It was based on the true story of two tourists who had. 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. Upon arrival at their hotel, we learn that daniel and susans relationship is under strain from their workaholic lifestyles, and they need a vacation. Jaws mightve broken the mold when it first debuted in the summer of 75, but nowadays shark movies are a dime a dozen. T wo years ago, a very, very scary film called open water was released, from the us director chris kentis. Mar 16, 2016 in 2003, lions gate released a low budget indie flick called open water. The tragic true story of tom and eileen lonergan and open water. After both movies were over, i felt the need to go outside and walk in the sunshine and try to cheer myself up.
Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested. The shallows might not be directly based on a true story, but theres no doubt that it could be, so next time youre thinking about paddling out into the ocean by yourself, think of whether or not. With joel hogan, josh potthoff, megan peta hill, pete valley. 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 becaus. 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. After 40 minutes of scuba diving you feel disoriented. Neither of the last 2 dummies thinks to take a drink. Heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the reallife tale is far more harrowing than the film shailene woodley and sam claflin star in adrift, the harrowing and heartbreaking real. Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. While adrifts take isnt literally true in this section, its true to the spirit of oldhams story, in that it pays respect to her love of sharp. The story behind new film open water film the guardian.
The writerdirector was inspired to create the film after hearing the reallife story of tom and eileen lonergan, who disappeared after a scuba. The masts had snapped off, and like in the 2018 movie, the sails were waterlogged and floated nearby. The true story behind open water is much scarier than the film, simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and eileen. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp. The shallows isnt based on a true story but itll still. Cage dive is technically a sequel to open water and open water 2 but has nothing to do with the characters in either. Disappearance of tom and eileen lonergan wikipedia.
In the film, all names are changed, but there is a strong resemblance to the lonergans story. 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. Based on true events, open water follows an american couple, daniel and susan, daniel travis and blanchard ryan on an island holiday. I only know about the first one as im australian and it made headlines everywhere here. In every corner death looms and one can only ward off the inevitable for a period. The disturbing true story that inspired open water grunge. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving than.
The true story behind the open water movie, however, is much scarier simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and. Thats not to say open water is a thriller that churned my emotions. Jun 21, 2016 the shallows might not be directly based on a true story, but theres no doubt that it could be, so next time youre thinking about paddling out into the ocean by yourself, think of whether or not. In open water, a new movie about a scubadiving couple that is. David fickling reports on the true story behind a disturbing new film. Cage dive, which is in theaters and available ondemand and on digital hd beginning august 11th from lionsgate. Open water is a 2003 american survival horror thriller film. Mar 07, 2007 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. 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.
The film takes a different location to the true life story but features the couple, susan and daniel, on a much needed vacation when they decide to go on a illfated diving trip. The true story behind open water ihorror horror news. Find out the true story of tami oldham and richard sharp, the sailors who are the subject of the new shailene woodley movie adrift. 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. The film takes a different location to the truelife story but features the couple, susan and daniel, on a much needed vacation when they decide to go on a illfated diving trip.
She pumped water out of the cabin, rigged up a sail using an. 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 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. 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 real events, the film follows a couple stuck in the middle of the ocean after being. The tragic true story of tom and eileen lonergan and open. Based on a true story about scuba divers abandoned by. In 2003, the film open water was released and is based on the tragic events of the couples last dive. 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.
The true story behind open water is far more unnerving. Blanchard ryan and daniel travis in open water 2003 blanchard ryan and. The 2003 film was a critical darling and depicted the couple meeting their end being circled by sharks. Crispin in australia on sunday, january 25th, 1998. The cosmos is a sea of dangers in which man finds himself stranded. The characters are different, and even the setting is different with the movie taking place in the atlantic and being filmed in the bahamas, the virgin islands, the grenadines, and mexico. The true story behind the movie open water the th floor. In the beginning of the film despite going to bed without any clothes daniel. If youre like me, you have an insatiable curiousity about a film that purports to to be based off a true story, or in the sophistry of open waters true events. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp real. Not surprisingly, then, you can expect to see sharks eating people, blood swirling in the water, bloodygory wounds, and dead bodies.
Nov 22, 2019 todd haynes new film dark waters wades into some of the most complicated topics in public health, chemistry, and the law to dramatize the story of environmental attorney robert bilott and his. Jun 01, 2018 find out the true story of tami oldham and richard sharp, the sailors who are the subject of the new shailene woodley movie adrift. The sequel is, as mentioned previously, actually based on the short story adrift by koji suzuki. Aug 05, 2004 in open water, a new movie about a scubadiving couple that is mistakenly abandoned. In this intense thriller, three friends from california head to the rugged australian coast for a cagedive encounter with deadly great whit.
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 popped it in my queue after vacationing in hawaii. Their tragic last dive was later turned into the film open water. 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. Heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the. A true story of love, loss and survival at sea which has since been rereleased by dey street books as adrift. A true story of love, loss, and survival at sea, which was. It should have read one week prior if we are watching the film from the diving trip. Only the reallife version is even more heartbreaking. The true story behind open water is a dark mystery that goes way beyond the horror of the film.
Daniel and susan are a young couple who head to the bahamas for a scubadiving vacation. Such is the scenario of open water, the surprise hit of this years. This scary situation actually happened to tom and eileen lonergan on january 25, 1998. 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. You paddle round to see whether the boat is behind you, but there is nothing. Gerald, the found footage approach to this story makes the viewer feel like theyre swimming with the sharks. This is the third installment in the open water franchise from lionsgate. Tom and eileen had just recently returned from two. Kentiss screenplay was loosely based on the true story of. Eileen and tom lonergan decided to dive among the reefs of st. Open water is loosely based on the true story of a couple that was abandoned on a scuba trip in australia.
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. After watching it, i couldnt help but wonder why theyd want to admit that these true events. 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. So did touching the void, the mountain climbing movie from earlier in 2004.
Based on the true story of a married couple who were lost at sea under the same circumstances. Jan 04, 2005 like the marine predators that are the film s true stars, open water is at heart a primitive, singleminded killing machine. The jump in video quality from the first open water movie to this one is astounding. The cinematography is commendable his scenes of open water are unnerving and the use of abstract footage is sometimes effective. In open water, a new movie about a scubadiving couple that is mistakenly abandoned. Jan 15, 2005 if youre like me, you have an insatiable curiousity about a film that purports to to be based off a true story, or in the sophistry of open waters true events. The netflix movie pick of the week is a double feature, open water and open water 2. It could happen and probably has happened, but the specific people and stuff are fictional the first one is based on a true story. The true story behind the film open waters spoilers if. Deep secret also featured the story of the lonergans. 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. Heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the real. Eighth, toward the end, the rain is pouring down and coming out two holes in the back of the boat like a water fountain. 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.
An incredible tale, yes, but believe it or not, its actually based on a true storyand the 2002 memoir written by tami herself titled red sky in mourning. The adrift movie true story reveals that nearly everything on the hazana pictured below was broken and strewn about. 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. Kentiss screenplay was loosely based on the true story of americans tom and eileen. Like other nightmarish experiences, tom and eileen lonergans dreadful fate turned into a film, open water. 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. Imagine surfacing from an ocean dive only to discover your boat is gone and youre completely alone. Kentiss screenplay was loosely based on the true story of americans tom. 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. Like the marine predators that are the films true stars, open water is at heart a primitive, singleminded killing machine. With blanchard ryan, daniel travis, saul stein, michael e. 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. Jun 08, 2018 new film adrift portrays the reallife story of two adventurers lost at sea. Open water was, and remains, exceptionally tense and disturbing for its stark portrayal of a couple lost at sea.
The story of open water was taken from the real life events of tom and eileen lonergan. Tami oldhamashcraft wrote a book about her horrifying ordeal, red sky in mourning. 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. Shailene woodley on adrift, the truelife story of survival.
Jun 29, 2018 heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the reallife tale is far more harrowing than the film shailene woodley and sam claflin star in adrift, the harrowing and heartbreaking real. Open water is a terrific example of using a simple concept to create something truly horrific. David fickling reports on the true story behind a disturbing new film david fickling. Cage dive on dvd october 10, 2017 starring megan peta hill, joel hogan, pete valley, mark fell. The true story behind the film open waters spoilers if you. Open water is a fictionalized version of the events. Chartering a boat with several other divers, the couple decides to swim away. 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. New film adrift portrays the reallife story of two adventurers lost at sea. 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. How open water became a horror franchise its filmmakers. You need water, and there wont be too many water fountains in the ocean. Cage dive is the latest installment in a longstanding horror series one that the original filmmakers never asked for.
Apr 24, 2018 in 2003, the film open water was released and is based on the tragic events of the couples last dive. The 2003 movie open water claims to be based on the lonergans disappearance. Legend of the deep stylised onscreen as simply the water horse is a 2007 family fantasy drama film directed by jay russell and written by robert nelson jacobs, based on dick kingsmiths childrens novel the water horse. The true story behind open water is disturbing youtube. Adrift movie true story of tami oldham ashcraft shailene.
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