Other inspirations include the previous open water films, deep blue sea, and the reef. Jun 01, 2018 this post contains spoilers for the movie adrift if youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you know that its based on a true story. The new venture, capsized, sending the trio into the shark infested waters near townsville, australia. How open water became a horror franchise its filmmakers. The film begins with a warning that in 2015, an underwater camera was found at the bottom of the. Most people know that i think, but i wonder how many have. There are still missing people, including 3 friends who had all gone together.
As the reality of the situation sinks in, the friends begin to turn on each other. If youve ever wanted to experience the thrill of swimming with the sharks without the risk of dismemberment, then you might want to take the plunge with open water 3. After being mistakenly left behind after a snorkel dive, a young couple begins to realize just how dangerous their situation is. It gets under your defenses and sidesteps the its only a movie reflex and creates a visceral feeling that might as well be real. Open water was, and remains, exceptionally tense and disturbing for its stark portrayal of a couple lost at sea. What makes the film even more remarkable is that its based on a true story. Gerald rascionato, gerald rascionato story by 1 more credit. The story concerns an american couple who go scuba diving while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in sharkinfested waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind. Open water the real story june 19, 2008 thomas pluck movies aussies, boobies, horror, lsu, movies, news, open water this may be old news, a movie that came out five years ago, based on people who died in 98. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp. The original open water was based on the true story of tom and eileen lonergan were left behind by their diving party after diving off the great barrier reef in 1998. Then the movie spends 30 long minutes on land, setting up the characters, who are basically all liars and narcissists. The 2003 film was a critical darling and depicted the couple meeting their end being circled by sharks.
The new film is based on a true story, and isnt a remake. Horror hounds may want to check this out, but be warned. Mar 17, 2019 jaws mightve broken the mold when it first debuted in the summer of 75, but nowadays shark movies are a dime a dozen. I popped it in my queue after vacationing in hawaii. Jun 05, 2015 ive loved open water since i first saw it. However, there have actually been more than a few cases. Its one of those rare movies that, for me, captures a primal form of dread that stems directly from its realism. Watch the video for more about the disturbing true story behind open water. The skuba divers it was based on were never found so nobody actually knows anything about what happened to them, and their real back story is different than the back story of the movie couple.
The film is claimed to be 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 diveboat crew failed to take an accurate headcount. What role does cheatinginfidelity play in the story. Open water is a unique and terrifying lowbudget horror film where water is the enemy. Nope just an attempt to make money off of the first movie which was a loosely based on an actual event that occured in 1998 when a couple was accidentally left behind after someone miscounted the people aboard a scuba diving group. Rarely, but sometimes, a movie can have an actual physical effect on you.
The true story behind the open water movie, however, is much scarier simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and. But maybe im biased because i love boat survival and disaster movies. Tom and eileen had just recently returned from two years with the peace corps on a small south pacific island when they had decided to join a scubadiving tour off the great barrier reef of australia on january 25, 1998. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp real. Mar 16, 2016 the story of open water was taken from the real life events of tom and eileen lonergan. Cage dive is the latest installment in a longstanding horror.
I believe that it was specifically based on the story of two divers named tom and eileen lonergan. Heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the real. After watching it, i couldnt help but wonder why theyd want to admit that these true events had even taken place, let alone announce. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving than. How open water became a horror franchise its filmmakers never. A news segment is running a story on a cage diving company that had a boat capsize due to a giant wave. Oct 01, 2003 eileen and tom lonergan went out for a day of scuba diving, and never came back.
The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Yet another true life tale finds its way to our list. Movies where we see people trapped on the open seas, inspired by adrift, starring shailene woodley and sam claflin as two young lovers whose boat is incapacitated after sailing directly into a catastrophic hurricane and with claflins character suffering from a lifethreatening injury. The sequel is, as mentioned previously, actually based on the short story adrift by koji suzuki. The boat and crew used in the film are from port lincoln, south australia. Video explores true story that inspired open water. I was waiting for sharks, but using the title open water 2 made this work even better. Three friends filming an audition tape for an extreme reality show take part in shark cage diving, only to be left in great white infested waters, turning their recording into life and death. Based on a true story about scuba divers abandoned by. Cage diver will be direct to digital hd, bluray, and dvd on august 11, 2017. Cage dive, which is in theaters and available ondemand and on digital hd beginning august 11th from lionsgate.
Adrift called adrift in the uk, australia, and various other countries, and called open water 2 in germany is a 2006 psychological horror film filmed entirely in malta, starring eric dane, susan may pratt, richard speight, jr. We were both attracted to the simplicity of that story. Cage dive was released in 2017 on friday, august 11, 2017 in limited movie theaters. The true story behind the open water movie, however, is much scarier simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and eileen lonergan. This could happen to me, and if it did, i would be absolutely fucked. The film stars joel hogan, josh potthoff, megan peta hill, and pete valley. I was going to add that it was as if that last scene was thrown in there as an alternate ending which they survive. By introducing other worlds, his dark materials pushes forward reveals from the books too quickly in the idea of north the world according to jeff goldblum is precariously close to too much jeff goldblum. Like other nightmarish experiences, tom and eileen lonergans dreadful fate turned into a film, open water. Jun 08, 2018 new film adrift portrays the reallife story of two adventurers lost at sea. I only know about the first one as im australian and it made headlines everywhere here. It was based on the true story of two tourists who had.
Cage dive was released in 2017, following the first films plot of being a survival shark film. Shailene woodley on adrift, the truelife story of survival. Cage dive on dvd october 10, 2017 starring megan peta hill, joel hogan, pete valley, mark fell. Aug 05, 2004 the fear of being left in the open water is an extremely frightening feeling, said kentis, whose wife produced and coshot the movie. With joel hogan, josh potthoff, megan peta hill, pete valley. In this version, an overworked yuppie couple named susan blanchard ryan and daniel daniel travis take a lastminute vacation to a caribbean island when they realize theyve started to drift apart and need to reconnect.
The cinematography is commendable his scenes of open water are unnerving and the use of abstract footage is sometimes effective. Jaws mightve broken the mold when it first debuted in the summer of 75, but nowadays shark movies are a dime a dozen. Kormakur, adrift is based on the incredible true story of two. May 28, 2018 her new film, adrift which opens in theatres on friday, is based on the true story of tami oldham ashcraft, who endured hurricane raymond in the pacific ocean in 1983. Its not only a great shark movie, but also one of the greatest films ever made. While often referred to as a shark movie, open water focuses on fears. The writerdirector was inspired to create the film after hearing the reallife story of tom and eileen lonergan, who disappeared after a scuba. The fear of being left in the open water is an extremely frightening feeling, said kentis, whose wife produced and coshot the movie.
The true story behind open water ihorror horror news. The true story behind open water is disturbing youtube. New film adrift portrays the reallife story of two adventurers lost at sea. The boat proves impossible to climb, leaving them adrift, miles from shore. As a matter of fact, the movie is based on a true story. Fran from dodgeball is actually a total bombshell in real life. The film is already out on digital hd and on demand. Im a huge fan of chris kentis 2003 microindie hitchcockian thriller open water, which is based on the true story of two scuba divers who are accidentally stranded in shark infested waters. Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. The camera angles and framing are artsy documentary and dont move the story forward or draw in the viewer with the maddeningly frightful exception of his shark shots. Based on a true story, a thriller about an american couple, daniel and susan, who are on an island holiday. The film is claimed to be loosely based on the true story of tom and eileen lonergan, who.
Open water is loosely based on the true story of a couple that was abandoned on a scuba trip in australia. Loosely inspired by a shocking true story, this chilling psychological horror story follows a bickering couple on vacation in the caribbean who are accidentally abandoned during a diving expedition and forced to fend for themselves in the ocean as they are surrounded by sharks while the tour operators back at the harbor take 24 hours to realize that they have left a pair of customers stranded. It was not initially intended to be a sequel, but the similar premise gave them the idea that changing the title would be more marketable. Its just that when open water happened to do well in the us the year before they changed the title to open water 2. Sep, 2019 like other nightmarish experiences, tom and eileen lonergans dreadful fate turned into a film, open water. Cage dive is the latest installment in a longstanding horror series one that the original filmmakers never asked for. Adrift bobs onto dvd courtesy of lionsgate home entertainment. I actually think its a better movie than open water personally. Three friends film an audition for an extreme reality show with sharks when things get deadly in open water 3. The disturbing true story that inspired open water grunge. Do you have any favorite shark movies that influenced or inspired you while making open water 3.
So literally the only true aspect of this movie is that a pair of skuba divers were left stranded in the. If you want to know more about the original story behind the first open water movie follow this link. Open water is a 2003 american survival horror thriller film. I just watched open water adrift 2 and was mortified thinking it was a true story.
Upon arrival at their hotel, it becomes clear that daniel and susans relationship is. Adrift is a lousy movie which features a ridiculous story and the whole idea of recommending it to anyone leaves me with a sinking feeling. Aug 11, 2017 im a huge fan of chris kentis 2003 microindie hitchcockian thriller open water, which is based on the true story of two scuba divers who are accidentally stranded in shark infested waters. Edit it out and the film implies that they did not. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving.
Based on a true story about scuba divers abandoned by their boat in the. Based on the true story of a married couple who were lost at sea under the same circumstances. Open water 3 cage dive swims onto home video this october. So, theres an open water 3 and its found footage too reddit. A weekend cruise aboard a luxury yacht goes horribly awry for a group of old high school friends who forget to lower the ladder before they jump into the ocean for a swim. Cage dive starts off with the laziest of found footage ideas right out of the blair witch project. Jun 29, 2018 the movie is based on the true story taken from the book oldham wrote years afterwards called red sky in mourning. The story behind new film open water film the guardian. As with the first film, this sequel in name only is supposedly based on true events, but its so hard to stomach the inane actions of the characters in this movie that i couldnt suspend my disbelief in this movie, much less the fact that these things happened to someone in real life. There were 16 other movies released on the same date, including nut job 2. Looking like open water meets rec meets the shallows meets in the deep47 meters down, bloody disgusting has the exclusive trailer premiere for.
The sharks always looked solid, which is an important thing that shark movies often fail at. In this intense thriller, three friends from california head to the rugged australian coast for a cagedive encounter with deadly great whit. Lionsgate has announced that they will be releasing the shark horror film open water 3 cage dive on bluray and dvd formats on october 10th. The true story behind the movie open water the th floor. When six people who know jack about boat safety go partying on a big yacht, stupid things happen and stupid decisions get. For more movie trailers, celebrity interviews and box office news visit. After both movies were over, i felt the need to go outside and walk in the. So did touching the void, the mountain climbing movie from earlier in 2004.
Released in 2003, open water was one of those indy films that made up for its inadequacies with its gritty, experimental style and excellent premise. The story of open water was taken from the real life events of tom and eileen lonergan. Im a huge fan of chris kentis 2003 microindie hitchcockian thriller open water, which is based on the true story of two scuba divers who are accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. The true story behind open water admin june 5, 2015 true horror 3 comments summer is nearly upon us, and as far as many are concerned, its already here. David fickling reports on the true story behind a disturbing new film. The movie is based on the true story of ray boundy. But still real bad and pretty uncomfortable to watch.
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