Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)

When a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive.

Director:

Hans Horn

Writers:

Adam Kreutner, Collin McMahon (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Susan May Pratt, Richard Speight Jr., Niklaus Lange

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susan May Pratt	...	Amy
Richard Speight Jr.	...	James
Niklaus Lange	...	Zach
Ali Hillis	...	Lauren
Cameron Richardson	...	Michelle
Eric Dane	...	Dan
Wolfgang Raach	...	Amy's Father
Alexandra Raach	...	Amy as a Little Girl
Alfred Cuschieri	...	Old Fisherman
Kelly Wagner	...	Erica - Zach's Sister (voice)
Mattea Gabarretta	...	Baby Sara
Luca Gabaretta	...	Baby Sara
Christine Spasojevic	...	Party Boat Girl
Dawn Frendo	...	Party Boat Girl
Charlie Formosa	...	Fisherman / Busstop

Storyline

Amy, her husband James and their baby Sarah travel to Mexico to sail in the yacht of their reckless friend Dan with their common friends Zach and Lauren and celebrate the thirtieth birthday of Zach. They are introduced to Dan's girlfriend Michelle and they drink and recall moments of their past while navigating. Miles away from the shore, Michelle suggest to stop the yacht and swim in the calm water. Amy stays in the boat since she has a childhood trauma with ocean and Dan stays with her. Later, the irresponsible Dan pushes Amy overboard, falling with her in a prank. Once in the water, the group realizes that Dan forgot to put the embarkation ladder and the freeboard makes impossible to climb to the main deck of the yacht. With the baby alone in the boat and stranded in the open sea, they panic and their desperation lead them to a tragic fight for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

voyeurism | sex in bed | copulation | coitus | female removes her clothes | 

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Taglines:

So Close Was Never This Far.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violence and nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site (de] Official site [UK]

Country:

Germany

Language:

English French

Release Date:

10 August 2006 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Open Water 2: Adrift

Filming Locations:

The Island of Gozo, Malta

Box Office

Budget:

€1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orange Pictures,Shotgun Pictures,Universum Film (UFA)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

To prepare for the movie, Susan May Pratt went to the tanning salon and worked out to prepare for a lot of treading water.

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Goofs

When Amy is putting the baby to sleep before they all end up in the water, the baby has almost no hair. When the camera cuts to the sleeping baby, she has a full head of curly hair. It's clearly not the same baby.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Amy: [off-screen] Still recording?
Dan: [off-screen] Yeah.
Amy: [off-screen] Alright.
Dan: [off-screen] Alright, 'kay, can we clear this area please! See that. I talk, people listen.
Dan: [video footage / Dan is behind the camera] Hi babe.
Amy: Hi babe.
Dan: How are you.
Amy: I'm good. How are you?
Dan: I'm good. You having fun?
[...]

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Connections

References Kojak (1973)

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Soundtracks

Frère Jacques
(uncredited)
Traditional nursery rhyme
Performed by Richard Speight Jr. and Susan May Pratt
[Sung to quiet baby in car]

User Reviews

Problem Solved!!!! Really it wasn't that hard

I can't believe I haven't seen this response in any post thus far. It stands out like dog's balls.

1. FutureMovies (UK review site) states that the yacht was anchored on a reef. However,I did not see any anchor warp streaming from the bow. Did anyone else?

2. The yacht had to be anchored for the plot to work - for as a yachtsmen who has sailed offshore, I can tell you that ocean currents are quite strong and the yacht would have drifted without any wind. It certainly would have drifted when the weather turned foul and anyone in the water would not have kept up with it. Finally, the yacht has high topsides which creates windage in itself causing the yacht to drift even in very light breeze. So let's assume the yacht had to be anchored to give the plot the slightest credibility.

3. With the yacht anchored - ALL SOMEONE HAD TO DO WAS CLIMB UP THE ANCHOR WARP AND CLIMB ABOARD> IT'S THAT SIMPLE!!! Hello, go figure!!!

4. If the yacht was not anchored, there would be no plot because in 'REALITY' - 'REAL LIFE', the yacht would have definitely drifted and they would have all been kaput, lost at sea, drowned or whatever.

The movie plot was so dumb and so seriously flawed - Hollywood at it's worst. I turned it off as soon as I realized this movie was going to end without any of those idiots on board figuring this out.

The only true to life fact in this movie is that the worlds oceans are filled with idiots such as these characters who cost the coast guard and tax payer millions of dollars a year trying to find them when they do dumb stuff at sea.