If you want to know more about the original story behind the first open water movie follow this link. A news segment is running a story on a cage diving company that had a boat capsize due to a giant wave. Cage dive on dvd october 10, 2017 starring megan peta hill, joel hogan, pete valley, mark fell. Open water is being touted as one of the most frightening films to chomp into your psyche for a long time, but either im secretly being fed sedatives or this is a case of good old hype meets. In dispair, she takes off her floatation equipment and sinks below the surface, never knowing that rescuers were on their way. The 2003 film was a critical darling and depicted the couple meeting their end being circled by sharks. The film begins with a warning that in 2015, an underwater camera was found at the bottom of the ocean. Neely said his mind flashed to scenes from the movie open water, a reallife story about a couple who got lost while scuba diving in waters. Thats not to say open water is a thriller that churned my emotions.
This could happen to me, and if it did, i would be absolutely fucked. Gerald, the found footage approach to this story makes the viewer feel like theyre swimming with the sharks. The true story behind the movie open water the th floor. Any use of cgi looks pretty good, no obvious rubber or pixelated sharks. On their second day in the water, susan wakes up to discover that daniel has died overnight, having bled to death from a shark bite. Stranded, they succumb to days of barracuda bites, shark attacks, and jelly fish stings finally both perishing at sea floating in the open ocean. The film was shot on location, for three weeks, off the coast of the. Well, the snedekers did live in a former funeral home in connecticut, but other than that, this isnt a true story. In this intense thriller, three friends from california head to the rugged australian coast for a cagedive encounter with deadly great whites. 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. Video explores true story that inspired open water.
The netflix movie pick of the week is a double feature, open water and open water 2. Jul 22, 2004 david fickling reports on the true story behind a disturbing new film. The couple eventually surfaces to find that the boat has already left without them. Open water, released on video last week, is an unusual example of the genre, pairing the techniques of indie minimalismsmall cast, limited locations, handheld camerawith a. Mar 19, 2019 open water was, and remains, exceptionally tense and disturbing for its stark portrayal of a couple lost at sea. Six longtime friends susan may pratt, richard speight jr. The true story behind open water is disturbing youtube. Aug 05, 2004 in open water, a new movie about a scubadiving. 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. The tragic true story of tom and eileen lonergan and open. May 21, 2019 that gives the movie an added layer of danger, because the story is based on something that really happened and could happen to anyone.
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. I only know about the first one as im australian and it made headlines everywhere here. Open water may have taken some creative liberties with the story because of the unknowns surrounding the lonergans fate, but what we do know about their circumstances is even creepier than anything hollywood could ever come up with. 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. There are still missing people, including 3 friends who had all gone together.
The movie is very loosely based on a set of stories likely invented. After both movies were over, i felt the need to go outside and walk in the sunshine and try to cheer myself up. Ending spoiler for open water 2003, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Jun 08, 2018 released in cinemas nationwide on friday 29 june and directed by baltasar kormakur, adrift is based on the incredible true story of two young. 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. With joel hogan, josh potthoff, megan peta hill, pete valley. Adrift starring susan may pratt in this drama on directv.
Kentiss screenplay was loosely based on the true story of americans tom and eileen lonergan, who were stranded in the ocean off cairns in. 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. Jun 29, 2018 the movie is based on the true story taken from the book oldham wrote years afterwards called red sky in mourning. Open water 2 full horror shark movie based on true story.
A watery grave eileen and tom lonergan went out for a day of scuba diving, and never came back. So did touching the void, the mountain climbing movie from earlier in 2004. Sadly the rest of the movie is filled with a really bad plot carried out by 3 unlikable selfish characters. 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. 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 sequel is, as mentioned previously, actually based on the short story adrift by koji suzuki. Jun 21, 2016 billed as a new sharktastic thriller, the movie wreaks of rippedfromtheheadlines death, but luckily, the shallows isnt based on a true story, so nancys fate remains unknown.
With blanchard ryan, daniel travis, saul stein, michael e. The true story behind the film open waters spoilers if you havent seen it. 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. Apr 24, 2018 in 2003, the film open water was released and is based on the tragic events of the couples last dive. The cinematography is commendable his scenes of open water are unnerving and the use of abstract footage is sometimes effective. As a matter of fact, the movie is based on a true story. David fickling reports on the true story behind a disturbing new film. Open water is a 2003 movie based on the true story of a young couple, susan and daniel, who are inadvertently left in the water while on a scuba diving trip. The true story behind the film open waters spoilers if. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving. Its one of those rare movies that, for me, captures a primal form of dread that stems directly from its realism. What makes the film even more remarkable is that its based on a true story. 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.
After watching it, i couldnt help but wonder why theyd want to admit that these true events had even taken place, let alone announce. Open water is a 2003 american horror drama film, loosely based on the true story about two divers accidentally left behind in the middle of the ocean by their scuba diving group. Open water is a 2003 indie dramathriller hybrid written and directed by chris kentis, starring daniel travis and blanchard ryan as a thirtysomething couple who find themselves stranded at sea when coming back from a scuba dive and realizing their boat has left without them. This movie is 90 minutes of a married couple arguing with each other while floating and drifting in the ocean. How open water became a horror franchise its filmmakers. In the film, all names are changed, but there is a strong resemblance to the lonergans story. Cage dive is technically a sequel to open water and open water 2 but has nothing to do with the characters in either.
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. Mar 16, 2016 the couple eventually surfaces to find that the boat has already left without them. Jan 04, 2005 open water, released on video last week, is an unusual example of the genre, pairing the techniques of indie minimalismsmall cast, limited locations, handheld camerawith a subject that could. Not surprisingly, then, you can expect to see sharks eating people, blood swirling in the water, bloodygory wounds, and dead bodies. As they drift slightly away from the rest of the group while diving, they return to the surface only to discover that the tour boat has left. Open water 2 full movie horror shark movie based on true story. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the real. When a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive. Jan 15, 2005 the true story behind the film open waters spoilers if you havent seen it. The true story behind open water ihorror horror news. 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. Billed as a new sharktastic thriller, the movie wreaks of rippedfromtheheadlines death, but luckily, the shallows isnt based on a true story, so nancys fate remains unknown. The movie is based on the true story taken from the book oldham wrote years afterwards called red sky in mourning.
The 2003 movie open water claims to be based on the lonergans disappearance. Even 10 chilling horror movies based on true events. Jun 17, 2019 open water 2 full movie horror shark movie based on true story. The true story behind the film open waters spoilers if you. That gives the movie an added layer of danger, because the story is based on something that really happened and could happen to anyone. 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. We would like to warn viewers that the footage on the camera contains graphic material. Most people know that i think, but i wonder how many have. The tragic true story of tom and eileen lonergan and open water. The story of open water was taken from the real life events of tom and eileen lonergan. May 27, 2008 divers recount 19 hours in sharkinfested seas. 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.
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. As far as the movies concerned were not interested. Sep, 2019 the 2003 film was a critical darling and depicted the couple meeting their end being circled by sharks. If you found this article about tom and eileen lonergan interesting, check out these daredevils who took an up close video of a great white shark. Open water is a 2003 american survival horror thriller film. Like other nightmarish experiences, tom and eileen lonergans dreadful fate turned into a film, open water. In 2003, the film open water was released and is based on the tragic events of the couples last dive. Open water was, and remains, exceptionally tense and disturbing for its stark portrayal of a couple lost at sea.
As far as the movie s concerned were not interested. 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. Cage dive is the latest installment in a longstanding horror series one that the original filmmakers never asked for. Based on the true story of a married couple who were lost at sea under the same circumstances. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp. Disappearance of tom and eileen lonergan wikipedia. Deep secret also featured the story of the lonergans. The acting isnt awful, but the story and dialogue are. 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. Heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the. Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving than.