Open Water (film)
2003 American survival horror thriller film by Chris Kentis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Open Water is a 2003 American survival horror thriller film. The story concerns an American couple who go scuba diving while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in shark-filled waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind.
Open Water | |
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Directed by | Chris Kentis |
Written by | Chris Kentis |
Produced by | Laura Lau Estelle Lau |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Chris Kentis Laura Lau |
Edited by | Chris Kentis |
Music by | Graeme Revell |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $120,000-500,000 |
Box office | $55.5 million |
The film is loosely based on the true story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who in 1998 went out with a scuba diving group, Outer Edge Dive Company, on the Great Barrier Reef, and were accidentally left behind because the dive-boat crew failed to take an accurate headcount.[1][2]
The film was financed by the husband and wife team of writer/director Chris Kentis and producer Laura Lau, both avid scuba divers.[3] It cost $120,000[citation needed] to make and was bought by Lions Gate Entertainment for $2.5 million after its screening at the Sundance Film Festival. Lions Gate spent a further $8 million on distribution and marketing.[4] The film ultimately grossed $55.5 million worldwide (including $30 million from the North American box office alone).[5]
Before filming began, the Lonergans' experience was re-created for an episode of ABC's 20/20, and the segment was repeated after the release of Open Water. Clips from the film were also featured on NBC in "Troubled Waters", a Dateline episode (July 7, 2008) with Matt Lauer interviewing two professional divers, Richard Neely and Ally Dalton, who were left adrift at the Great Barrier Reef by a dive boat on May 21, 2008.[6]