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Dead Calm (1989) | User Rating
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Release Date
Apr 7, 1989 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 8, 2004
• R2: 21 Feb 2000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 35 minutes
Country USA, Australia
Studio Kennedy Miller Productions
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Dead Calm
• Dead Calm: A Voyage Into Fear (1989)
• Todesstille (1989)
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Genre: Thriller, Horror, Suspense, Psychos, Sea, Kidnapping, Murder, Disturbing
Tagline: A Voyage Into Fear.
Plot: 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.
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Phillip Noyce
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| Written by |
| Terry Hayes
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 | Sam Neill
Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, The Hunt for Red October |
 | Billy Zane
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