Deep Blue Sea [Collector's Edition]

Director: Renny Harlin Renny Harlin

Overview

Although mako sharks are among the fastest and deadliest predators in the ocean, they're not as smart as humans -- at least, they weren't. However, Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) has been using mako sharks as her test subjects for research on the regeneration of human brain tissues. McAlester has altered the DNA of several sharks, raising them close to the level of human intelligence; the sharks have also become faster and stronger in the process. While these DNA experiments have yielded fascinating results, they're also of questionable ethics and legality, earning her the distrust of several members of her crew, including shark authority Carter Blake (Thomas Jane and cook "Preacher" Dudley (LL Cool J). The financial backers of these experiments have also expressed skepticism, so when McAlester is ready to perform some major tests, financier Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) arrives for the occasion. McAlester and her team are delicately extracting brain tissue from one of the altered makos when the animal regains consciousness - and becomes very angry. The shark not only attacks the researchers but also damages the floating lab, leaving the crew aboard a literally sinking ship, with the makos eager to go a few rounds - in an arena that favors sharks. Deep Blue Sea was directed by Renny Harlin, and filmed in Mexico at Fox Studios Baja in the underwater filming facilities created for James Cameron's Titanic.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/2009
UPC:	0883929084838
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	29,846

Special Features

Closed Caption; Documentaries; Star/director commentary; Deleted scenes; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Thomas Jane	Carter Blake
LL Cool J	Sherman 'Preacher' Dudley
Saffron Burrows	Dr. Susan McCallister
Michael Rapaport	Tom "Scoggs" Scoggins
Samuel L. Jackson	Russell Franklin
Stellan Skarsgård	Jim Whitlock
Jacqueline McKenzie	Janice Higgins
Aida Turturro	Brenda Kerns
Cristos	Boat Captain
Brent Roam	Helicopter Winch Operator
Daniel Rey	Helicopter Pilot
Eyal Podell	Boy #1
Valente Rodriguez	Helicopter Co-Pilot
Dan Thiel	Boy #2
Erinn Bartlett	Girl #1
Sabrina Geerinckx	Girl #2
Tajsha Thomas	Friend of Janice
Frank Welker	Parrot Noises (voice),Actor
Ronny Cox	Executive (uncredited)
Mary Kay Bergman	The Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
Trevor Rabin	Composer

Technical Credits

Donna Powers

Duncan Kennedy

Renny Harlin	Director
Akiva Goldsman	Producer
Tony Ludwig	Producer
Alan Riche	Producer
Rebecca Spikings	Producer
Don MacBain	Producer
Duncan Henderson	Executive Producer
Bruce Berman	Executive Producer
Donna Powers	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Jonathan Schwartz	Executive Producer
Duncan Kennedy	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Edge Innovations	Special Effects
Hammerhead Productions	Special Effects
Cinesite	Special Effects
Walt Conti	Special Effects
Industrial Light & Magic	Special Effects
Flash Film Works	Special Effects
Robb Wilson	Sound Editor
J. Huntsman	Sound Editor
David Campbell	Sound/Sound Designer
Gregg Rudloff	Sound/Sound Designer
John Reitz	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A super high-tech version Jaws guaranteed to get your heart pounding, Deep Blue Sea starts building suspense in the first reel and never lets up. Tension begins to develop at a multimillion-dollar underwater lab with the arrival of pharmaceutical executive Samuel L. Jackson, assigned to oversee an experimental program financed by his company. Scientist Saffron Burrows has been genetically engineering mako sharks with giant brains (and bodies to match), from which chemicals can be extracted to produce life-saving drugs. But the preternaturally intelligent sharks, understandably annoyed by their exploitation, team up to attack the lab. The actors vividly convey the claustrophobic terror felt by their characters, trapped under the ocean in the confines of the increasingly vulnerable lab and surrounded by bloodthirsty man-eaters with enhanced brain power. And director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2) jolts his audience by defying expectations, particularly with regard to which characters survive; that alone distinguishes Deep Blue Sea from most monster movies.