Deep Blue Sea

"Bigger. Smarter. Faster. Meaner."

Jul 28 1999 R 1h 45m
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there's an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.

Plot

A businessman sinks $200 million into a special project to help fight Alzheimer's disease. As part of this project, medical biologist Susan McAlester rather naughtily figures out a way to genetically enlarge shark brains, so that disease-battling enzymes can be harvested. However, the shark subjects become super smart and decide they don't much like being cooped up in pens and being stabbed with hypodermics, so they figure a way to break out and make for the open sea...

Written by

Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers, Wayne Powers

Directed by

Renny Harlin

Production Countries

United States of America, Australia

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Groucho III Film Partnership, Village Roadshow Pictures, Riche-Ludwig Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
149,489
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
54
Popularity
NA