Deep Blue Sea (1999)

R07/28/1999Action, Horror, Science Fiction1h 45m
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Bigger. Smarter. Faster. Meaner.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Saffron Burrows

    Dr. Susan McAlester

  2. Cast 1

    Thomas Jane

    Carter Blake

  3. Cast 1

    LL Cool J

    Preacher

  4. Cast 1

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Russell Franklin

  5. Cast 1

    Jacqueline McKenzie

    Janice Higgins

  6. Cast 1

    Michael Rapaport

    Tom Scoggins

  7. Cast 1

    Stellan Skarsgård

    Jim Whitlock

  8. Cast 1

    Aida Turturro

    Brenda Kerns

  9. Cast 1

    Cristos

    Boat Captain

The science behind this may well be plausible - that cures for human ailments may well rest elsewhere in the animal kingdom. To that end Saffron Burrows ("Susan") enlists the help of millionaire philanthropist "Russell Franklin" (Samuel L. Jackson) to develop a cure for Alzheimer's using sharks captive in a converted offshore submarine refuelling base. When he arrives at the facility he meets the rather oddball crew including "Carter" (Thomas Jane") "Preacher" (LL Cool J) and "Jim" (Stellan Skarsgård) before quickly discovering that these genetically altered fish are tired of being the guinea-...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$60,000,000.00

Revenue $164,648,231.00

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