A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.

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Film Cast:

• John Finnegan: Treat Williams
• Trillian St. James: Famke Janssen
• Simon Canton: Anthony Heald
• Joey Pantucci: Kevin J. O’Connor
• Hanover: Wes Studi
• Captain Atherton: Derrick O’Connor
• Mulligan: Jason Flemyng
• Mamooli: Cliff Curtis
• Mason: Clifton Powell
• T. Ray: Trevor Goddard
• Vivo: Djimon Hounsou
• Leila: Una Damon
• Billy: Clint Curtis
• Radar Man: Warren Takeuchi
• Communications Officer: Linden Banks
• Corpse: Jack Anker
• Video Vault Woman: Anne-Simone
• Toilet Lady: Leanne Adachi
• Dealer: Melanie Carr
• Sonar Man: Colin McCarlie
• Mystery Man: Jim May
• Party Girl: Jana Sommers
• Party Girl: Marti Baldecchi

Film Crew:

• Casting: Mary Goldberg
• Editor: John Wright
• Producer: Laurence Mark
• Producer: John Baldecchi
• Director of Photography: Howard Atherton
• Writer: Stephen Sommers
• Editor: Bob Ducsay
• Costume Design: Joseph A. Porro
• Construction Coordinator: Craig Henderson
• Scenic Artist: Lubor Cencak
• Supervising Sound Editor: Douglas Murray
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Mark Dornfeld
• Stunt Coordinator: Gary Combs
• Camera Operator: Keith Young
• Casting: Coreen Mayrs
• CG Supervisor: David Stinnett
• Production Design: Holger Gross
• Transportation Coordinator: Blue Angus
• Construction Coordinator: Jan Kobylka
• Supervising Sound Editor: Patrick Dodd
• Special Effects Coordinator: Darrell Pritchett
• Special Effects Coordinator: Tony Van Den Ecker
• Set Costumer: Gail L. Smith
• Script Supervisor: Sarah Laxton
• Hairstylist: Donna Bis
• Set Designer: Masako Masuda
• Sound Editor: Leslie Shatz
• Visual Effects Editor: Hitoshi Inoue
• Transportation Coordinator: Edward Flotard
• Location Manager: Monty Bannister
• Set Decoration: Annmarie Corbett
• Sound Effects Editor: Malcolm Fife
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Alexander
• Visual Effects Editor: Jim May
• Art Department Coordinator: Sandi Tanaka
• Special Effects Coordinator: Tim Storvick
• Visual Effects Editor: Amy Pawlowski
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Van Ling
• Camera Operator: Jeffrey M. Hoffman
• Music Editor: Kenneth Hall
• Unit Publicist: Barbara Chomos
• Art Direction: Kevin Ishioka
• Set Decoration: Rose Marie McSherry
• Assistant Art Director: Nancy Ford
• Scenic Artist: Barry Kootchin
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom E. Dahl
• Camera Operator: Christopher Tammaro
• Art Direction: Sandy Cochrane
• Special Effects Coordinator: William H. Schirmer
• Camera Operator: Douglas Craik
• Underwater Camera: Pete Romano
• Makeup Artist: Rosalina Da Silva
• Visual Effects Producer: Casey Cannon
• Camera Operator: Joel Ransom
• Still Photographer: Douglas Curran
• Script Supervisor: Lorelei Kuchera
• Set Designer: Luis G. Hoyos
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Aaron Rochin
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael Shea
• First Assistant Editor: Meghan L. Noble
• Assistant Art Director: Gary Myers
• Camera Operator: Douglas F. O’Neons
• Sculptor: Rick Willoughby
• CG Supervisor: Scott Frankel
• Script Supervisor: Kelly Moon
• Executive Producer: Barry Bernardi
• First Assistant Director: Howard Ellis
• Modeling: Matsune Suzuki
• Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
• Carpenter: Graham Brunskill
• Utility Stunts: Kirk Caouette
• Electrician: Bruce Bennett
• Production Coordinator: Leslie Burt
• Special Effects Supervisor: Casey Pritchett
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Dan DeLeeuw
• Video Assist Operator: Garnet Durham
• Best Boy Electric: Shawn McLaughlin
• Gaffer: Martin Hall
• Painter: Michael P. Mason
• Boom Operator: Chris Higgins
• Leadman: Michael McLellan
• Special Effects Coordinator: Lars Lenander
• First Assistant Editor: Carolle Alain
• Camera Technician: Shawn Jolicoeur
• Foley Artist: Gregg Barbanell
• Production Sound Mixer: Frank H. Griffiths
• Sound Editor: Piero Mura
• Grip: Carl Assmus
• Digital Producer: Angie Russell
• Technical Supervisor: Aaron Campbell
• Production Accountant: Kathryn Drew
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Alexandra Altrocchi
• Color Timer: Gilbert Carreras
• Sound Recordist: Allen Hurd
• Set Dressing Artist: Wes Hamby
• Unit Production Manager: Brent O’Connor
• Assistant Sound Designer: Kris Fenske
• Assistant Sound Editor: Anne Laing
• Projection: Roxanne Dorman
• Stunts: Mark Aisbett
• Orchestrator: Alexander Courage
• Additional Photography: Lloyd Ahern II
• Driver: Douglas Busby
• Animation Supervisor: Danny Gordon Taylor
• Key Makeup Artist: Lili Marchenski
• Wigmaker: Stacey Butterworth
• Craft Service: Ildiko Barritt
• Transportation Co-Captain: Paul Irvine
• Visual Effects Editor: Lauryl Duplechan
• Post Production Producer: Mario Iscovich
• Construction Foreman: Jim Birkel
• Property Master: Ron Greenwood
• First Assistant Camera: Carl Miller
• Key Grip: Nick Kuchera
• Transportation Captain: Don Dykens
• Production Manager: Tod Feaster
• Costume Design: Tracey Boulton
• Armorer: Rob Fournier
• Casting Associate: Marnie Waxman
• Creature Design: Rob Bottin
• Storyboard Artist: Jules Mann
• Costumer: John Denison
• Music Programmer: Nick Vidar
• Second Unit Director: Dean Cundey
• Assistant Property Master: Dean Eilertson
• Special Effects Technician: Dave Dunaway
• Visual Effects Assistant Editor: Kenton Hulme
• CG Animator: Paul Kavanagh
• Chief Lighting Technician: John Adams
• Foley Mixer: Scott Weber
• Best Boy Grip: Gary J. Williams
• Stunt Double: Larry Rippenkroeger
• Construction Buyer: Lorraine Yawney
• Costume Set Supervisor: Debi Weldon
• ADR Recordist: Mike Boudry
• Apprentice Sound Editor: Sara Hegarty
• VFX Artist: Muqeem Khan
• CG Artist: Tim Alexander
• Concept Artist: Jim Feldman
• Property Buyer: Kimberley Regent
• Second Assistant Director: Jim Brebner
• Negative Cutter: Cynthia Feyrer
• Third Assistant Director: Michelle Fitzpatrick
• Dolly Grip: Todd Hlagi
• Second Assistant Camera: Dean Hannas
• Associate Editor: Kelly Matsumoto
• Accountant: Byron Macdonald
• Special Effects Assistant: Kevin J. Andruschak
• Camera Trainee: Tim Palgut
• Assistant Editor: Clark Campbell
• Casting Assistant: Todd Davis
• Additional Casting: Paul Ventura
• ADR Editor: Bob Baron
• Assistant Camera: Aristidi Georgiopoulos
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Jasmine Barry
• Generator Operator: Gilbert Jamault
• Compositing Supervisor: Blaine Kennison
• First Assistant Accountant: Doreen Beaulac
• Digital Supervisor: Christofer Dierdorff
• Effects Supervisor: Russell Shinkle
• Extras Casting: Sandra Couldwell
• Pyrotechnician: Ryan Arndt
• Production Assistant: Ron Annunziata
• Technical Advisor: Bob Kursar
• Matte Painter: Mike Meaker
• Playback Coordinator: Gail Wise
• Property Master: Grant Swain
• ADR Supervisor: Mark Levinson
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Stephan Dupuis
• Aerial Camera: Michael Kelem
• Aerial Camera: Dylan Goss
• Second Unit Director of Photography: Henry M. Lebo
• Electrician: Terry Calhoun
• Electrician: Saubrie Mohamed
• First Assistant Camera: Bradley S. Creasser
• First Assistant Camera: Marco Ciccone
• First Assistant Camera: Rusty Deluce
• First Assistant Camera: Bob Findlay
• First Assistant Camera: Patrick Stepien
• Generator Operator: Hugh Meikle
• Grip: Paul Arnel
• Grip: Timo Juonolainen
• Grip: Benoît Lamarche
• Grip: Dean Reca
• Grip: Christian John Murray
• Lighting Technician: Randy A. Jablonka
• Second Assistant Camera: Larry Portmann
• Second Assistant Camera: Isabelle MacCrimmon
• Cableman: Keith Brooks
• Dialogue Editor: Dan Yale
• Foley Artist: Joan Rowe
• Foley Artist: Sean Rowe
• ADR Mixer: Doc Kane
• Production Sound Mixer: Rob Young
• Animation: Tim Montijo
• Animation: Greg Tsadilas
• CG Animator: Steve Nichols
• CG Animator: Tom St. Amand
• CG Animator: William R. Wright
• CG Animator: Glen Sylvester
• CG Artist: Russell Earl
• CG Artist: Tom Fejes
• CG Artist: Susan Goldsmith
• CG Artist: Patrick Neary
• CG Artist: Ken Nielsen
• CG Artist: Eddie Pasquarello
• CG Artist: John Stillman
• CG Artist: Michael Di Como
• CG Artist: Richard Grandy
• VFX Lighting Artist: Francine Rokaw
• CG Supervisor: Michael Bauer
• Compositor: Brian Adams
• Compositor: Jeffrey Arnold
• Compositor: Karl Fornander
• Compositor: Jep Hill
• Compositor: Rory Hinnen
• Compositor: Brian Leach
• Compositor: Tony Noel
• Compositor: Deborah Wiltman
• Compositor: Jen Howard
• Digital Color Timer: Kenneth Smith
• VFX Director of Photography: Pat Turner
• Matte Painter: Craig Mullins
• Negative Cutter: Doug Jones
• Pyrotechnician: Derrick Crane
• Pyrotechnician: Don Gray
• Rotoscoping Artist: Ray Cavalluzzi
• Rotoscoping Artist: Daryl Klein
• Rotoscoping Artist: Dan A. Walker
• Systems Administrators & Support: Duane Powell
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Crystal Foth
• Visual Effects Producer: Erika Wangberg Burton
• Visual Effects Producer: Ryan Berg
• CG Animator: Julie Nelson
• Digital Color Timer: Jay Cox
• Stunts: Doug Chapman
• Stunts: Melissa R. Stubbs
• Stunts: Marny Eng
• Stunts: Rick Pearce
• Stunts: Owen Walstrom
• Special Effects Assistant: Darcy Davis

Movie Reviews:

• John Chard: If the cash is there we do not care! What kind of life philosophy is that?
• A gang of modern day pirates board a luxurious ocean liner intent on looting it of everything. However, once on board the liner appears to be deserted, all traces of human life seemingly vanished into thin air. Apparently some strange sea creatures have run amok and the pirates themselves are now next on the menu!
• “Deep Rising” doesn’t have any delusion about what it wants to be, it was marketed as a raging “B” movie man versus beast gun fest, and that is exactly what it is – with tongue firmly in its bloody cheek. When the tag line reads “Full Scream Ahead” then you get the impression it’s not a film to be remotely taken seriously.
• Written and directed by Stephen Sommers (“The Mummy”), “Deep Rising” is a blend of “Alien”, “Poseidon Adventure” and “Under Siege”, all built around the “Ten Little Indians” structure. Blood spurts and quips are dealt, and the film isn’t found wanting in the good old “it’s behind you” department. The cast give it the full gusto histrionics, Treat Williams, the sumptuous Famke Jansen (holding her own surrounded by hundreds of pounds of testosterone), Anthony Heald, Kevin J O’Connor, Wes Studi, Djimon Hounsou and, erm, Jason Flemyng also star.
• It’s a mini riot out at sea, great great fun. 7/10
• Wuchak: _**Big-budget ‘B’ adventure/horror on the high seas, but too cartoonish**_
• A band of ruthless hijackers seize the world’s richest cruise ship in the South China Sea, but no one’s on board. Something mysterious & terrifying from the great depths got there before them. Treat Williams and Kevin J. O’Connor play the protagonists who inadvertently transport the hijackers while Famke Janssen plays a survivor on the vessel. Meanwhile Anthony Heald is on board as the shady owner of the ship and Wes Studi plays one of the key thugs.
• “Deep Rising” (1998) is an action/horror that mixes “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972) with “Alien Resurrection” (1997), but encumbers it with camp and a creature that does wildly unbelievable things. While the monster is interesting in some respects, it’s actually not original. It’s a glaring rip-off of the Celestial Man’s true form revealed in the 1974 issue of Marvel Comics’ The Defenders #14.
• Nevertheless this is a fun, thrilling adventure if you can roll with the above hitches. The cast is diverse and spirited. Yet this doesn’t change that it’s basically a B-type of dumb adventure/horror flick. It just cost 30 times as much as the usual B sci-fi and bombed at the box office. Meanwhile the feminine department is limited to Famke Janssen and she never did much for me (but she’s a’right), although Una Damon has a small role.
• The film runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
• GRADE: C
• CinemaSerf: After being hired by the rather unsavoury “Hanover” (Wes Studi), Treat Williams finds himself embroiled in the at-sea hijacking of what appears to be a broken down luxury liner. Thing is – where have all the passengers gone? Turns out that the would-be looters are about to become the hunted in this actually quite enjoyable sea creature escapade. As with so many of the films in this genre, I wanted the multi-tentacled beastie to win – all the way along. The characters – even the ones we are supposed to like – are all pretty shallow and frankly deserved any sticky ending coming their way. It features plenty of action, fireworks, loads of implausible scenarios and the odd bit of gore before an ending that was very much as expected. It is sustained to an extent by some decent production values, and the end-to-end nature of the action makes it quite a watchable, if entirely forgettable, maritime monster movie with some wonderful audio that sounds like a serious case of indigestion.