Deep Rising (1998)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writer (WGA):

Stephen Sommers (written by)

Release Date:

30 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

This ain't no pleasure cruise

Plot:

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.

Plot Keywords:

Ocean | Ship | Sea | Hijacker | Monster

Cast

Treat Williams	...	Finnegan
Famke Janssen	...	Trillian
Anthony Heald	...	Simon Canton
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Joey Pantucci
Wes Studi	...	Hanover
Derrick O'Connor	...	Captain
Jason Flemyng	...	Mulligan
Cliff Curtis	...	Mamooli
Clifton Powell	...	Mason
Trevor Goddard	...	T. Ray
Djimon Hounsou	...	Vivo
Una Damon	...	Leila
Clint Curtis	...	Billy
Warren Takeuchi	...	Radar Man (as Warren T. Takeuchi)
Linden Banks	...	Communications Officer

Also Known As:

Tentacle (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi violence and gore.

Runtime:

106 min | Germany:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Korean | English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R (certificate #35415) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Alberta) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Calimari Productions

Trivia:

Famke Janssen's character Trillian is named after the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy character of the same name. Although here Trillian is her actual name, in Hitch-Hiker's it's short for Tricia McMillan.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the small group is in the elevator, they go up to the 6th floor, but after the 5th, we see a shot with the panel indicating "3", then "6".

Quotes:

Finnegan: [First lines] How we doin' out there, Leila?
Leila: Fuck you! How you doing, my ass! I'm totally soaked out here.
Finnegan: Aw, come on now, I pay you two bucks a day, don't I?
Leila: Get off your lazy ass and come and help me!
Finnegan: Cut me some slack, will ya? I'm workin' hard too, you know.
[Plays card games on his radar computer]

Movie Connections:

References Ghost Busters (1984)

Soundtrack:

Garota de Ipanema

Fun! (...and nothing more)

If you are looking for meaning, creativity, originality, or some sort of cosmic significance, look elsewhere.

This is a fun movie for that brainless Saturday evening in which you just want to relax. A fast paced ride with lots of guns, explosions, bright-red fake blood, and a big monster.

This film is for those who wish only to be entertained. Perfect after a long hard week and you need to relax.

Recommended.

7/10