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Dead Calm|Sam Neill

Dead Calm

Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman
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Overview

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.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Phillip Noyce - Director
Sam Neill
Nicole Kidman
Billy Zane
Rod Mullinar

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Manufactured on Demand, Dubbed, Dolby, Amaray Case)
  • Run Time: 96
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 888574474720
  • Genre: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: March 2017

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
When their intimate sailing vacation is interrupted by the suspicious appearance of a survivor from a sinking pleasure schooner, a husband and wife must use their wits to avoid the same fate.

Notes:
Filmed at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

Reviews:
"...Tautly directed....Well photographed..." - 04/07/1989 USA Today, p.6D


"...An undeniably effective thriller....[Kidman is] impressive..." -- Rating: B - 01/26/1996 Entertainment Weekly, pp.66-8


"...A spare, smart, seductive piece of real movie making....[With] a superlative cast and enough tension to keep us all hyperventilating for hours..." - 04/07/1989 Los Angeles Times, p.C1

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