Open Water (2003)

Director:

Chris Kentis

Writer:

Chris Kentis (written by)

Release Date:

20 August 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Drifting into theaters this summer.

Plot:

Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.

Plot Keywords:

Boat | Shark | Diving | Scuba Diving | Left Behind

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Blanchard Ryan	...	Susan
Daniel Travis	...	Daniel
Saul Stein	...	Seth
Michael E. Williamson	...	Davis (as Michael Williamson)
Cristina Zenato	...	Linda (as Cristina Zenaro)
John Charles	...	Junior (as Jon Charles)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Estelle Lau	...	Estelle (uncredited)
Steve Lemme	...	Scuba Diver (uncredited)

Directed by
Chris Kentis

Writing credits
Chris Kentis		(written by)

Produced by
Estelle Lau	....	associate producer
Laura Lau	....	producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Chris Kentis		(shot by)
Laura Lau		(shot by)

Film Editing by
Chris Kentis

Sound Department
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jon Mete	....	sound effects designer
Jon Mete	....	sound effects editor
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound designer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound editor
Todd Orr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Ozanich	....	sound designer
Tom Ozanich	....	sound effects editor
Ben Wilkins	....	sound editor
Ben Wilkins	....	sound effects designer
Ben Wilkins	....	sound effects editor
David Barbee	....	sound editor (uncredited)
John Bires	....	audio engineer (uncredited)
Matt Colleran	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Victor Ray Ennis	....	first assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital assistant (uncredited)
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Jeff Glueck	....	audio engineer (uncredited)
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Stefanie Melchor	....	additional sound (uncredited)
James Moriana	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Lucy Sustar	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist (uncredited)
David Young	....	audio engineer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Haven Cousins	....	compositor

Editorial Department
Haven Cousins	....	lead colorist
Thomas Edmon	....	digital intermediate supervisor (as Tom Edmon)
Jim Finn	....	negative cutter
Robert Luttrell	....	digital color timer
Matt Woo	....	digital intermediate technician (as Matthew Woo)
Richard Haylock	....	on-line editor (uncredited)
Corey Michael Lincoln	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Nathan Barr	....	composer: additional music
Mark Curry	....	score mixer
Joel C. High	....	music executive
Ashley Revell	....	music editor

Other crew
Peter Block	....	acquisitions executive
Stuart Cove	....	shark wrangler
Robert Luttrell	....	digital film timer
Pascual Romero	....	publicity and promotions
David E. Russo	....	programmer

Thanks
Joel C. High	....	thanks
Tom Ortenberg	....	thanks
Oreet Rees	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Plunge Pictures LLC

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• CDI Films (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Movie-Eye Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Redbus Film Distribution (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2004) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2003) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Pony Canyon (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Star Entertainment (2005) (India) (all media)
• Tien (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Mi Casa Multimedia  DVD audio mastering 5.1& 6.1
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• GMI  financing
• Heavy Light Digital  digital intermediate and film transfer
• Immediate Music  additional music provided by
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity
• Numerical Sound  additional music provided by
• Soundelux  sound post-production
• TVT Soundtrax  soundtrack published by
• Todd-AO Studios  sound re-recording (as Todd-AO)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some nudity

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:10 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Company:

Plunge Pictures LLC

Trivia:

The two main characters are named after the actors who play them (Blanchard Ryan's full name is Susan Blanchard Ryan).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Daniel and Susan first submerge, they are still talking to each other despite having regulators in their mouths.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Daniel:[on his cellphone] Hey Don. It's Daniel. Listen, don't put the boiler in until I get back. The framing inspection isn't for a couple of weeks, so we've got plenty of time. And I'll check in with you guys in a couple of days, OK? Take care. Bye.

Movie Connections:

References Jaws (1975)

Soundtrack:

I Ain't Got Long

Open Water

When I first saw the movie cover of Open Water, I thought to myself OH GREAT! Another movie about sharks, what next? As I walked through the video store today, my younger brother insisted that I watch it. I thought to myself, do I really want to watch this, especially with it being about people lost at sea? So I rented it. After viewing it, I was left in a stage of sadness and could not believe what I had just seen. The plot was so turned around in the end that I was just left with my expressions still showing after viewing it. This movie was beyond an excellent thriller. It was like no other film I had ever seen before. I expected the same ending that most shark films had but it had a different ending than what I thought it would end up being. I was amazed at how unique this film was.

It is Movies like these that keep you wanting more and more of suspense.