Hostile Waters (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

David Drury

Writer (WGA):

Troy Kennedy-Martin (written by)

Release Date:

26 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

In October 1986, a Russian submarine carrying nuclear missles collides with an American nuclear submarine off the coast of Bermuda.

Plot Keywords:

Submarine | Ship Wreck | Accident | Cold War

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	Capt. Britanov
Martin Sheen	...	Aurora Skipper
Max von Sydow	...	Admiral Chernavin
Colm Feore	...	Pshenishny
Rob Campbell	...	Sergei Preminin
Harris Yulin	...	Admiral Quinn
Regina Taylor	...	Lieutenant Curtis
John Rothman	...	Aurora Exec. Officer
Michael Attwell	...	Kuzmenko
Dominic Monaghan	...	Sasha
Peter Guinness	...	Vladimirov
James E. Kerr	...	Aznabaev
Alexis Denisof	...	John Baker
Seamus McQuade	...	Helmsman
Paul Birchard	...	Torpedo Chief

Also Known As:

Hostile Waters - Fahrwasser des Todes (Germany) (rerun title)
Im Fahrwasser des Todes (Germany)
Péril en mer (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and peril.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

France | Germany | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | France:U | Germany:12 (video rating) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Captain Britanov filed a suit in 2001, claiming that Warner Bros. did not seek or receive his permission to use his story or his character for a movie. He also claimed that the movie did not portray the events accurately and made him look incompetent. In September 2004, a court ruled in Britanov's favor. Captain Britanov declines to state the amount of the award; descriptions range from "substantial damages" down to tens of thousands of dollars.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Los Angeles-class sub in the movie with designation SNN 710 was called the "Aurora". Its actually name is the "Augusta".

Quotes:

Capt. Britanov: Good Morning Pshenishny. You smell wonderful today. Are you wearing aftershave?
[as he walks away]
Capt. Britanov: How are things in Moscow?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

A decent movie, but not great

This movie is worth looking at if you can catch it on HBO or something without too much bother.

*** Warning: I talk about the ending of the movie, so if you're going to be bothered, don't read further. ***

I found some of the movie a little annoying because it builds suspense for too long at times without really having anything much going on. The final scenes where they are trying to lower the rods in the nuclear reactor just go on for too long--especially since there are a bunch of people in the reactor room who just stand around and gawk instead of helping the one guy actually lower the rods.

Even though it has flaws, this movie does well with a small budget and is still much more interesting than a lot of hollywood movies with much bigger budgets. It's not a classic, but it's worth seeing if you just want something to watch for the night.