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Deep Blue Sea

  • 19991999
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  • 1h 45m
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Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
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Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.
IMDb RATING
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136K
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POPULARITY
2,292
617
    • Renny Harlin
    • Duncan Kennedy
    • Donna Powers
    • Wayne Powers
  • Stars
    • Thomas Jane
    • Saffron Burrows
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Renny Harlin
    • Duncan Kennedy
    • Donna Powers
    • Wayne Powers
  • Stars
    • Thomas Jane
    • Saffron Burrows
    • Samuel L. Jackson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 745User reviews
    • 185Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Stellan Skarsgård in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
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    Thomas Jane in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
    Deep Blue Sea (1999)
    LL Cool J and Frank Welker in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
    LL Cool J in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
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    Thomas Jane
    Thomas Jane
    • Carter Blake
    Saffron Burrows
    Saffron Burrows
    • Dr. Susan McAlester
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Russell Franklin
    Jacqueline McKenzie
    Jacqueline McKenzie
    • Janice Higgins
    Michael Rapaport
    Michael Rapaport
    • Tom Scoggins
    Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    • Jim Whitlock
    LL Cool J
    LL Cool J
    • Preacher
    Aida Turturro
    Aida Turturro
    • Brenda Kerns
    Cristos
    Cristos
    • Boat Captain
    Daniel Rey
    • Helicopter Pilot
    • (as Daniel Bahimo Rey)
    Valente Rodriguez
    Valente Rodriguez
    • Helicopter Co-Pilot
    Brent Roam
    Brent Roam
    • Helicopter Winch Operator
    Eyal Podell
    Eyal Podell
    • Boy #1
    Erinn Bartlett
    Erinn Bartlett
    • Girl #1
    Dan Thiel
    Dan Thiel
    • Boy #2
    Sabrina Geerinckx
    • Girl #2
    Tajsha Thomas
    • Friend of Janice
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Parrot Sounds
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    • (as Frank W. Welker)
      • Renny Harlin
      • Duncan Kennedy
      • Donna Powers
      • Wayne Powers
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For one scene, Thomas Jane had to swim alongside a real live shark. He was only allowed to shoot this once he had completed all of his other scenes.
    • Goofs
      The sharks in the movie are huge but in many scenes are not seen by the characters being attacked in waist deep water.
    • Quotes

      Preacher: Ooh, I'm done! Brothers never make it out of situations like this! Not ever!

    • Crazy credits
      Members of the shark effects team have shark-related nicknames, for example, Peter 'GreatWhite' Smith.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD includes deleted scenes which feature more character development and extra dialogue.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Runaway Bride/The Iron Giant/Twin Falls Idaho/Deep Blue Sea/Genghis Blues (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Deepest Bluest (Shark's Fin)
      Written by LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith), Timothy 'China Black' Hom (as Timothy Hom) and Ralph Roundtree

      Produced by Timothy 'China Black' Hom and Ralph Roundtree

      Co-Produced by Trevor Rabin

      Performed by LL Cool J

      Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group

    User reviews745

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    6/10
    The Sharks ate the plot
    Deep Blue Sea is one of those films that you simply cannot take seriously or you will go out of your mind with annoyance. It seems like the film makers thought about having a plot, but then they found they could have way more fun playing with the CGI Sharks (which are pretty good actually) The conversation between the film makers probably went something like this.

    'Hey i have a great idea for a story, we can breed super sharks with oversize brain capacity in the quest to find a cure for Altziemers disease'

    'That sounds good, then we can have the sharks get out of control and add some action sequences'

    'Yeah good idea, but lets show the scientific side first while we build the characters'

    'Yeah of course we have to build the characters and set the scene, wow what's that over there; come and take a look what the special effects team have done it's brilliant'

    'Wow that's really cool, lets have lots of that.'

    'But what about the story and character depth'

    'We could always show the sexy female lead in her underwear, i reckon that and loads of sharks and death will distract the audience enough and they'll never notice'

    And so Deep Blue Sea was born, and guess what? It's actually a good laugh and has wall to wall action, sharks and blood; and oh yeah! The female lead gets down to her underwear too, SHOCKER!

    Please accept my apologies for the rather corny review, but i felt it was very fitting for this movie.

    6/10 By the way Yes i did enjoy it, just in case you were wondering.
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    • Dec 30, 2006

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1999 (United States)
      • United States
      • Mexico
      • Official site
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Fox Baja Studios, Rosarito, Baja California Norte, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • Groucho III Film Partnership
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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