Visible crew/equipment: When Susan tries on a hat while the couple are shopping in the island town, you can see the cameraman in her mirrored shades. (00:06:00)
Open Water (2003)
Plot summary
Directed by: Chris Kentis
Starring: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Michael E. Williamson, Saul Stein
Daniel and Susan are a yuppy couple vacationing in the Carribean. They are both scuba divers, and they sign up for a sightseeing dive trip. While they are in the water, other divers climb in and out of the boat. The crew attempts to keep track of everyone, but they end up counting two of the other divers twice. Convinced that they have everyone accounted for, they depart for shore. Susan and Daniel surface from their dive to find themselves abandoned. While their floatation equipment allows them to stay at the surface, they have no food or fresh water, or any hope of reaching land unaided.
The action of the movie cuts back and forth from them, stranded, to the shore. They speculate that help will come soon, but in fact, no-one even knows they are missing. They attempt to flag passing ships and airplanes, without success. Sharks begin to gather, and they attempt to stave off their rising sense of panic. Finally, after two days, the owner of the dive boat discovers their belongings stowed on the boat and begins making inquiries. But will he be able to sound the alarm in time...?
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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.
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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: Where is the film set and where can I read up about the true story?
Answer: The film was inspired by an incident at St Crispin's Reef, a dive site on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998, when Tom and Eileen Lonergan was left behind by their diving boat after an error was made during the headcount. They were never seen again. More information can be found at http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200310/200310_mysteries_2.html.
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