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:

yacht | voyeur | voyeurism | sex in bed | copulation | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Promotional posters claim the film is based on actual events.

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Goofs

When Amy gets back on the boat and lowers the ladder for Dan, you can clearly see a big handle on the side of the boat so the ladder can be pulled down from the outside. They could have easily reached this handle from their position water in order to pull themselves up the side of the boat (or attempt to pull the door down).

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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 Leave It to Beaver (1957)

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Soundtracks

Piñatas
by Matthew R Corbett and Mike Wilkie
Universal/ Atmosphere Publishing

User Reviews

Anchor was not lowered

The ending was quite confusing, but the rest of the movie was suspenseful and kept one on edge. In answer to a previous review, there was an anchor (it showed it several times) but it was not lowered. As far as drifting, the yacht did have grab handles on the front that the characters were holding on to. I'm not sure how it really works on a yacht, but it seems like there should be some way to lower the ladder from outside the boat within reach of the characters.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site (de] Official site [UK]

Country:

Germany USA

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:

EUR1,200,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,816,129

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orange Pictures, Shotgun Pictures, Universum Film (UFA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1