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*Shlock action thriller ''Chain Of Command'' made use of stock footage from Deep Rising, most notably were shots of the exterior of fictitious ocean liner ''Argonautica'', including the explosion sequences. The use of said footage led to an obvious film error which exposed the use of stock footage, the name 'Argonautica' is seen clearly on the bow during Deep Rising's finale as the ship explodes; this section of footage is included in ''The Chain of Command'' where the fictitious liner where the President is being held captive is called the ''Su-Maru''. |
*Shlock action thriller ''Chain Of Command'' made use of stock footage from Deep Rising, most notably were shots of the exterior of fictitious ocean liner ''Argonautica'', including the explosion sequences. The use of said footage led to an obvious film error which exposed the use of stock footage, the name 'Argonautica' is seen clearly on the bow during Deep Rising's finale as the ship explodes; this section of footage is included in ''The Chain of Command'' where the fictitious liner where the President is being held captive is called the ''Su-Maru''. |
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* The multi-barreled assault rifles seen prominently in the film made a number of brief appearances in the [[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]] episode ''Gone'', however in this episode the props have been adapted so that they feature lights in the barrels, these were installed so effects for an electrical charge could be added on screen much like a [[Taser]] (Ironically, resembling the original name of the weapon which stood for "'''T'''homas '''A. S'''wift's '''E'''lectric '''R'''ifle"). |
* The multi-barreled assault rifles seen prominently in the film made a number of brief appearances in the [[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]] episode ''Gone'', however in this episode the props have been adapted so that they feature lights in the barrels, these were installed so effects for an electrical charge could be added on screen much like a [[Taser]] (Ironically, resembling the original name of the weapon which stood for "'''T'''homas '''A. S'''wift's '''E'''lectric '''R'''ifle"). |
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| Deep Rising | |
|---|---|
 Promotional movie poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Stephen Sommers |
| Written by | Stephen Sommers Robert Mark Kamen (uncredited) |
| Produced by | John Baldecchi Mario Iscovich Laurence Mark |
| Cinematography | Howard Atherton |
| Edited by | Bob Ducsay John Wright |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Distributed by | Hollywood Pictures Cinergi Pictures |
Release dates | January 30, 1998 |
Running time | 106 min. |
| Language | English |
Deep Rising is a 1998 motion picture directed by Stephen Sommers, from a screenplay by Sommers and an uncredited by Robert Mark Kamen.
Plot
The movie opens on a boat being piloted through a storm on the South China Sea by John Finnegan (Treat Williams). Under the motto of 'If the cash is there, we do not care' he has been chartered to transport a group of suspicious men and a suspicious cargo to a specific destination in 'the middle of nowhere, squared'. Despite this policy and their boss' determination, Joey 'Tooch' Pantucci (Kevin J. O'Connor) and his girlfriend Leila (Una Damon) are less than impressed and hardly convinced that they are going to finish the job completely intact.
The focus shifts away from the small boat and to a grand vessel, the Argonautica; a veritable floating palace which has embarked on its maiden voyage with the créme de la créme of the wealthy from America, Europe and Asia as suggested by the guests occupying the many elegant rooms during the introduction montage for the ship.
The ship is the dream and brainchild of Simon Canton (Anthony Heald) and is under the watchful eye of seasoned Captain Atherton (Derrick O'Connor).
Mingling among the guests and taking full opportunity of the facilities and entertainment is Trillian, (Famke Janssen) a glamorous but by no means unintelligent thief.
The party reaches full swing as Canton delivers an uproaring speech, christening the ship and those sailing in her to 'good times, forever'.
With the crew and passengers occupied with the party, Trillian makes her way toward and successfully enters the room containing the ship safe, and the valuables within. She is removing the jewels when she's caught red handed by Canton, Captain Atherton and two stewards. Here it is fully revealed that Trillian has had a vibrant history of theft, proving that she is 'no lady'; but this scene also shows that Canton is 'no gentleman' when he strikes her. With Trillian in custody, she is placed with a food store as the Brig is currently incomplete (Although it is an odd note that the Brig would be incomplete by the maiden voyage, but it would appear to be artistic license to help further the plot later.)
The party races on, and it soon becomes apparent that the ship's navigational and communication systems have been brought down by a problem the crew can't identify; and that the ship is running blind, leading Canton to go into hysterics.
The crewman manning the sonar brings an unusual object to their attention, and they can only watch with growing alarm as the object hurtles toward the ship from the ocean floor. Moments later the party, as well as the ship itself are brought to a sudden and violent stop. The sudden deceleration sends guests crashing to the floor and causes several of the ship's fittings to break loose, shake apart or simply shatter; one of the loosened objects is a speed boat which drops harmlessly into the ocean, for the time being.
Reeling from the stop, the passengers begin to panic as a series of unusual sounds echo up from somewhere beneath the liner, as they run the screams begin.
As time in the film moves on, it is revealed that Finnegan's transport consists of a group of mercenaries who have been hired to ransack the Argonautica's passengers and set them off safely before sinking the liner with a hastily installed torpedo launcher. The ship serves a secondary purpose as a floating mechanic garage as Finnegan's boat ploughed into the aforementioned speed boat, damaging his own ships engine. Using information and schematics given to them by a company insider, the team; led by Hanover (Wes Studi) boards the liner and enters the Main Atrium. However, all they find are the shattered remnants of the party and too much blood. Hanover orders the group to split up; he, Vivo (Djimon Hounsou), Mason (Clifton Powell), and Mulligan (Jason Flemyng) will find the vault; Finnegan and Joey are sent to the engine room to get the parts they need to repair their boat, with T-Ray (Trevor Goddard) and Mamooli (Cliff Curtis) standing guard.
As they explore each of the key sections of the ship they find signs of chaos everywhere, but the unsettling notion that creeps into their minds is the general ghost ship feel, not unlike the Mary Celeste. The ship remaining stationary and the lack of life make the team uneasy to the point of joking suggesting that the inside contact murdered everyone.
After performing as much of the securing as they can manage, they head down to the safe room and find Trillian. Her escape was granted when she short circuited the electronic lock to the store room she'd been held in, and seeing that nobody was around it would seem she intended to have another go at stealing the contents of the safe, this time using Canton's access card.
With the card in hand and Trillian being held by one of Hanover's men, the safe is unlocked and the contents revealed. Vivo, smiling at the thought of the valuables with in the vault is immediately killed accidentally by Canton who drives an axe into Vivo's head and out of fear and shock two of the other pirates open fire into the vault killing three surviving passengers; leading to Canton and Captain Atherton being pulled out at gunpoint.
In the engine room, Finnegan and Joey get an unexpected reprieve when they witness Mamooli and T-Ray being dragged underwater by some unseen force, while back on Finnegan's boat, Leila and the mercenary who was watching her suffer a similar fate.
As the plot continues to develop and unravel, it is revealed that the ship has become infested by creatures that resemble giant worms, creatures which swallow and digest their prey alive. Canton speculates that they are members of the Ottoia family of deep-sea worms which have evolved to immense size in the extreme depths of oceanic trenches.
As the film draws toward the finale only a handful of survivors are left, and the final revelations have been given to both the viewer and the characters. They know that the infestation is too large to kill with normal conventional weapons and so plan a drastic last ditch effort to stop it from getting to anyone else. They do this by crashing Finnegan's boat into the Argonautica. The boat is armed with one of the torpedoes belonging to the mercenaries. The true sight of the creature is seen in the ships main atrium where the monster bursts through the floor and grabs Finnegan, but is able to free himself by shooting the creature in the eye with a shot gun. It is revealed that the creatures were actually a single creature resembling a massive toothed octopus which uses its many tentacles to digest prey. Finnegan and Trillian use a speed boat to escape the ship as it is destroyed.
With the Argonautica a fading memory, the survivors are able to take a moment to relax on the only nearby island they'd seen during the night on the liner. Whilst on the beach they find out that one other survivor made it to shore, Joey. However it appears that this break will be short lived when a roar echoes across the island and something comes out of the nearby forest. The film ends on a dramatic shot of the island, and on Finnegan's tired exclamation: "Now what?"
Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Treat Williams | John Finnegan |
| Famke Janssen | Trillian Jamesen |
| Anthony Heald | Simon Canton |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | Joey 'Tooch' Pantucci |
| Wes Studi | Hanover |
| Derrick O'Connor | Captain Atherton |
| Jason Flemyng | Mulligan |
| Cliff Curtis | Mamooli |
| Clifton Powell | Mason |
| Trevor Goddard | T-Ray Jones |
| Djimon Hounsou | Vivo |
| Una Damon | Leila |
| Clint Curtis | Billy |
Trivia
| This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (June 2007) |
- Stephen Sommers began writing the script, then called Tentacle, when he worked at Hollywood Pictures in the mid-90s.
- The cruise ship is named the Argonautica, a reference to Jason and the Argonauts, one of Stephen Sommers' favorite movies.
- Claire Forlani was originally cast as Trillian, but left shortly after filming began because of creative differences with Stephen Sommers.
- The Trillian character is named for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy character Tricia McMillan, who was nicknamed Trillian.
- The pulse rifles used by the mercenaries are modified Calico M960 sub-machine guns.
- Deep Rising made Roger Ebert's most hated films list. In his own words, Deep Rising is "essentially an Alien clone with a fresh paint job...."
- The film was called Octalus in Germany.
- Stephen Sommers originally wanted Alan Silvestri to score the film, but he was unavailable and Jerry Goldsmith was hired instead.
- Shlock action thriller Chain Of Command made use of stock footage from Deep Rising, most notably were shots of the exterior of fictitious ocean liner Argonautica, including the explosion sequences. The use of said footage led to an obvious film error which exposed the use of stock footage, the name 'Argonautica' is seen clearly on the bow during Deep Rising's finale as the ship explodes; this section of footage is included in The Chain of Command where the fictitious liner where the President is being held captive is called the Su-Maru.
- The multi-barreled assault rifles seen prominently in the film made a number of brief appearances in the Smallville episode Gone, however in this episode the props have been adapted so that they feature lights in the barrels, these were installed so effects for an electrical charge could be added on screen much like a Taser (Ironically, resembling the original name of the weapon which stood for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle").
The Octalus
Sequel
There have been rumors about a possible sequel to be released in 2008 or 2009, with completely different actors but the same characters from the original film.[citation needed]
DVD
The Region 1 release of the DVD contains only a trailer. The Region 2 release contains, in addition to the trailer, cast & crew interviews and a behind-the-scenes featurette.
Despite the simplistic design of the DVD, there is an error with the DVD menu when played on some non-widescreen televisions: the menu buttons are chopped off so you can't see the selection.
Rumor has it that there will be a re-release on 2-Disc Special Edition DVD, or Blue-Ray/HD-DVD, with more special features like deleted scenes, making-of-features, commentaries, and other features.
