Dead Calm (1989) Movie Overview

Dead Calm is a 1989 thriller film starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. It was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams. The film was directed by Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce and filmed in the Great Barrier Reef. A troubled couple, Australian naval officer John Ingram (Neill) and his wife Rae (Kidman), take a break on their yacht after an automobile accident in which their son was killed. The couple hopes that this will help Rae cope with the loss. Their holiday turns into a nightmare after they rescue Hughie Warriner (Zane), a man who claims his shipmates died from food poisoning. Suspicious of Hughie’s story, John tries to convince the panicked Hughie to return with him to his sinking ship so they can confirm the deaths and salvage anything of use, but Hughie refuses to go back. John travels to the sinking ship while Hughie is resting, where he finds that Hughie’s original story was untrue. He realizes that Hughie’s shipmates were murdered. John discovers Hughie was a cameraman and murdered the director and four women involved in the production on the boat. Before John can get back to the yacht, Hughie knocks Rae out and abandons John, travel… Source

• Dead Calm Movie Details
• Director: Phillip Noyce
• Tagline: A Voyage Into Fear.
• Country: Australia
• Run Time: 96 min | Turkey:83 min (TV version)
• Genre: Drama , Thriller

• Cast Overview
• Nicole Kidman as Rae Ingram
• Sam Neill as John Ingram
• Billy Zane as Hughie Warriner
• Rod Mullinar as Russell Bellows
• Joshua Tilden as Danny
• George Shevtsov as Doctor

Dead Calm Movie Review from New York Times

Grieving over the death of their son, a married couple decide to take a long yachting trip for relaxation’s sake. Their journey takes a dark turn, however, when they rescue a young man from a drifting vessel. The couple soon discover that the other ship’s crew had been brutally murdered by their new passenger, and find themselves in a battle of wit… Source

Dead Calm Movie Details from Imdb

An Australian couple take a sailing trip in the Pacific to forget about a terrible accident. While on the open sea, in dead calm, they come across a ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems. Written by Loring Holden {loring@healthchex.com}… Source

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