 |   |  |  |  | | Dead Calm |  Stock Photo | | Item Specifics - DVDs | | | Format: | DVD | | Rating: | R | | | Leading Role: | Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill | | Release Date: | Dec 14, 1999 | | | Director: | Phillip Noyce | | UPC: | 085391187028 | | | Region Code: | Region 1: US, CA | | Display Format: | Full Screen, Widescreen | | | Genre: | Action, Adventure | | Condition: | Used | | | Sub-Genre: | -- | | | | | | |
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| Movie description | Returning from duty with the Australian navy, John Ingram (Sam Neill) is surprised to be met by two policemen, who inform him of a car accident that has left his son dead and his wife, Rae (Nicole Kidman), injured. The grieving couple seeks refuge on their yacht, the Saracen. Out on the boat, the skies are sunny, the sea calm--but on the horizon is another vessel, the Orpheus. As John and Rae approach the ship, they find a lone survivor, Hughie Warriner (Billy Zane), who tells them that the other crew members have died of food poisoning. Leaving Rae behind with the sleeping Hughie, the suspicious John boards the Orpheus--only to be confronted with a horrifying situation.
Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce directs the film, based on a novel by Charles Williams, with great inventiveness--whether focusing on the tranquil water, the violent Hughie, the resourceful Sam, or the determined Rae with her luminous, translucent blue eyes. A suspenseful thriller reminiscent of Roman Polanski's KNIFE IN THE WATER, DEAD CALM is a chilling tale of trouble on the high seas.
| | Credits | | Producer: | George Miller | | Cast: | Billy Zane, Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill |
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Region 1 Snap Case Widescreen Anamorphic - 2.35 Single Side - Single Layer Audio: Dolby Surround - English Dolby Digital Stereo - French Additional Release Material: Trailer - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
Filmed at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
| | Editorial reviews | "...Tautly directed....Well photographed..." USA Today - p.6D - Mike Clark
"...An undeniably effective thriller....[Kidman is] impressive..." -- Rating: B Entertainment Weekly - pp.66-8 - Ty Burr
"...A spare, smart, seductive piece of real movie making....[With] a superlative cast and enough tension to keep us all hyperventilating for hours..." Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (04/07/1989)
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