Black Water (2007)

A terrifying tale of survival in the mangrove swamps of Northern Australia

Directors:

David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki

Writers:

Andrew Traucki, David Nerlich

Stars:

Diana Glenn, Maeve Dermody, Andy Rodoreda

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Diana Glenn	...	Grace
Maeve Dermody	...	Lee
Andy Rodoreda	...	Adam
Ben Oxenbould	...	Jim
Fiona Press	...	Pat

Storyline

While on vacation on Northern Australia, Gracie, her husband Adam and her younger sister Lee decide to take the Blackwater Barry tour in the swamp for fishing. Their guide Jim uses a small motor boat and takes the tourist along the river to a remote spot. When they stop, they are attacked by a huge crocodile that capsizes their boat and immediately kills Jim. The three survivors climb a tree and when they realize that help would never come to rescue them, they decide to try to find a way out of their sheltered location. However, in the muddy water, their boat is flipped and the crocodile stalks the trio under the water.

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Plot Keywords:

boat | crocodile | australia | song | children's music | 

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Taglines:

What Would You Do?

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for terror/violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of two Australian crocodile movies made and released in 2007. The other picture was Rogue (2007).

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Goofs

When Lee heads for safety, she appears to be travelling upstream. Not only is this hard work, against the current, but it also overlooks the fact that almost all the population of Australia lives on the coast. She would be heading away from help, into the vast interior wilderness.

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Connections

References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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Soundtracks

Don't Walk Alone
(Opening Title Song)
Performed by Bob Evans
Composed by Kevin Mitchell
Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia

User Reviews

Black Water will get you nervous...

Gore hounds beware...this is not your movie. This little nail bitter has very little blood and guts. Its basically a version of Open Water that is effective and worthwhile. But what sets it apart is that we actually like the three leads (unlike Open Water) who find themselves up a tree when a crocodile flips their fishing boat and munches up their guide. We don't want any harm to come to any of them. SO when they start getting into dangerous situations...we actually care.

Now I like killer animal flicks but I haven't been too impressed with Lake Placid up to Primeval (although I'm still waiting to see Rogue and hoping it is somewhere as good as this one!) but this little bugger did the job and did the job well. It's scares are creative and it only lapses into the run of the mill frantic crying sobbing and arguing for brief stints of realism so I never got annoyed.

I remember reading the true story that inspired this where three guys went fishing and two ended up in a tree while their buddy was killed by the crocodile . But the thing that always impacted me that gets left out from the film was that the crocodile didn't eat up the buddy. No. For hours and hours he swam around the tree and shook the dead body still in his mouth at the friends in the tree. Seeming to stay, if you come down here this is what will happen to you.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Prodigy Movies

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 2008 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Black Water

Filming Locations:

Oatley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,271,556

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Australian Film Commission, Territorial Film Developments (TFD), ProdigyMovies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1