Into the Blue (2005)

Popularity:

Up 12% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Director:

John Stockwell

Writer (WGA):

Matt Johnson (written by)

Release Date:

13 October 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Temptation is bliss

Plot:

A group of divers find themselves in deep trouble with a drug lord after they come upon the illicit cargo of a sunken airplane.

Plot Keywords:

Cocaine | Diver | Shipwreck | Bahamas | Shark

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Paul Walker	...	Jared
Jessica Alba	...	Sam
Scott Caan	...	Bryce
Ashley Scott	...	Amanda
Josh Brolin	...	Bates
James Frain	...	Reyes
Tyson Beckford	...	Primo
Dwayne Adway	...	Roy
Javon Frazer	...	Danny
Chris Taloa	...	Quinn
Peter R.V. Bowleg Jr.	...	Jake
Clifford McIntosh	...	Kash
Adam Collins	...	Raolo
Gill Montie	...	Big Dave
Dan Ballard	...	Scuba Bob
Samantha Lamb	...	Brazilian Bikini Girl
Arthur Thompson Jr.	...	Jo-Jo
Ramon Saunders	...	Tec-9
Stephen Bellot	...	Pilot
Leo Quant	...	Co-Pilot
John Willinger	...	Pasty Diver
Mike Steven Powell	...	Large Diver
Vonetta Nicola Darling Flowers	...	Immigration Officer
Sean Owen Gordon	...	Immigration Officer
Lesli Bartlett-Roker	...	Teacher
Donna MacKey	...	Female Officer
Jay Gotlieb	...	Benoit (as Jay Lance Gotlieb)
Billy Johnson	...	Rapper
Mike Roberts	...	Grungy Worker
Gina Marie Knowles	...	Woman in Car Crash (as Gina-Marie Knowles)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rana Morrison	...	Party Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
John Stockwell

Writing credits (WGA)
Matt Johnson		(written by)

Produced by
Brandon Birtell	....	co-producer
Rick Dallago	....	co-producer
Kevin Flatow	....	assistant producer
Louis G. Friedman	....	executive producer
Peter Guber	....	executive producer
Matt Luber	....	executive producer
Ori Marmur	....	executive producer
Erin Mast	....	associate producer
Jamin O'Brien	....	line producer: second unit
David Zelon	....	producer (as David A. Zelon)

Original Music by
Paul Haslinger

Cinematography by
Shane Hurlbut

Film Editing by
Nicolas De Toth
Dennis Virkler

Casting by
Sarah Finn
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Maia Javan

Art Direction by
David F. Klassen

Set Decoration by
Les Boothe

Costume Design by
Leesa Evans

Makeup Department
John R. Bayless	....	key makeup artist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	special makeup effects artist
Bridget Cook	....	hair department head
Robin Day	....	department head hair: underwater unit
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup department head (as Tarra Day)
Garrett Gervaise	....	hairdresser: Jessica Alba
Garrett Gervaise	....	makeup artist: Jessica Alba
Jonah Levy	....	special makeup effects artist
Joan Wynes	....	assistant hair: underwater unit
Nick Herrera	....	special makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)
Ann-Maree Hurley	....	prosthetic manufacture: dummy supply (uncredited)

Production Management
D. Scott Easton	....	unit production manager
Brian E. Frankish	....	unit production manager
Debra James	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jamin O'Brien	....	underwater first assistant director
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director
Kristina M. Peterson	....	second second assistant director
Bill Purple	....	second assistant director
Lars P. Winther	....	first assistant director (as Lars Winther)
Peter Zuccarini	....	second unit director: underwater unit (as Pete Zuccarini)

Art Department
Sheila Bartlett	....	painter
Jerry Blohm	....	underwater set decorator
Peter Carpenter	....	storyboard artist
Angela Carroll	....	assistant set decorator
Richard M. Cole	....	mill foreman
Gina B. Cranham	....	assistant art director
Villamor Cruz Jr.	....	storyboard artist
Daniel Dietrich	....	aircraft foreman
Frank M. Fleming	....	leadman
Michael J. Flynn	....	set props
Richard Fojo	....	set designer
Romain Gateau	....	assistant property master
Diana Goodwin	....	art department coordinator
George W. Harding III	....	set dresser (as George Harding III)
George W. Harding III	....	underwater set dresser (as George Harding III)
Frank J. Hart	....	propmaker
Kate Hart	....	construction buyer
Brian Haynes	....	location foreman
Chester Lee Henderson Jr.	....	set dresser
Heath Hood	....	construction diver (as G. Heath Hood)
Heath Hood	....	welder/fabricator (as G. Heath Hood)
Christopher Kuder	....	carpenter
Scott A. Lawson	....	set dressing gang boss
Alisa Lumbreras	....	scenic foreperson
Stephanie Macomber	....	stand-by painter (as Stephanie Macomber Kern)
Georgie Miranda	....	propmaker
Georgie Miranda	....	welder
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction coordinator
Ricardo Naveira	....	propmaker
William Scot Noonan	....	toolman
Bozydar Orszula	....	construction general foreman
James F. Oñate	....	scenic gang boss
Richard Salinas	....	scenic artist
Philip Schneider	....	property master (as Phil Schneider)
Roger Scruggs	....	gang boss
John Eric Seay	....	gang boss
Brian Stultz	....	scenic chargeman
Jack Thomas	....	scenic
Scott D. Warner	....	foreman
John Youngblood	....	on-set dresser
Lewis Zucker	....	unit propman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound engineer
Felipe Borrero	....	sound mixer
Jeremy Brill	....	sound
Kelly Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Timothy Carden	....	supervising sound editor
Gary Coppola	....	foley supervisor
Craig Dollinger	....	boom operator
Donald Dowd	....	sound recording engineer
Colin Jones	....	boom operator
Elizabeth Kenton	....	dialogue editor
Jason King	....	sound designer
David Kirschner	....	sound mixer
Jennifer L. Mann	....	adr editor (as Jennifer Mann)
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	....	sound effects editor
Aynee Osborn	....	first assistant sound editor (as Aynee O. Joujon-Roche)
Sarah Payan	....	dialogue editor
Stuart Provine	....	sound recordist: temp dub
Colin Rogers	....	foley editor
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Unsun Song	....	sound re-recordist
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist
Lauren Stephens	....	supervising sound editor
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jon Tendrich	....	sound effects recordist
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Wade Wilson	....	sound designer
Wade Wilson	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Leo Corey Castellano	....	creature effects
Joe Digaetano	....	key special effects foreman (as Joey Digaetano)
Matt DiSarro	....	key special effects set assistant
Scott Dwyer	....	special effects technician
Roland Fullajtar	....	special effects technician
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects coordinator
Jonah Levy	....	moldmaker
Jonah Levy	....	painter
Jonah Levy	....	sculptor
Andrew J. Loprino	....	special effects technician
Ian C. McArthur	....	special effects foreman
Andrew Miller	....	special effects co-coordinator
Antonette J. Miller	....	special effects buyer (as Antonette Como)
Doug Passarelli	....	special effects coordinator
Jennifer M. Sheppard	....	special effects office coordinator
Kenneth Van Order	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Mesrop Abrahamian	....	rotoscope artist
Sheryl Benko	....	visual effects coordinator
Derek Bird	....	digital compositor: LOOK! Effects
Artaya Boonsoong	....	senior technical supervisor: Luma Pictures
Steven J. Brooks	....	rotoscope artist
Kyle Cassidy	....	visual effects: Luma Pictures
Andy Chih-Jen Chang	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer: Look Effects (as Josh Comen)
Prakash D'Cunha	....	visual effects: Tata ELXSI-VCL
Victor DiMichina	....	digital imaging supervisor: Pixel Magic
Tim Everitt	....	animation supervisor: Flash Film Works
Tim Everitt	....	digital compositor
Steven Fagerquist	....	visual effects compositing artist
Saeed Faridzadeh	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Kelly Fischer	....	digital compositor: LOOK! Effects
Derry Frost	....	head of production: Amalgamated Pixels
Prasad Ganguli	....	visual effects: Tata ELXSI-VCL
David Goldsmith	....	visual effects video assistant
H Haden Hammond	....	digital animator: Luma Pictures
H Haden Hammond	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Niles Harrison	....	visual effects coordinator
Brent Hensarling	....	system administrator: Luma Pictures
Shauna M. Hirdler	....	visual effects production assistant
Dave Jacobs	....	visual effects production assistant
Justin Johnson	....	lead digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Pankaj Khandpur	....	visual effects: Tata ELXSI-VCL
Danny S. Kim	....	creative director
Wendy Klein	....	visual effects: Luma Pictures
Richard Kratt	....	compositor: Pixel Magic
Lincoln Kupchak	....	visual effects editor
Randy Luczak	....	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels (as Randall E. Luczak)
Artin Matousian	....	systems administrator
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic (as Raymond McIntyre Jr.)
Karla McIntyre	....	digital effects coordinator: Pixel Magic
Valerie McMahon	....	digital artist
John P. Mesa	....	compositing supervisor: Flash Film Works
Rob Meyers	....	animator: Amalgamated Pixels (as Robert Meyers)
Roger Mocenigo	....	senior compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
Michael Morreale	....	executive producer: Amalgamated Pixels (as Michael J. Morreale)
Glenn Morris	....	visual effects coordinator
Ian Noe	....	visual effects producer: Luma Pictures
Dan Novy	....	visual effects technical supervisor: Flash Film Works
Jeremy Oddo	....	senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels
Michael Off	....	gaffer: physical effects and miniatures
Marlo Pabon	....	visual effects supervisor: LOOK! Effects
Phillip Palousek	....	visual effects coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
Corinne Pooler	....	digital paint supervisor
Francis Puthanangadi	....	3D artist: LOOK! Effects
Francis Puthanangadi	....	digital compositor: LOOK! Effects
Burke Roane	....	character animator: Luma Pictures
Trey Roane	....	character animator: Luma Pictures
David Schoneveld	....	effects animator: Luma Pictures
Payam Shohadai	....	visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Pedram Shohadai	....	visual effects
Brian Shows	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Thanapoom Siripopungul	....	technical supervisor: Luma Pictures
Thanapoom Siripopungul	....	visual effects artist: Luma Pictures
Mark Skelton	....	digital artist: Luma Pictures
Stephen H. Sloan	....	visual effects editor
David Stump	....	senior visual effects supervisor
Mike Uguccioni	....	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels (as Michael Uguccioni)
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	CG artist: Pixel Magic (as Juan Vargas)
John Velazquez	....	lead animator: Luma Pictures (as John Velasquez)
Jeffrey White	....	visual effects producer: Flash Film Works
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite/Laser Pacific
Daniel E. Zobrist	....	matchmove/animation artist
Brian Lutge	....	effects animator (uncredited)
William Mesa	....	visual effects supervisor: Flash Film Works (uncredited)

Stunts
Don Abbatiello	....	marine department
James Cheek	....	stunt driver
Marilyn Giacomazzi	....	stunt double
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunt coordinator
Sean Graham	....	co-stunt coordinator
Sean Graham	....	stunt double: Scott Caan
Mehgan Heaney-Grier	....	stunt double: Jessica Alba/Ashley Scott
Horace Knight	....	stunt double
Alex Krimm	....	stunt double: Paul Walker
Sean M. Latterner	....	safety diver
Oakley Lehman	....	stunt double: Paul Walker
Virginie Leplus	....	stunt double
J.J. Michaels	....	additional stunt double: Paul Walker
Marilyn Miller	....	stunt double
William Scharpf	....	stunt double (as Bill Scharpf)
James York	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert C. Carlson	....	assistant camera (as Rob Carlson)
Thomas S. Ciciura	....	key film loader
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer
Mark J. Coyne	....	second assistant camera
Rick Crank	....	electrician
Stephen Crowley	....	underwater gaffer
Erik Curtis	....	assistant camera
Roberto De Angelis	....	Steadicam operator
Roberto De Angelis	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Dave Duren	....	best boy rigging electric (as David J. Duren)
Rusty Edmonson	....	electrician
David Ellis	....	electrician
Peter Farber	....	assistant camera: underwater scenes
Jerome Fauci	....	camera operator
Jerome Fauci	....	steadicam operator
Andrew Fisher	....	assistant camera
Dale Fowler	....	best boy electric
Donny Fowler	....	electrician
Sean P. Gilbert	....	assistant underwater camera
David Goldsmith	....	video assist operator
Gary Hatfield	....	camera operator
Bruce Hazen	....	electrician
Scott Howell	....	key grip
John Johnson	....	still photographer
Ben Kanegson	....	electrician
Jamie Klein	....	rigging key grip
Marvin Lee	....	second assistant camera: underwater unit
Peter Manno	....	camera operator
Tully McCulloch	....	key rigging gaffer
David McLean	....	electrician
Peter Mercurio	....	camera operator
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera
Jack Nealy	....	electrician
Earl Perque	....	best boy grip
Ted Sapp	....	grip
Chad Schroeder	....	electrician
Robert Settlemire	....	assistant camera: Underwater unit
John E. Stephens	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Steve Sudge	....	underwater electrician
Bob Talbot	....	additional marine photographer
Dan Turek	....	assistant camera
Mike Tyson	....	rigging electrician
Mark Walpole	....	second assistant camera
Michael J. Walsh	....	balloon lighting supervisor
James York	....	camera operator
Steve Zigler	....	best boy electric: underwater unit
Peter Zuccarini	....	underwater director of photography (as Pete Zuccarini)

Casting Department
Ed Arenas	....	local casting
Courtney Gross	....	casting associate
Pepper Johnson	....	casting associate: Bahamas
Maille Neff	....	casting associate
Amy Greene Vines	....	casting assistant (as Amy Greene)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emily Besa	....	costume assistant
Susana Gilboe	....	wardrobe assistant
Jeannette Godoy	....	costume supervisor
Lisa Javelin	....	set costumer
Georgina Marquis	....	set costumer
Alison McCosh	....	key costumer
Elizabeth Needham	....	costumes (as Liz Needham)

Editorial Department
James Andrykowski	....	first assistant editor
Todd Busch	....	additional editor
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Joe Finley	....	digital preview colorist
Nancy Fuller	....	digital intermediate producer
Eric Putz	....	telecine colorist
Frank Roman	....	digital intermediate color timer
Matthew Schmidt	....	first assistant editor
Brian Shows	....	digital intermediate consultant
Amanda Zemke	....	post-production assistant
Valance Eisleben	....	high definition editorial services (uncredited)

Music Department
Mark Curry	....	scoring mixer
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	orchestra contractor (as Debbie Datz-Pyle)
Dan DiPrima	....	score producer
Dan DiPrima	....	supervising music editor
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist
Paul Haslinger	....	score producer
Paul Haslinger	....	score programmer
Dominik Hauser	....	orchestrator (as Dominic Hauser)
Oliver Hug	....	assistant music editor
Larry Kenton	....	conductor
Larry Kenton	....	orchestrator
Peymon Maskan	....	music coordinator
Jeremy Raub	....	music editor
Michael Ripoll	....	guitarist
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Diego Stocco	....	music designer
Edwin Wendler	....	additional music arranger
Edwin Wendler	....	orchestrator
Edwin Wendler	....	score programmer
Steve Zuckerman	....	orchestrator (as Steve Zukerman)
Matt Fausak	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
Julia Michels	....	executive in charge of music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Michael Avallon	....	driver
Moore Brian	....	transportation co-captain (as Brian Joseph Moore)
Charley Bob Burnham	....	transportation coordinator
Mario Estarella	....	driver
Roy A. Grace	....	driver
Alex Macaulay	....	driver
Lee Stepp	....	transportation captain
Steve Symmonett	....	co-transportation captain

Other crew
Don Abbatiello	....	marine department
Nellie Adami	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Akana Sturla	....	assistant: Mr. Stockwell
Cua-Cua Apey	....	underwater dive utility
Lamonte Bell	....	payroll accountant
Chick Bernhard	....	marine department (as Chick Bernhardt)
Samuel Bokebza	....	first assistant production accountant
Sue Bokobza	....	production accountant
Ramona Braganza	....	assistant: Jessica Alba
Ramona Braganza	....	trainer: Jessica Alba
Drissen Brennen	....	assistant: John Stockwell
Ricou Browning Jr.	....	marine coordinator (as Ricou Browning)
Dennis Burrell	....	key set production assistant
Christian Byrd	....	marine boat captain
Patrick Cash	....	assistant: David Zelon
Maria K. Chavez	....	location scout
Michael Chickey	....	assistant location manager
Sonja Christoph	....	production assistant
Scott Cler	....	production secretary
Stuart Cove	....	marine coordinator
Harold De Jesus	....	title designer
Sandra L. Dixon	....	second assistant accountant
Caleb Duffy	....	key assistant location manager
Alex Edlin	....	assistant marine coordinator
Alex Edlin	....	shark coordinator
Cristine Fabre	....	body double: Jessica Alba
Julie Fay	....	production secretary
Ray Felipe	....	script researcher
Rebecca Fulton	....	script supervisor: underwater unit
David M. Garber	....	main title design
J.P. Genasi	....	reef shark coordinator
Allen Vee Goss	....	assistant: David Zelon
Jason Graham	....	underwater unit production supervisor
Kris Gray	....	marine office coordinator
Rick Hicks	....	assistant marine coordinator
Maisun Jabban	....	clearance coordinator
Judith Jecmen	....	legal and business affairs
Ryan R. Johnson	....	development executive
Alicia Jupp	....	production assistant
Gina Marie Knowles	....	production assistant
Christie Kwan	....	assistant production coordinator
Roxann Langlois	....	travel coordinator
Sean M. Latterner	....	paramedic
Laurie Leitzel	....	assistant: Peter Guber
A.J. Lewis	....	dialog translator
James Lin	....	location manager
David Linck	....	unit publicist
Brenda Lopez	....	script supervisor
Gary Lowe	....	assistant marine coordinator
Gary Lowe	....	marine captain
Alex Macaulay	....	production assistant
Emilie Maison	....	press attache france
Artie Malesci	....	assistant shark coordinator
Daniel F. Malone	....	dive safety officer
Sherrie Manning	....	assistant underwater unit coordinator
James Mitchell-Clyde	....	water safety (as James Mitchell Clyde)
Rana Morrison	....	location assistance
Kareem Mortimer	....	production assistant
Jamie Moss	....	production assistant
Jamillah Moss	....	production assistant
Brandy Mott	....	production secretary
Josh Newport	....	underwater unit coordinator
Ed Nyerick	....	assistant marine coordinator
Matthew H. O'Connor	....	dive safety officer
Joan Puma	....	script supervisor: action unit
Andrea Roa	....	production assistant
Bruce A. Ross	....	marine captain
Luis J. Sierra	....	underwater safety
Bob 'Smitty' Smith	....	key craft service
Drew Smith	....	caterer
Joshua J. Smith	....	production assistant
Leah Sokolowsky	....	location scout
Sarah Spearing	....	second assistant production accountant
Tony Swatton	....	sword maker
Marcel Valcarce	....	title designer
Max Votolato	....	Assistant to Production Executive
Aaron Walrod	....	assistant accountant
Kim Wilchcombe	....	production assistant
Claudia Zakem	....	assistant post-production accountant
Dan Barrows	....	diving instructor (uncredited)
Joshua J. Cotten	....	second assistant: David Zelon and Ori Marmur (uncredited)
Nia Hatsopoulos	....	stand-in: Jessica Alba (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Mandalay Pictures
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Releasing (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2015) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• My Network TV (2009) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (VHS)
• Veronica (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Pixel Magic (visual effects)
• Luma Pictures (visual effects)
• Flash Film Works (visual effects)
• Amalgamated Pixels (visual effects)
• Look Effects (digital visual effects)
• VCL Visual Effects (visual effects) (as Tata ELXSI-VCL)
• Howard Anderson Company, The (additional digital visual effects) (as Howard Anderson Company)
• Spectrum Effects

Other Companies

• ARRI  cameras
• Aero Mock-Ups  aircraft mock-up rental
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color (as Deluxe)
• Hanna Brothers Film & Event Catering  catering
• Hawaii Media  grip and lighting equipment
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as JoAnn Kane Music Services)
• LaserPacific  digital film scanning and recording (as Laser Pacific)
• LaserPacific  digital intermediate (as Laser Pacific)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Manhattan Transfer  adr facility
• Momoco  Main Title Sequence
• Momoco/Maguffin  digital artists: main title (as Momoco)
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as NT Audio)
• Oppenheimer Cine Rental  cameras and lenses
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Signet Sound Studio  score mixing (as Signet Sound)
• Sound Satisfaction  foley recording facility
• SoundWorks Houston  additional adr
• The Racket  sound editing
• Todd-AO Radford  orchestra recording
• Todd-AO Radford  sound re-recording
• Wilshire Stages, The  adr recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, drug material, some sexual content and language

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Ireland:12A | Malaysia:18PL | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40802)

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Due to US moral views, Sony Pictures digitally altered the theatrical trailer to give Jessica Alba a 'less revealing' bikini. See also Pathology (2008) and The Hangover (2009).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After Jared hits the car with his truck the female driver begins to run after the truck and you can see her mic pack at the small of her back.

Quotes:

Jared:So how long you know this one for?
Bryce:I don't know, about 14 hours now. Picked her up last night at The Mercer Club.
Amanda:Nuh-uh. I picked you up last night. Don't start lyin' already.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Big Box: The Ritz (#1.3)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Papi

Now that's what I call marine biology!

You almost feel like Rodney Dangerfield from Back to School after watching this movie. The film has some neat underwater photography, some good stunts, and even a twist or two. But ultimately, it's just as excuse to show off some young flesh. Is that entirely a bad thing? The Hound thinks not. A good dosage of Jessica Alba flesh can warm you up on the coldest winter day.

Into the Blue is directed by John Stockwell. Yes, the guy who played Cougar in Top Gun. One may dislike the content of the films he's made thus far in his early directing career (Blue Crush, Crazy/Beautiful), but one cannot deny the fact that the man knows how to shoot young women's bodies. Since there are only two female main characters, that means there are also plenty of young men for the women to feast their eyes on. Paul Walker kind of has the Justin Timberlake thing going on. Seeing him and Tyson Beckford really makes me feel out of shape now that the holidays are over.

Oh, the plot! I almost forgot. It's basically a re-hash of The Deep. We have young treasure hunters in the Caribbean who find not only a sunken ship carrying gold, but a recently crashed plane full of cocaine on the ocean floor. Naturally, the drug dealer of record in the area wants the coke for himself, and doesn't want anyone getting in the way by searching for treasure near by. The resulting action has numerous gun battles, shark attacks, kidnappings, and acts of machismo. The film is a little long, but the conclusion is worth sticking around for.

This film is not to be confused with anything up for an Academy Award this year. It was filmed nearly a year and a half before it was released for reasons I would not dare to speculate on. It did make $18 million bucks in the theaters, but any long-lasting success this film has will depend on if any of these stars goes on to have a long career. There is an extraordinary amount of violence and gore for a PG-13 film. An F-bomb or two here and there, would have certainly given it an R. The acting is pretty sparse. The scenes above water look rushed, and possibly printed on the first or second take. The scenes below water are very impressive, however.

The verdict: 5 of 10 stars. This is a popcorn flick with some decent production values, and a hot young cast. Not much else. Too many bad guys, and a plot that doesn't know when to resolve itself. Here's a little game if you get bored with the movie... see if you can hold your breath as long as these people do in some of these scenes. Some of the time it seems like they go several minutes without breathing.

The Hound.