Into the Blue (2005)

A group of divers find themselves in deep trouble with a drug lord after they come upon the illicit cargo of a sunken airplane.

Director:

John Stockwell

Writer:

Matt Johnson

Stars:

Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Walker	...	Jared
Jessica Alba	...	Sam
Scott Caan	...	Bryce
Ashley Scott	...	Amanda
Josh Brolin	...	Bates
James Frain	...	Reyes
Tyson Beckford	...	Primo
Dwayne Adway	...	Roy
Javon Frazer	...	Danny
Chris Taloa	...	Quinn
Peter R.V. Bowleg Jr.	...	Jake
Clifford McIntosh	...	Kash
Adam Collins	...	Raolo
Gill Montie	...	Big Dave
Dan Ballard	...	Scuba Bob

Storyline

Down on his luck and perpetually impecunious, the experienced deep-sea diver, Jared, and his theme-park guide girlfriend, Sam, lead an idyllic and simple life in the sun-drenched Bahamas. Dreaming of striking gold, the couple along with Jared's solicitor friend, Bryce, and his new lover, Amanda, set sails for the vast ocean on a rickety boat, to claim ownership of a sunken pirate treasure of inestimable value lying next to a wrecked fuselage crammed with watertight cocaine bricks. Before long, the temptation to get their hands on easy money will lead to a dangerous head-on collision with the murderous local drug lords, as the team gets sucked deeper and deeper into an unexpected adventure amid the blue and shark-infested Bahamian waters. But, will the sea give away its riches so easily?

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Plot Keywords:

cocaine | bahamas | shark | scuba diving | bar fight | 

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Taglines:

Temptation is bliss

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, drug material, some sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first film produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer under the Sony banner.

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Goofs

When the crew lifts the cannon and the police pulls up you can see the airbags stopped under the surface of the water. They are very small. As the air released at the bottom it expands, the bags/balloons would be twice/thrice the size at least to have the lifting power (boyancy) to lift a cannon.

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Quotes

Bryce: Winners make the rules and losers live by them

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Alternate Versions

To avoid controversy, Jessica Alba's bikini was digitally extended to cover her buttocks in the American version. The European version is unaltered.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Into the Blue/Serenity/The Greatest Game Ever Played/Mirrormask/Capote/The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)

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Soundtracks

Whoa Now
Written by D. Louque, D. Guidry, S. Gold
Performed by Louque
Courtesy of Lava Records LLC
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

User Reviews

Suspenseful, thrilling and well-paced underwater adventure about a divers who locate a a shipwrecked treasure and drug

This is a suspenseful and engrossing movie with agreeable performances and good rendering of underwater action. It concerns about an innocent couple(Paul Waker, Jessica Alba) get involved in an underwater search for treasures in the island Bahamas. They descend deep into the big blue without the aid of any kind of breathing apparatus, though sometimes use scubas. The frogmen get excited when they accidentally discover what they believe is a vast sunken treasure. They along with a friends(Scott Cahan, Ashley Scott) find a shipwrecked galleon and a crashed plane plenty of dope . In the process they are threatened and then must to thwart the enemies. The team of divers faces danger when they attempt to retrieve goods from a pirate ship, as they spend time in shark-infested water and compete with treasure-seeker(Josh Brolin) and confront against nasty drug-lord(James Frain). The four divers set off on a perilous expedition in search of legendary treasure of pirate, resting in ocean floor and take back drug into the plane.

The pace moves along nicely and production values are on the high scale. This is an amusing seagoing adventure in which the ocean deep figure prominently , though this time guarding sunken treasure. The action is plentiful with undersea excitement with terrifying underwater sequences. The film is spirited, lively and at times rather frightening light bemusing. Made mainly as vehicle for Jessica Alba and Paul Walker, and they show particularly in the technical excellence of the underwater scenes. They show off their considerable screen presence, both attractive and slender. Lightweight entertainment notable for sunny outdoors and underwater photography as well as Jessica Alba in a bathing suit, a glamorous bikini. Jessica Alba fans will ask no more than the sight of their idol in a swimsuit although Ashley Scott come across as the more likable of the two girls involved in this fast-moving sunken treasure yarn.

Gorgeous cinematography manage to keep this afloat with fab footage maritime by cameraman Shane Hurbut and pulsating musical score by Paul Haslinger. The movie was spectacularly shot in Cayman Island and Nassau, New Providence , Island Bahamas. The motion picture is professionally directed by John Stockwell. He's a good actor with no much success(Christine, Radiactive dreams, My science project) and occasionally successful director(Turistas, Blue crush,Crazy/beautiful, Cheaters).

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Into the Blue

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,057,854, 2 October 2005

Gross USA:

$18,801,234

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$46,117,696

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1