexy female lead in her underwear, i reckon that and loads of sharks and death will distract the audience enough and they'll never notice'
And so Deep Blue Sea was born, and guess what? It's actually a good laugh and has wall to wall action, sharks and blood; and oh yeah! The female lead gets down to her underwear too, SHOCKER!
Please accept my apologies for the rather corny review, but i felt it was very fitting for this movie.
6/10 By the way Yes i did enjoy it, just in case you were wondering.