Deepwater (2005)

A drifter comes to the town of Deepwater and is seduced into a twisted game of deceit and murder.

Director:

David S. Marfield

Writers:

Matthew F. Jones (novel), David S. Marfield (screenplay)

Stars:

Lucas Black, Peter Coyote, Mía Maestro

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lucas Black	...	Nat Banyon
Peter Coyote	...	Herman Finch
Mía Maestro	...	Iris
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Pam
Xander Berkeley	...	Gus
Jason Cerbone	...	Sal
Michael Ironside	...	Walnut
Kristen Bell	...	Nurse Laurie
Ben Cardinal	...	Petersen
Brett Watson	...	Officer Newhall
David Ross	...	Sheriff Stoddard
Merv Hanson	...	Officer Gray
John Boncore	...	Joe Littlefeet
Dan Gottfriedson	...	Kenny
Dee Snider	...	Bartender

Storyline

After recovering from a twisted ankle, the drifter Nat Banyon hitchhikes on the road, trying to reach Wyoming, where he dreams of owning an ostrich farm. However, an incident in a bar results in him stealing a car from the guy that was beating him up. He heads to Wyoming, but on the way he sees a car accident and saves the driver Herman Finch, who owns the Deepwater Hotel. While spending the night in the hotel, Nat is arrested by the police, but Finch releases him from jail and proposes to Nat to paint his hotel. In return, he gives an old blue Chrysler Newport to Nat, and lodges and feeds him in the hotel. While painting the hotel, Nat becomes obsessed with Finch's wife, Iris, and discovers that Finch is a loan shark and corrupt. Furthermore, he hatches a scheme involving a car dealer (Walnut) and his partner, the Indian Joe Littlefeet in the local casino. After the mysterious death of a local and a policeman that had issues with Finch, Nat decides to leave Deepwater; but Iris ...

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Plot Keywords:

older husband younger wife | in love with someone's wife | cheating wife | unhappy wife | hallucination | 

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Taglines:

Beneath the surface, the truth lies...

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Genres:

Fantasy | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violent images and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Halcyon Entertainment

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deepwater - A Cidade do Medo

Filming Locations:

Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deepwater Productions, Halcyon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Nat leaves the bar just before stealing the Red Thunderbird, he doesn't have his crutch. Then at the motel the next day, the crutch is somehow behind the seats of the car.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nurse Laurie: Wow, ostriches.
Nat Banyon: You ever tasted one?
Nurse Laurie: No.
Nat Banyon: They're awfully good. Like beef, but more better.
Nurse Laurie: That's disgusting.
Nat Banyon: Could be. All I know is they pretty much raise themselves. Livestock of the 21st century, they say.

User Reviews

Interesting choices and okay story

I will confess that the choices that director Marfield has made concerning cast and crew make me somewhat more sympathetic towards "Deepwater" than I otherwise might have been. Lucas Black is an underrated actor who deserves bigger roles and Charlie Clouser's NiN-like music suits the mood of the film very well. But I think the film has merits of its own. Compared to fellow indie/festival flick "Down in the Valley", which has some interesting similarities, "Deepwater" feels much more genuine to me.

A young man just out of ... well, some sort institution winds up in a small town working for a strange fellow (Peter Coyote) and lusting for his wife (Maestro). What initially seems like U- turn revisited turns out to be a quite different film in the end. The acting (mainly from washed-out but cool actors apart from Black) and the mood keep you fairly interested and the fairly down-to-earth tone that the film finally adopts work fine if you ask me. Worth watching, although not a masterpiece by any standard.