| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Nicole Kidman |
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| Sam Neill |
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| Billy Zane |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Suspense |
| Director |
Phillip Noyce; Philip Noyce |
| Producer |
Terry Hayes; George Miller |
| Writer |
Terry Hayes |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
96 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| There are several occasions when this rousing Australian thriller from 1987 should have ended with a well-placed shot from a speargun or a stronger knot of rope, but you don't think about these nit-picky details when you're being scared out of your wits. In a role that catapulted her to international stardom, Nicole Kidman plays a young wife who's joined her husband (Sam Neill) on a yachting trip to recover from the tragic death of their son. Far out to sea, they encounter a sinking ship with one survivor (Billy Zane, ten years before Titanic), but inviting him aboard turns out to be a very bad mistake. While Neill attempts to salvage the sinking boat, Kidman is fighting for her life against the psychotic Zane--a villain so creepy that you eagerly look forward to his demise. By the time that moment arrives director Phillip Noyce has resorted to a typical slasher-movie climax (proving that no boat should be without a flare gun), but until then Dead Calm is a nail-biting thriller that's guaranteed to keep you in a state of nail-biting suspense. To accommodate the widescreen compositions on the open ocean, the DVD offers the film in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio. --Jeff Shannon |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
334 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
DVD Empire
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| Product Details |
| Format |
VHS |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
085391187028 |
| Chapters |
37 |
| Release Date |
2/8/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; French |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Dolby Widescreen |
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