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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
  105 min   -  Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -  28 July 1999 (USA)  

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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.

Director:
 Renny Harlin
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 Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers, 1 more credit »
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Cast
Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Jane  Thomas Jane   ... 
Carter Blake

Saffron Burrows  Saffron Burrows   ... 
Dr. Susan McCallister

Samuel L. Jackson  Samuel L. Jackson   ... 
Russell Franklin

Jacqueline McKenzie  Jacqueline McKenzie   ... 
Janice Higgins

Michael Rapaport  Michael Rapaport   ... 
Tom Scoggins

Stellan Skarsgård  Stellan Skarsgård   ... 
Jim Whitlock

LL Cool J  LL Cool J   ... 
Preacher

Aida Turturro  Aida Turturro   ... 
Brenda Kerns

Cristos  Cristos   ... 
Boat Captain

Daniel Rey  Daniel Rey   ... 
Helicopter Pilot (as Daniel Bahimo Rey)

Valente Rodriguez  Valente Rodriguez   ... 
Helicopter Co-Pilot

Brent Roam  Brent Roam   ... 
Helicopter Winch Operator

Eyal Podell  Eyal Podell   ... 
Boy #1

Erinn Bartlett  Erinn Bartlett   ... 
Girl #1

Dan Thiel  Dan Thiel   ... 
Boy #2

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Storyline

A businessman sinks $200 million into a special project to help fight Alzheimer's disease. As part of this project, medical biologist Susan McAlester rather naughtily figures out a way to genetically enlarge shark brains, so that disease-battling enzymes can be harvested. However, the shark subjects become super smart and decide they don't much like being cooped up in pens and being stabbed with hypodermics, so they figure a way to break out and make for the open sea... Written by John Smith <John.Smith7@net.ntl.com>
 Plot Summary | Add Synopsis 
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Plot Keywords:
 shark | research | alzheimer's disease | storm | shark attack | See more » 
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Taglines:
 Your worst fear is about to surface.  See more » 
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Genres:
  Action |  Sci-Fi |  Thriller 
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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for graphic shark attacks, and for language |  See all certifications » 
Parents Guide:
  View content advisory »  . 
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Details

Official Sites:
 Warner Bros. | Warner Bros. (alternate) 
Country:
 USA | Australia
Language:
 English
Release Date:
 28 July 1999 (USA) See more » 
Also Known As:
 Alerta en lo profundo See more » 
Filming Locations:
 Fox Baja Studios, Rosarito, Baja California Norte, Mexico See more » 
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Box Office

Budget:
 $78,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
 £1,946,454 (UK) (15 October 1999)
Gross:
 £8,087,585 (UK) (3 December 1999) See more » 
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Company Credits

Production Co:
 Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Groucho III Film Partnership See more » 
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Technical Specs

Runtime:
 105 min
Sound Mix:
 DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Color:
 Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
 2.35 : 1 See full technical specs » . 
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Did You Know?

Trivia
There are a number of in-jokes in the movie, including: •the license plate pulled from the shark's teeth is the same plate found in the tiger shark in Jaws.
•Director Renny Harlin has a cameo as one of the employees leaving the facility early in the movie (he's the one with long, blonde hair and sunglasses).
See more »
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Goofs
When the researchers are extracting the protein from the shark, the shark's ECG (electrocardiogram) tracing is shown on a vital signs monitor. Not only is the tracing being refreshed right to left, i.e. backwards (which is never done on a real monitor), but the ECG pattern itself is not that of a shark. See more »
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Quotes
Preacher: Ooh, I'm done! Brothers never make it out of situations like this! Not ever!
See more »
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Crazy Credits
The team from Pacific Data Images are credited with shark nicknames ("Visual Effects Supervisor: Rebecca Mako Marie"). See more »
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Connections
References Casualties of War (1989) See more »
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Soundtracks
Get Tha Money (Dollar Bill)
 Written by DJ Quik (as David Blake) and Crawford Wilkerson
 Produced by DJ Quik
 Performed by Hi-C Featuring DJ Quik
 DJ Quik Appears Courtesy of Arista/Profile Records
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Q:  Is "Deep Blue Sea" based on a book?
Q:  How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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The Sharks ate the plot    
30 December 2006 | by mjw2305  (England) – See all my reviews

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.

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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
  105 min   -  Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -  28 July 1999 (USA)  

5.7
Your rating:
     -/10  

Ratings: 5.7/10 from 77,712 users   Metascore:  54/100 
 Reviews: 619 user  | 194 critic  |  22  from  Metacritic.com 

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.

Director:
 Renny Harlin
Writers:
 Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers, 1 more credit »
Stars:
 Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson |  See full cast and crew »  

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An A.T.F. agent travels back in time to save a woman from being murdered, falling in love with her in the process.

Director: Tony Scott
Stars: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Jim Caviezel




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Edit 
Cast
Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Jane  Thomas Jane   ... 
Carter Blake

Saffron Burrows  Saffron Burrows   ... 
Dr. Susan McCallister

Samuel L. Jackson  Samuel L. Jackson   ... 
Russell Franklin

Jacqueline McKenzie  Jacqueline McKenzie   ... 
Janice Higgins

Michael Rapaport  Michael Rapaport   ... 
Tom Scoggins

Stellan Skarsgård  Stellan Skarsgård   ... 
Jim Whitlock

LL Cool J  LL Cool J   ... 
Preacher

Aida Turturro  Aida Turturro   ... 
Brenda Kerns

Cristos  Cristos   ... 
Boat Captain

Daniel Rey  Daniel Rey   ... 
Helicopter Pilot (as Daniel Bahimo Rey)

Valente Rodriguez  Valente Rodriguez   ... 
Helicopter Co-Pilot

Brent Roam  Brent Roam   ... 
Helicopter Winch Operator

Eyal Podell  Eyal Podell   ... 
Boy #1

Erinn Bartlett  Erinn Bartlett   ... 
Girl #1

Dan Thiel  Dan Thiel   ... 
Boy #2

See full cast »
. 
Edit 
Storyline

A businessman sinks $200 million into a special project to help fight Alzheimer's disease. As part of this project, medical biologist Susan McAlester rather naughtily figures out a way to genetically enlarge shark brains, so that disease-battling enzymes can be harvested. However, the shark subjects become super smart and decide they don't much like being cooped up in pens and being stabbed with hypodermics, so they figure a way to break out and make for the open sea... Written by John Smith <John.Smith7@net.ntl.com>
 Plot Summary | Add Synopsis 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Plot Keywords:
 shark | research | alzheimer's disease | storm | shark attack | See more » 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Taglines:
 Your worst fear is about to surface.  See more » 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Genres:
  Action |  Sci-Fi |  Thriller 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for graphic shark attacks, and for language |  See all certifications » 
Parents Guide:
  View content advisory »  . 
Edit 
Details

Official Sites:
 Warner Bros. | Warner Bros. (alternate) 
Country:
 USA | Australia
Language:
 English
Release Date:
 28 July 1999 (USA) See more » 
Also Known As:
 Alerta en lo profundo See more » 
Filming Locations:
 Fox Baja Studios, Rosarito, Baja California Norte, Mexico See more » 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Box Office

Budget:
 $78,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
 £1,946,454 (UK) (15 October 1999)
Gross:
 £8,087,585 (UK) (3 December 1999) See more » 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company Credits

Production Co:
 Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Groucho III Film Partnership See more » 
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technical Specs

Runtime:
 105 min
Sound Mix:
 DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Color:
 Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
 2.35 : 1 See full technical specs » . 
Edit 
Did You Know?

Trivia
There are a number of in-jokes in the movie, including: •the license plate pulled from the shark's teeth is the same plate found in the tiger shark in Jaws.
•Director Renny Harlin has a cameo as one of the employees leaving the facility early in the movie (he's the one with long, blonde hair and sunglasses).
See more »
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Goofs
When the researchers are extracting the protein from the shark, the shark's ECG (electrocardiogram) tracing is shown on a vital signs monitor. Not only is the tracing being refreshed right to left, i.e. backwards (which is never done on a real monitor), but the ECG pattern itself is not that of a shark. See more »
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quotes
Preacher: Ooh, I'm done! Brothers never make it out of situations like this! Not ever!
See more »
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Crazy Credits
The team from Pacific Data Images are credited with shark nicknames ("Visual Effects Supervisor: Rebecca Mako Marie"). See more »
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Connections
References Casualties of War (1989) See more »
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Soundtracks
Get Tha Money (Dollar Bill)
 Written by DJ Quik (as David Blake) and Crawford Wilkerson
 Produced by DJ Quik
 Performed by Hi-C Featuring DJ Quik
 DJ Quik Appears Courtesy of Arista/Profile Records
See more » .

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:  How does the movie end?
Q:  Is "Deep Blue Sea" based on a book?
Q:  How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
See more (Spoiler Alert!) » . 
User Reviews


The Sharks ate the plot    
30 December 2006 | by mjw2305  (England) – See all my reviews

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.

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Honestly no better shark movie since  moveguy 
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Animatronic sharks  BadfishOG 
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