Deep Rising (1998)

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who had already invaded the ship.

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writer:

Stephen Sommers

Stars:

Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Treat Williams	...	John Finnegan
Famke Janssen	...	Trillian St. James
Anthony Heald	...	Simon Canton
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Joey Pantucci
Wes Studi	...	Hanover
Derrick O'Connor	...	Captain Atherton
Jason Flemyng	...	Mulligan
Cliff Curtis	...	Mamooli
Clifton Powell	...	Mason
Trevor Goddard	...	T. Ray
Djimon Hounsou	...	Vivo
Una Damon	...	Leila
Clint Curtis	...	Billy
Warren Takeuchi	...	Radar Man (as Warren T. Takeuchi)
Linden Banks	...	Communications Officer

Storyline

When a band of ruthless hijackers invade the world's most luxurious cruise ship, they're shocked to discover the passengers have mysteriously vanished! But that doesn't mean they are alone! Something terrifying is lurking just out of sight: a deadly force from the unexplored depths of the ocean that begins to snatch the horrified intruders one by one!

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Plot Keywords:

ship | creature feature | ocean | hijacker | tentacle | 

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Taglines:

They Seized The World's Richest Ship... But No One's On Board!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sci-fi violence and gore

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

30 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tentacle

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,737,793, 1 February 1998, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$11,203,026

Company Credits

Production Co:

Calimari Productions, Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When one of the mercenaries comes out of the creatures, Stephen Sommers called it, "The 'half-digested Billy' scene."

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Goofs

The motorboat travels at full speed at night, with the light in the wheelhouse on. In fact, the light in the wheelhouse should be kept off at night to improve visibility range.

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Quotes

Finnegan: Well, it looks like we're stuck on this island.

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Connections

Featured in Chain of Command (2000)

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Soundtracks

Fujin
Written by Gary Kiyoshi Nagata (as Gary Nagata) and Chris Kano
Performed by Yakudo

User Reviews

B-movie Delight

There are times when nothing satisfies like a good ol' B-movie action-adventure, not meant to be deep or serious, just good excitement and fun. Yet truly excellent B-movies are not easily come by. This director's own "Scorpion King", in fact, is a textbook example of how the formula can fail: too Hollywoodized, too predictable, too tame, and not funny enough. But before he Hollywoodized himself in Mummyland, this director (and writer!) gave us the masterful "Deep Rising." B-movie fans know who they are and what they want, and they will not be disappointed here. I rank "Deep Rising" up there with the best of John Carpenter and Sam Raimi. 9/10