Below (2002)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

David Twohy

Writers (WGA):

Lucas Sussman (written by) &
Darren Aronofsky (written by) ...

Release Date:

24 October 2002 (Singapore)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Six hundred feet beneath the surface terror runs deep

Plot:

Strange happenings occur on a WW II submarine.

Plot Keywords:

Submarine | Record Player | Depth Charge | Grappling Hook | U Boat

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Matthew Davis	...	Odell (as Matt Davis)
Bruce Greenwood	...	Brice
Olivia Williams	...	Claire
Holt McCallany	...	Loomis
Scott Foley	...	Coors
Zach Galifianakis	...	Weird Wally
Jason Flemyng	...	Stumbo
Dexter Fletcher	...	Kingsley
Nick Chinlund	...	Chief
Andrew Howard	...	Hoag
Christopher Fairbank	...	Pappy
Chuck Ellsworth	...	Navy Pilot
Crispin Layfield	...	Navy Lookout
Jonathan Hartman	...	Schillings
Sebastian Knapp	...	Sonar #1

Also Known As:

Proteus (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 (f) | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Lake Michigan, Illinois, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Darren Aronofsky, who co-wrote the screenplay, was originally going to direct the film in 1999 but instead made Requiem for a Dream (2000).

Goofs:

Factual errors: The British ship wouldn't have flown the Union Flag (often called the Union Jack) at the stern as this is never used as an ensign (the flag at the back of the ship). Assuming the ship shown in the movie was a merchant ship then it would have flown the Red Ensign which is red with a small Union Flag in the top corner nearest the flag pole.

Quotes:

Brice: [snaps] You're not skipper of this ship.
Odell: [snaps back] And neither are you, sir.

Movie Connections:

Featured in An Unfinished Life (2005)

Soundtrack:

Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)

Some good scares and interesting revelations

Interesting mix of a ghost story, WWII submarine thriller and murder mystery, with a topnotch cast headed by Olivia Williams as a nurse rescued from a torpedoed hospital ship and Bruce Greenwood as a submarine commander with a secret. Must have been a U.S.-U.K. coproduction, since much of the cast is made up of Brits playing Americans, but what the hey. It's a solid production through-and-through. Came out at the same time as the much-ballyhooed GHOST SHIP, with little or no marketing, and thus was overlooked in theaters. A must-see for thriller fans.