Dead Calm (1989)

Regisseur:

Phillip Noyce

Drehbuchautoren:

Charles Williams (novel)
Terry Hayes (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

7. April 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Werbezeile:

A Voyage Into Fear.

Plot:

A mass-murderer kidnaps and seduces a young woman after leaving her husband to die on the vessel whose crew he's just slaughtered.

Plot Keywords:

Bare Breasts | Sinking Boat | Bare Butt | Woman In Jeopardy | Harpoon

Filmpreise:

5 wins & 5 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A Full-Blooded Thriller

Besetzung

Nicole Kidman	...	Rae Ingram
Sam Neill	...	John Ingram
Billy Zane	...	Hughie Warriner
Rod Mullinar	...	Russell Bellows
Joshua Tilden	...	Danny
George Shevtsov	...	Doctor
Michael Long	...	Specialist Doctor
Lisa Collins	...	'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Paula Hudson-Brinkley	...	'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Sharon Cook	...	'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Malinda Rutter	...	'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Benji	...	Dog (as Benji U.D., A.D.)

Alternativ:

Dead Calm: A Voyage Into Fear (USA) (poster title)
Todesstille (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

96 Min

Produktionsland:

Australia | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR

Altersfreigabe:

Germany:16 (cut) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 | Canada:R (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (original rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Firma:

Kennedy Miller Productions

Dies und das:

The movie is based on the novel "Dead Calm" by Charles Williams. Orson Welles had filmed it under the name of "The Deep" (previous title: "Dead Reckoning"), based on his own script. The film starred Jeanne Moreau, Laurence Harvey, Michael Bryant, Welles' then-wife Oja Kodar, and Welles himself. The original story had more characters in it than the 1989 film version. Filming lasted from 1967 till 1969. A few scenes could not be filmed, due to the death of Laurence Harvey in 1970, and so Welles' version never reached the big screen.

Pannen:

Crew oder Equipment sichtbar: When Rae tells Hughie to get the canopy down, he shuts the door and we see Rae through a mirror while she gets the shotgun; the camera is briefly visible in the mirror before quickly moving out of sight.

Dialogzitate:

[Rae has just done away with a psychotic killer and rescued her husband from being lost at sea]
Rae Ingram: You know what I'd love for lunch? Fresh asparagus, then, um, pasta - angel hair pasta with heaps of basil, garlic, olive oil and, uh, apple pie. Uh, John, have you got a towel?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

WIRED FOR SOUND

A Full-Blooded Thriller

This great suspense, thriller will have you gripping your seat in every scene. I'm serious. It is one of those that never lets its pace slow down. The realistic plot keeps you thinking, What if that happened to me?, also its not far fetched at all, every scene is acted and directed in a very realistic way, unlike other suspense films which like to stray from reality. The excellent acting, direction and the nail-biting music score keep you tangled up in the suspense filled story, you look past it's minor flaws. It is one of those movies you don't forget. Definitely a must see. Grab onto the arm-rest of your couch before you fall overboard, it's intense. ***1/2 out of ****