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Deep Blue Sea (1999)

 -  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.

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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>

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic shark attacks, and for language | See all certifications »

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28 July 1999 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

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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)
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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).
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Goofs

At the end of the film, Dr. McCallister jumps into the water having cut her hand to attract the attention of the shark with her blood. The time taken for the shark to detect her blood is extremely short - far, far shorter than the time it would take for it to diffuse through the water even if there were considerably stronger currents than were visible. See more »

Quotes

Preacher: Carter!
Carter Blake: Hey.
Preacher: Bring me some sushi.
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Crazy Credits

At the beginning of the film, both the Warner Bros. shield and the Village Roadshow logo are depicted as being underwater. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Shark Attack (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Say What"
Written by LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith), Vinnie Biggs and Dennis McCarthy
Produced by Vinnie Biggs
Performed by LL Cool J
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Contains a Sample of "Bach Talk"
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Glen Campbell
Courtesy of Capitol Records
A Division of Capitol Records, Inc.
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Better than SOME People think
29 July 2005 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

This is a lot better than people seem to think. Its a good shark movie, but completely different then the more sedate Jaws and some of the scenes are actually quite scary. When i first watched this i must have been 9 years old and i WAS scared. It has humour, shocks, action what more could you possibly ask for? Who cares about a complicated plot, this is a popcorn blockbuster which you will enjoy for 1 1/2 hours. The simple plot works (scientist finds cure for Alzeimers in sharks brains, unfortunately sharks brains are too small for the drug to be widely produced so the scientists create genetically modified sharks that are bigger so therefore have bigger brains. Unfortunately (again) the sharks get smarter and etc. Also this gets 5.5 out of 10 and Deathwatch gets 5.6 out of 10, no way is that very poor excuse for a horror film is better then this shark infested tale


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