Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)

Director:

Hans Horn

Writers:

Adam Kreutner (writer)
Collin McMahon (additional dialogue)
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Release Date:

3 August 2006 (Greece)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Fatigue. Hypothermia. Death.

Plot:

Amy, her husband James and their baby Sarah travel to Mexico to sail in the yacht of their reckless...

Plot Keywords:

Yacht | Water | Baby | Boat | Ocean

Cast

Susan May Pratt	...	Amy
Richard Speight Jr.	...	James
Niklaus Lange	...	Zach
Ali Hillis	...	Lauren
Cameron Richardson	...	Michelle
Eric Dane	...	Dan
Wolfgang Raach	...	Amy's Father
Alexandra Raach	...	Little Amy
Alfred Cuschieri	...	Old Fisherman
Kelly Wagner	...	Erica (voice)
Mattea Gabarretta	...	Baby Sarah
Luca Gabaretta	...	Baby Sarah
Christine Spasojevic	...	Party Boat Girl
Dawn Frendo	...	Party Boat Girl
Charlie Formosa	...	Fisherman / Busstop
Alfredo Cutajar	...	Marina Fisherman
Joe Formosa	...	Marina Fisherman
Manuel Custo	...	Marina Fisherman
Furto Grima	...	Marina Fisherman
Costanzo Galea	...	Marina Fisherman
Jeremy Formosa	...	Dodge Passengers
Lorry Formosa	...	Dodge Passengers
Edel Cauchi	...	Dodge Passengers
Jolene Grima	...	Dodge Passengers
Louis Formosa	...	Bus Passengers
Frankie Cachia	...	Bus Passengers
Mario Attard	...	Bus Passengers
Gejtu Attard	...	Bus Passengers
Laurence Piscopo	...	Bus Passengers
Anthony Vassallo	...	Bus Passengers
Joe Mercieca	...	Bus Passengers

Directed by
Hans Horn

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Adam Kreutner		writer
Collin McMahon		additional dialogue
David Mitchell		writer
Richard Speight Jr.		additional dialogue

Produced by
Stephan Barth	....	executive producer
Hendrik Holler	....	associate producer
Dan Maag	....	producer
Eva Poetsch	....	associate producer
Philip Schulz-Deyle	....	producer
Christoph Strunck	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
Gerd Baumann

Cinematography by
Bernhard Jasper		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Christian Lonk

Casting by
Nancy Nayor
Kelly Wagner

Production Design by
Frank Godt

Makeup Department
Georg Korpas	....	prosthetic makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sven Fehrensen	....	second assistant director: Malta
Hendrik Holler	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Alexander Buck	....	sound effects editor
Tobias Fleig	....	sound re-recording mixer
Emil Klotzsch	....	additional sound designer
Emil Klotzsch	....	sound effects editor
Zdenek Manych	....	boom operator
Rene Mikan	....	sound mixer
Jörn Poetzl	....	foley artist
Ingo Pusswald	....	dialogue editor
Philipp Sellier	....	foley recordist
Kuen-Il Song	....	adr editor
Alexander Vitt	....	adr editor
Alexander Vitt	....	dialogue editor
Benjamin Wolf	....	foley editor
Guido Zettier	....	sound designer
Guido Zettier	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Cania	....	paint artist
Andreas Vrhovsek	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Wolfgang Raach	....	action team choreographer

Camera and Electrical Department
Francesco Arrabito	....	electrician
Max Bestle	....	camera operator: underwater unit
Daniel Blaum	....	focus puller
Lawrence Chircop	....	best boy
Yana Grech	....	video assistant
Vytaitas Gudlevicius	....	key grip
Mark Herpich	....	second assistant camera
Patrick Kaethner	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Sergio Mallia	....	video assistant
Vladimir Muller	....	Steadicam operator
Vydmantas Plepys	....	focus puller: "b" camera
John Preca Trapani	....	camera loader
Paul Preca Trapani	....	gaffer
Marco Susic	....	focus puller: underwater unit
Darius Zolmonas	....	grip

Casting Department
Chris Gehrt	....	casting intern

Editorial Department
Lee Bennett	....	digital colorist
Christopher Berg	....	digital intermediate producer
Matthias Brauner	....	on-line editor
Manuel Reidinger	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Michael Gerlach	....	music mixer

Other crew
Marcus Machura	....	legal and business affairs
John Preca Trapani	....	location scout
Wolfgang Raach	....	trainer to the cast

Thanks
Christoph Strunck	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Orange Pictures
• Peter Rommel Productions
• Shotgun Pictures
• Universum Film (UFA)

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Pathé Distribution (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• TFM Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Tornado Film (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Toshiba Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Divisa Home Video (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Pony Canyon (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Tornado Film (2007) (Japan) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Ruhr Sound Studios  post-production sound services
• Vantage Film  HAWK anamorphic lenses provided by
• Zettier Sound Design  sound design & editorial

Also Known As:

Adrift (Australia) (DVD title) (Europe: English title) (Germany) (working title)
Godspeed (Germany) (working title)
Open Water 2 (Germany) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and nudity.

Runtime:

UK:95 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | France:U (with warning) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Malta

Company:

Orange Pictures

Trivia:

To prepare for the movie, Susan May Pratt went to the tanning salon and worked out to prepare for a lot of treading water.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At 1hr 2min 30 seconds into the film, a female character is floating face-up in the water. In the context of the story, she is supposed to be entirely nude. However, the camera inadvertently shows the skin-colored modesty patch that the actress is using to cover her right nipple.

Quotes:

James: Our daughter is scarred for life. She'll either grow up to be oddly attracted to Popeye, or a lesbian.

Movie Connections:

References "MacGyver" (1985)

Fairly dire, hardly what I'd call a "thriller"

The film was supposed to have been based on "true events". Yes, I'm sure it was - very, very, very loosely based. Some of the acting was nearly good enough to cover the gaping holes in the plot, but never enough to conceal the basic absurdity of it all. To the UK newspaper reviewer who allegedly said "You'll be on the edge of your seat!" I can only concede that I was - this was only because my wife had hold of the waistband of my trousers to prevent me leaving the cinema. The ending was extremely unsatisfactory and I was left feeling very sorry for the actors, whose performances are the only reason I've rated it as highly as a 5.