Open Water (film)

Open Water is a 2003 American psychological horror drama film loosely based on the true story of an American couple, 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 because the diveboat crew failed to take an accurate headcount. The film was financed by writerdirector Chris Kentis and his wife, producer Laura Lau, both avid scuba divers. The film cost 500,000 to make and was bought by Lions Gate Entertainment for 2.5 million after its screening at the Sundance Film Festival. Lions Gate spent a furthermillion on distribution and marketing. The film ultimately grossed 55 million worldwide includingmillion from the North American box office alone.

Daniel Kintner Daniel Travis and Susan Watkins Blanchard Ryan are a couple frustrated that their hardworking lives do not allow them to spend much time together. They decide to head out on a scubadiving vacation to help improve their relationship. On their second day, they join a group scuba dive. A head count is taken, and the passenger total is recorded as 20. Daniel and Susan decide to separate briefly from the group while underwater. Half an hour later, the group returns to the boat. Going by the tally sheet, the total comes to 20, though in reality, it is 18. Daniel and Susan are still underwater and have not yet realized that the others have returned. The boat leaves the site. Not long after, Daniel and Susan return to the surface and look for it. They believe the group will return to recover them in reasonable time.Stranded at sea, Daniel and Susan battle bouts of hunger and mental exhaustion, and later realize that they have most likely drifted far from the dive site. They also realize that sharks have been circling them below the surface. Soon, jellyfish appear and sting Daniel and Susan, while sharks come in close. Susan receives a small shark bite on the leg, but does not immediately realize it. Daniel goes under and discovers a small fish feeding on the exposed flesh of her bite wound. He does not tell Susan. Later, a shark bites Daniel and the wound begins to bleed profusely. Susan removes her weight belt and uses it to apply pressure to Daniels wound. He appears to go into shock. The tightfitting neoprene wet suits are apparently keeping them from fully realizing they have been sustaining small bites. After night falls, sharks return and attack Daniel during a storm, killing him. The next morning, Daniel and Susans belongings are finally noticed on the boat by a crew member. He remembers the couple and realizes they must have been left at the dive site. A search for the couple has begun. ........

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