The Water Horse (2007)

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

Director:

Jay Russell

Writers:

Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenplay), Dick King-Smith (book)

Stars:

Bruce Allpress, Alex Etel, David Morrissey

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Allpress	...	Jock McGowan
Geraldine Brophy	...	Gracie
Eddie Campbell	...	Hughie (as Edward Campbell)
Ben Chaplin	...	Lewis Mowbray
Peter Corrigan	...	Jimmy's Buddy #1
Brian Cox	...	Old Angus
Carl Dixon	...	Gunner Corbin
Alex Etel	...	Angus MacMorrow
Nathan Christopher Haase	...	Male Tourist
Craig Hall	...	Charlie MacMorrow
Ian Harcourt	...	Jimmy McGarry
Rex Hurst	...	Jimmy's Buddy #2
William Johnson	...	Clyde
Megan Katherine	...	Female Tourist
Elliot Lawless	...	Beach Kid

Storyline

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

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Plot Keywords:

egg | thunderstorm | world war two | underwater | loss of father | 

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Taglines:

How Do You Keep A Secret This Big?

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some action/peril, mild language and brief smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Sony [us]

Country:

USA UK Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

Filming Locations:

Ardkinglas House, Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£760,340 (UK) (8 February 2008)

Gross:

£4,409,870 (UK) (7 March 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Walden Media, Beacon Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS-ES SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was supposed to be released in Christmas 2007, but when The Water Horse was announced to have that release date, Narnia was pushed back six months.

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Goofs

In the workshop, Angus has a toy ship which is clearly seen and is the SS United States - but this ship was not built until 1952.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Female Tourist: What is that?
Male Tourist: It's a famous picture of the monster. But it's fake.
Female Tourist: How do you know it's fake? It looks real.
Old Angus: Oh, it's fake alright.
Male Tourist: Of course it's fake. Everyone knows that.
Old Angus: We'd know, son. There's more to that photo than meets the eye.
Male Tourist: Oh ho, really.
Old Angus: Well, if you'd like to know the real truth.
Female Tourist: Yeah, I wanna know. Come on, it'll be fun.
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Crazy Credits

No Sea Monsters were harmed during the making of this film.

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Connections

Spoofs Jaws (1975)

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Soundtracks

"I'm Nobody's Baby"
Written by Milton Ager, Benny Davis and Lester Santley
Performed by Oscar Rabin and His Big Band
Courtesy of Acrobat Licensing Ltd.

User Reviews

Great Family Movie

Heartwarming family entertainment. This movie has the feel of "ET" and "Dear Frankie" another great Scottish film. The setting is near Loch Ness in Scotland during World War II. The landscape of Scotland is a beautiful backdrop for the movie and the character of Angus just finds his way into your heart. There is laughter as well as many touching scenes. Of course, there is the anti-hero, there always is. And the war in Europe is also a "character" in the film as it affects people's lives. The theater where I saw the movie had many children in attendance and they all seemed to love this movie. And there is enough in the story to keep the adults involved also.