Deep Rising (1998)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writer (WGA):

Stephen Sommers (written by)

Release Date:

30 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

This ain't no pleasure cruise

Plot:

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.

Plot Keywords:

Ocean | Monster | Luxury | Ship | Hijacker

Cast

Treat Williams	...	Finnegan
Famke Janssen	...	Trillian
Anthony Heald	...	Simon Canton
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Joey Pantucci
Wes Studi	...	Hanover
Derrick O'Connor	...	Captain
Jason Flemyng	...	Mulligan
Cliff Curtis	...	Mamooli
Clifton Powell	...	Mason
Trevor Goddard	...	T. Ray
Djimon Hounsou	...	Vivo
Una Damon	...	Leila
Clint Curtis	...	Billy
Warren Takeuchi	...	Radar Man (as Warren T. Takeuchi)
Linden Banks	...	Communications Officer

Also Known As:

Tentacle (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi violence and gore.

Runtime:

106 min | Germany:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Korean | English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R (certificate #35415) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Alberta) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Calimari Productions

Trivia:

Famke Janssen was almost not cast in this movie because the producers felt she was too recognizable from GoldenEye (1995)

Goofs:

Continuity: When they board the ship, Finnigan's boat is far below the cargo door; then, when he jumps from the boat in to help Trilian it is at the almost same level - which is plausible since the ship is sinking. However, when they jump on the Ski-Doo to escape, it is again far below the door again.

Quotes:

Finnegan: [First lines] How we doin' out there, Leila?
Leila: Fuck you! How you doing, my ass! I'm totally soaked out here.
Finnegan: Aw, come on now, I pay you two bucks a day, don't I?
Leila: Get off your lazy ass and come and help me!
Finnegan: Cut me some slack, will ya? I'm workin' hard too, you know.
[Plays card games on his radar computer]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Final Voyage (1999)

Soundtrack:

Amano-Naru-Tatsuo Dai-Kagura

B-movie Delight

There are times when nothing satisfies like a good ol' B-movie action-adventure, not meant to be deep or serious, just good excitement and fun. Yet truly excellent B-movies are not easily come by. This director's own "Scorpion King", in fact, is a textbook example of how the formula can fail: too Hollywoodized, too predictable, too tame, and not funny enough. But before he Hollywoodized himself in Mummyland, this director (and writer!) gave us the masterful "Deep Rising." B-movie fans know who they are and what they want, and they will not be disappointed here. I rank "Deep Rising" up there with the best of John Carpenter and Sam Raimi. 9/10