Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 6.0
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-07-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (2,656 votes)
- Box office
- $164,648,142
- Budget
- $60,000,000
Themes
- shark attack
- creature
- scientist
- shark
- killer shark
- genetic engineering
- animal horror
- animal research
- underwater facility
- intense
- defiant
Cast & crew
Saffron Burrows
as Dr. Susan McAlester
Thomas Jane
as Carter Blake
LL Cool J
as Preacher
Samuel L. Jackson
as Russell Franklin
Jacqueline McKenzie
as Janice Higgins
Michael Rapaport
as Tom Scoggins
Stellan Skarsgård
as Jim Whitlock
Aida Turturro
as Brenda Kerns
Cristos
as Boat Captain
- DR
Daniel Rey
as Helicopter Pilot
Directed by Renny Harlin