Directed by: Chris Kentis
Starring: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Michael E. Williamson, Saul Stein
Other mistake: There are 20 divers counted onto the boat. They all head into the water in 2s, but somehow there is 1 person left without a diving buddy.
Other mistake: The couple are shown travelling on an American Eagle prop plane in the islands, but on-board you see them sitting together with another lady sitting on the left of Susan. The prop planes don't seat 3 together. This shot must have been filmed across the aisle on a larger jet. (00:03:25)
Continuity mistake: During the scene in which the two main characters are diving, before the boat leaves them, Susan's snorkel swaps from the left side of her mask to the right and back again.
Daniel: Other people go on vacation and spend their days just lying around. We have a story we're going to be telling for the rest of our lives.
Trivia: No digital- or special effects were used in the film. The actors were in the water with real live sharks.
Suggested correction: You can see the edges of the pool the actors are in when there are "ships" on the horizon.
Not true. The film was shot on location, for three weeks, off the coast of The Bahamas. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2004/08/open-water-sharks-fear-real/#close.
Question: After the tour guide takes the bad head count when they all get on the boat, you can see him counting them all again. Why didn't he notice right then that 2 people were missing? Also, the diving company was missing 2 scuba tanks and they didn't notice?
Answer: He counted wrong because the man that begged to go back in and the other person accompanied him in the water were already counted for before going back down last minute so when he saw two people coming back up he tallied 20 people.
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