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Deep Blue Sea (Original title)
Date: 1999 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Renny Harlin

Production company billing: ©1999. Warner Bros. (US, Canada, Bahamas & Bermuda) ©1999. Village Roadshow Films (BVI) Limited (all other territories) Warner Bros. presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures-Groucho III Film Partnership an Alan Riche-Tony Ludwig/Akiva Goldsman production a Renny Harlin film Dolby digital/Digital DTS sound/SDDS Prints/Colour by Technicolor filmed in Panavision Kodak Motion Picture Products Fujifilm Motion Picture Products MPAA: 36877 IATSE Super 35 [2.35:1]
Synopsis: Thriller. Susan McAlester, a marine biologist, is in the midst of research on a possible connection between a cure for Alzheimer's disease and protein extracted from killer sharks. She is visited at her base, a giant converted underwater tank formerly used by the US Navy, by Russell Franklin, a tycoon who has ploughed money into the research and who wishes to see just exactly what his money is being used for. In the middle of strategic tests the killer sharks, whose intelligence have been greatly increased by the experiments, suddenly break loose with disastrous results.

Genres:
Crime, Disaster, Thriller

Subjects:
Sharks, Alzheimer's disease
Credits (276)
©: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Films (BVI) Limited, Presented by: Warner Bros., Presented in association with: Village Roadshow Pictures, Groucho III Film Partnership, Executive Producer: Duncan Henderson, Executive Producer: Bruce Berman, Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Producer: Tony Ludwig, Producer: Alan Riche, Co-producer: Rebecca Spikings, Associate Producer: Tom Mack, Unit Production Manager: Todd Arnow, Unit Production Manager (2nd Unit): R.J. Mino, Unit Manager (Mexico): Rafael Cuervo, Production Supervisor (Mexico): Anna Roth, Production Office Supervisor: Jason McGatlin, Production Office Supervisor (2nd Unit): Megan Saito, Production Accountant: Jan Dennehy, Production Accountant (Mexico): Armando Amador, Location Manager: Michael John Meehan, Post-production (Supervisor): Ilyse Reutlinger, Post-production (Associate): David Hall, 2nd Unit Director: David Ellis, Assistant Director (1st): Tom Mack, Assistant Director (2nd): David Kelley, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): C.C. Barnes, Assistant Director (Mexico, 1st): René Villarreal, Assistant Director (2nd Unit, 1st): Jamie Marshall, Patton Howell Caldwell, Assistant Director (2nd Unit, 2nd): Sean McCarron, Assistant Director (2nd Unit, Addit 2nd): Domonic Mandy, Script Supervisor: Portia Jacox, Script Supervisor (2nd Unit): Kelly Moon, Casting: Christine Sheaks, Casting (Associate): Cassandra Culukundis, Written by: Duncan Kennedy, Written by: Donna Powers, Wayne Powers, [Screenplay]: John Zinman, Director of Photography: Stephen Windon, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Gary Capo, Camera Operator: Marc Spicer, Camera Operator: Guillermo Rosas, Camera Operator: Greg Schmidt, Camera Operator: Mark E. Moore, Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Leo Napolitano, Steadicam Operator: Mark E. Moore, Wescam Operator: Phil Pastuhov, Visual Effects (Supervisor): Jeffrey A. Okun, Visual Effects (Producer): Thomas M. Boland, Visual Effects (Co-ordinator): Jack Geist, Visual Effects (Editor): Mark Eggenweiler, Visual Effects/Animation by: Inc Cinesite, Cinesite (Visual Effects Supervisor): Jerry Pooler, Cinesite (Visual Effects Producer): Scott Dougherty, Cinesite (Composite Supervisor): David Lingenfelser, Cinesite (CG Supervisor): Serge Sretschinsky, Cinesite (Paint Supervisor): Corinne Pooler, Cinesite (Rotoscope Supervisor): Karen Klein, Cinesite (Visual Effects Editor): Kevin Clark, Cinesite (CG Animator): John Decker, Cinesite (CG Animator): John Hewitt, Dylan Robinson, Cinesite (2D Sequence Supervisors): Mark Lewis, Cinesite (2D Sequence Supervisors): Kevin Lingenfelser, Cinesite (2D Sequence Supervisors): Marcel Martinez, Cinesite (2D Sequence Supervisors): Craig Mathieson, Sean O'Connor, Cinesite (Compositor): Ted Andre, Cinesite (Compositor): Tim Gibbons, Jerry Sells, Cinesite (VFX Associate Producer): Tracy Takahashi, Cinesite (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Tiffany Smith, Storm Sequence Visual Effects by: Flash Film Works, FFW (Visual Effects Co-supervisor): John P. Mesa, FFW (Visual Effects Technical Superviso): Dan Novy, FFW (Compositing Supervisor): David Fogg, FFW (Animation Supervisor): Ken Stranahan, FFW (Lead Matte Painter): Tim Donahue, FFW (3D Model Supervisor): Donald Myers, Digital Shark Animation by: Hammerhead Productions Inc., HP (Visual Effects Supervisor): Rebecca Mako Marie, Jamie Greatwhite Dixon, HP (Technical Effects Supervisor): Thad Tiger Beier, HP (Digital Effects Supervisor): Theresa Sandbar Ellis, HP (Animator): Paolo Sharpnose Moscatelli, HP (Animator): Andy Cookiecutter Tamandl, Constance Blacktip Bracewell, Special Visual Effects/Animation by: Industrial Light & Magic, ILM (Visual Effects Supervisor): John Knoll, ILM (Animation Supervisor): Dan Taylor, ILM (Visual Effects Producer): Heather Smith, ILM (CG Supervisor): Doug Macmillan, ILM (Compositing Supervisor): Tim Alexander, ILM (Model Supervisor): James Doherty, ILM (Visual Effects Editor): Scott Balcerek, ILM (Colour Timer): Bruce Vecchitto, Visual Effects by: LLC Manex Visual Effects, MVE (CG Supervisor): John Sasaki, MVE (Digital Visual Effects Supervisor): Mary Loibl, Visual Effects by: Visionart Design and Animation, VD&A (Digital Effects Supervisor): Marc Kolbe, Digital Effects by The: The Film Factory at VTR, Shark Action Supervisor: Walt Conti, Special Effects Supervisor: John Richardson, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Rick Thompson, Special Effects: Doug Hubbard, Special Effects: William Dawson, Special Effects: Barry McQueary, Special Effects: Wes Mattox, Special Effects: Michael Clarke, Special Effects: Mario Vanillo, Special Effects: Mike Duenas, Special Effects: James Lacroix, Special Effects: Sergio Jara Sr, Special Effects: Sergio Jara Jr, Special Effects: Marcelino Pacheco, Special Effects: Rosie Richardson, Special Effects: Alfredo Gonzales, Special Effects: Victor Ramirez, Special Effects: Ruben Rodriguez, Special Effects: Marco Castillo, Special Effects (2nd Unit): Manuel Cordero, Special Effects: Mikko Kytöniemi, Special Effects (2nd Unit): Digby Milner, Special Effects (2nd Unit): Blair Foord, Special Effects (2nd Unit): Alejandro Duran, Hector Coronado, Animatronic Sharks Created by: Edge Innovations, EI (Project Manager): Ty Boyce, EI (Project Manager): Joss Geiduschek, Krissy Luster, EI (Engineering Design): Tom Hsiu, EI (Engineering Design): Dave Knight, EI (Engineering Design): Tony Lawson, EI (Engineering Design): Peter Fletter, EI (Engineering Design): Robert Fuhrmann, EI (Engineering Design): Larry Cheng, Theo Gillmann, EI (Art Director): Jonathan Horton, EI (Model Shop Supervisor): Dave Caldwell, EI (Model Shop Department): Gary Reyes, EI (Model Shop Department): Rey Aquino, EI (Model Shop Department): Manuel Contreras, EI (Model Shop Department): Robert Guerin, EI (Model Shop Department): Sid Scroggin, EI (Model Shop Department): Sam Scroggin, Jesse Malone, EI (Hydraulic Design): John Titus, EI (Hydraulic Design): Scott Riley, EI (Hydraulic Design): Ed Roberts, Chris Cappa, EI (Fabrication): Mark Terzich, EI (Fabrication): Gary Peterson, EI (Fabrication): Alex Contreras, EI (Fabrication): Ray Rodriguez, EI (Fabrication): Rudy Maldonado, EI (Fabrication): Ken Staal, EI (Fabrication): David Dinius, Roger Patrick, Miniatures/Miniature Photography Support: Grant McCune Design Inc., GMcCD (Model Supervisor): Montgomery Shook, GMcCD (Model Maker): Jack Edjourian, GMcCD (Model Maker): Alex Palumbo, GMcCD (Model Maker): Tom Rush, GMcCD (Model Maker): Mark Sheaffer, Rick Won, Video and Graphics Supervisor: Dean Streipeke, Edited by: Frank J. Urioste, Edited by: Derek G. Brechin, Dallas S. Puett, Additional Editing by: Eric Strand, Kevin Stitt, Production Designer: William Sandell, Production Designer: Joseph Bennett, Supervising Art Director: Mark W. Mansbridge, Bruce Crone, Art Director: Andrew Rothschild, Art Director: Hector Romero, Set Designer: Bill Taliaferro, Set Designer: Javier Nava, Set Decorator: Debra Echard, Storyboard Artist: Lee Wilson, Storyboard Artist: Gary Thomas, Property Master: Jerry Moss, Property Master (2nd Unit): Eric Bates, Costume Designer: Mark Bridges, Costume Supervisor: Jim Tyson, Make-up (Key): Jeff Dawn, Make-up (Artist): Jim Kail, Make-up (Artist, Samuel J. Jackson): Alan Apone, Make-up (2nd Unit, Artist): Raúl Sarmiento, Steve LaPorte, Special Prosthetics Make-up: Matthew W. Mungle, Special Prosthetics Make-up: Clinton Wayne, Chad Atkinson, Hair (Key Stylist): Peter Tothpal, Hair (Stylist): Reka Tilianyi, Hair (Stylist, Samuel L. Jackson): Robert Louis Stevenson, Hair (2nd Unit, Stylist): Sylvia Hernandez, Titles/Opticals: Pacific Title/Mirage, Colour Timer: Dale Grahn, Music: Trevor Rabin, Conductor: Gordon Goodwin, Orchestrations: Gordon Goodwin, Orchestrations: Tom Calderaro, Orchestrations: Steve Holtman, Music Supervisor: Ll Cool J, Music Score Produced by: Trevor Rabin, Paul Linford, Music Editor: Will Kaplan, Music Score Recorded/Mixed by: Steve Kempster, Music Consultant: Sha-Kim Compere, Music Consultant: Ralph Roundtree, Music Consultant: Robert Meloni, Sound Design Sequences: John Paul Fasal, Christopher Aud, Production Sound Mixer: Tim Cooney, Boom Operator: Todd Bassman, Re-recording Mixer: John Reitz, Re-recording Mixer: Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff, Re-recording Mixer (Additional): Gregory H. Watkins, Re-recording Mixer (Additional): Kevin E. Carpenter, Robert Schaper, Supervising Sound Editor: J. Paul Huntsman, Supervising Sound Editor: Robb Wilson, Dialogue Editor: John F. Reynolds, Dialogue Editor: Patrick J. Foley, Sound Effects Editor: Jayme Parker, Sound Effects Editor: Adam Johnston, Sound Effects Editor: Andrew M. Somers, ADR Supervisor: Hugh Waddell, ADR Editor: Cindy Marty, ADR Editor: Karyn Foster, Foley Supervisor: David L. Horton Jr, Foley Artist: Kevin Bartnof, Foley Artist: Catherine Harper, Foley Mixer: Eric Gotthelf, Foley Editor: Willy Allen, Aerial Co-ordinator: David Paris, Marine Co-ordinator: Clarence Shelley Acuff, Stunt Co-ordinator: R.A. Rondell, Stunt Co-ordinator (2nd Unit): David McCoy Barrett, Stunts: Matthew Taylor, Stunts: David McCoy Barrett, Stunts: Lanier Edwards, Stunts: Kiante Elam, Stunts: Stacy Oversier, Stunts: Cinda James, Stunts: Chuck Hosack, Stunts: Kris A. Jeffrey, Stunts: Michael T. Brady, Stunts: Debby Lynn Ross, Stunts: Keli Murphy, Stunts: Paul Borne, Stunts: Scott Hubbell, Stunts: Kathy Jarvis, Stunts: Jerry Haston, Stunts: Randy Johnson, Stunts: Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi, Stunts: Jim Lewis Jr, Stunts: Joey Box, Stunts: Lesley Aletter, Stunts: Troy Gilbert, Stunts: Tabby Hanson, Stunts: Tricia Peters, Stunts: David W. Paris, Stunts: Ivor Shier, Stunts: Dirk Vahle, Medical Adviser: Donna Cline, Animal Handler: Rocío Ortega, Adolfo Lara, Production Facilities: California) Fox Studios (Baja
Cast (19)
Saffron Burrows (Dr Susan McAlester), Thomas Jane (Carter Blake), Ll Cool J (Sherman 'Preacher' Dudley), Jacqueline McKenzie (Janice Higgins), Michael Rapaport (Tom 'Scog' Scoggins), Stellan Skarsgård (Jim Whitlock), Aida Turturro (Brenda Kerns), Samuel L. Jackson (Russell Franklin), Cristos (boat captain), Daniel Bahimo Rey (helicopter pilot), Valente Rodriguez (helicopter co-pilot), Brent Roam (helicopter winch operator), Eyal Podell (boy 1), Erinn Bartlett (girl 1), Dan Thiel (boy 2), Sabrina Geerinckx (girl 2), Tajsha Thomas (Janice's friend), Frank W. Welker (parrot sounds), Ronny Cox ([company executive])