2103: The Deadly Wake (1997)

Proxate Corporation recruits a boozy former ship captain and offers him a new identity: Sean Murdoch. His job: to take charge of large ship on one voyage. Once aboard, Murdoch realizes that... See full summary »

Director:

Philip Jackson

Writers:

Doug Bagot, Andrew Dowler

Stars:

Malcolm McDowell, Michael Paré, Heidi von Palleske

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Malcolm McDowell	...	Captain Sean Murdoch
Michael Paré	...	Tarkis
Heidi von Palleske	...	Cora Fell
Mackenzie Gray	...	Nigel Chan
Hal Eisen	...	Willie
Gwynyth Walsh	...	Martine Quiller
Derek Ritschel	...	Baz
Michael Johnson	...	Santiago
Daniela Nolano	...	Cyborg
Morris Durante	...	Klove
Jules Delorme	...	Gunner
Sandy Kaizer	...	Clifton
Glen Cullen	...	Cookie
Piero Didiano	...	Convict Tom
Tony Curtis Blondell	...	Guard #1

Storyline

Proxate Corporation recruits a boozy former ship captain and offers him a new identity: Sean Murdoch. His job: to take charge of large ship on one voyage. Once aboard, Murdoch realizes that the ship is a prison ship, and the cargo are criminally insane inmates. Murdoch's other problem: someone has planted bombs aboard the vessel. Murdoch's acrimonious relationship with the prison warden lends extra drama to the story.

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Plot Keywords:

pantyhose | black pantyhose | female stockinged legs | prison | ship captain | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Heidi von Palleske would later work with Michael Paré on the TV series Starhunter (2000).

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Goofs

Tarkis removes his company badge from his lapel and throws it onto the floor. A few shots later, the badge is back on his lapel.

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Quotes

Martine Quiller: Next week we'll become the first corporation since Disney to join the U.N.

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Crazy Credits

On the standard disclaimer at the end of the head credits where a standard movie would normally say blah blah... "any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental... and so forth, this films reads in that section ..."any resemblance to persons living or dead or ocean going ghost is purely co-incidental"...

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Connections

References Starhunter ReduX (2017)

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Soundtracks

Jerusalem
Music by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry and lyrics by William Blake
Arranged by P. Rutherford
Published by Chappell Music
Music Licensing by Chris Stone Audio Productions Ltd.

User Reviews

It can't happen here

This is one of those "so bad it is good" films that you always hear about but never see! Unlike Troma films which are deliberately bad and campy (and I am not amused) this one is 100% pure serious.

However with features such as a supposedly super-lethal killer robot that prances about like one of the Solid Gold Dancers on an acid trip and a magical first mate that calls down lightning and transforms into the Good Witch of the East the fact that it takes itself seriously pushes it so far over the edge of bad that makes it full circle around back to entertaining.

Watcheable enough because of that.

Details

Country:

Canada UK

Language:

English German

Release Date:

26 August 1997 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Dark Ocean

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD2,210,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

1119773 Ontario Inc., Danforth Studios, Producers Network Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color