Aliens of the Deep (2005)

Directors:

James Cameron
Steven Quale

Release Date:

25 August 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

The search for life beyond begins below.

Plot:

James Cameron teams up with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that band the Earth and are home to some of the planet's most unique life forms.

Plot Keywords:

NASA | Scientist | Marine Biologist | Shrimp | Expedition

Cast

Anatoly M. Sagalevitch	...	Himself, MIR chief pilot / Keldysh expedition leader (as Dr. Anatoly M. Sagalevitch)
Genya Chernaiev	...	Himself, MIR pilot
Victor Nischeta	...	Himself, MIR pilot
Pamela Conrad	...	Herself, Astrobiologist, JPL
Arthur 'Lonne' Lane	...	Himself, Astronomer / planetary scientist (as Dr. Arthur 'Lonne' Lane)
Jim Childress	...	Himself, Marine Animal Physiologist, UC Santa Barbara (as Dr. Jim Childress)
Dijanna Figueroa	...	Herself, Marine Animal Physiologist, UC Santa Barbara
Michael Henry	...	Himself, Marine Animal Physiologist, UC Santa Barbara
Kevin Hand	...	Himself, Planetary Scientist, Stanford University / SETI Institute)
Maya Tolstoy	...	Herself, Marine Seismologist Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Loretta Hidalgo	...	Herself, President Space Generation Foundation
Kelly Snook	...	Herself - Planetary scientist, NASA
Megan McArthur	...	Herself, NOAMA Astronaut, NASA (as Dr. Megan McArthur)
Tori Hoehler	...	Herself, Astrobiologist, AMES (as Dr. Tori Hoehler)
Charles Pellegrino	...	Himself, Science observer

Runtime:

USA:47 min | Argentina:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | USA:G | UK:U | Finland:K-3

Company:

Buena Vista Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control (2008)

Definitely worth the money

One of the best things about this movie - specifically with regard to bringing kids to see it - is this: we see attractive, personable scientists who are excited - genuinely _excited_ - to be doing science.

And, of course, the eye candy of the science they're doing - submersibles, robot cameras, and so on. I'm convinced there'll be a few marine biologists twenty years from now who'll remember this movie as the first step on their road to discovery.

I'm raising a lively and inquisitive seven-year-old son, and one of my personal challenges is inoculating him against the pervasive anti-intellectualism of this culture. This movie makes being a marine biologist look cool and fun, and for that I'm profoundly grateful.

The ending _is_ a bit cheesy, but hey - most people like cheese.