Shailene woodley tells the true story of a nightmare at sea in new film adrift. The only true thing about the movie is that the whole crew. Incredibly, she lived to tell her inspiring story in her memoir, red sky in mourning. Rarely, but sometimes, a movie can have an actual physical effect on you. Tom and eileen had just recently returned from two. Based on a true story, a thriller about an american couple, daniel and susan, who are on an island holiday. The tragic story of divers tom and eileen lonergan who were stranded in shark infested. Within minutes of realizing their predicament, neely said his mind flashed to scenes from the movie open water, a reallife story about a couple who got lost while scuba diving in waters off. The tragic true story of tom and eileen lonergan and open water. I popped it in my queue after vacationing in hawaii. Black water is a 2007 horror film written and directed by andrew traucki and david nerlich. Chartering a boat with several other divers, the couple decides to swim away from the group to explore on their own. The skuba divers it was based on were never found so nobody actually knows anything about what happened to them, and their real back story is different than the back story of the movie couple. Coming to theaters june 1, the movie adrift is based on a terrifying reallife story of survival.
Hitchcockian thriller open water, which is based on the true story of. The story concerns an american couple who go scuba diving while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in sharkinfested waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind. With all their hopes set on the boat coming back to rescue them, they try to keep themselves safe. With blanchard ryan, daniel travis, saul stein, michael e. Open water writerdirector chris kentis read the story of the lonergans in a scuba magazine and was inspired to create the film alongside his wife based on the premise of their disappearance. When did the events depicted in the adrift movie take place in real life in researching tami oldham and the adrift true story, we discovered that the reallife events depicted in the 2018 movie spanned the months of september, october and november 1983. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp. In this version, an overworked yuppie couple named susan blanchard ryan and daniel daniel travis take a lastminute vacation to a caribbean island when they realize theyve started to drift apart and need to reconnect.
The true story behind the film open waters spoilers if you havent seen it. Most people know that i think, but i wonder how many have bothered to really learn about the events that inspired the film. Like other nightmarish experiences, tom and eileen lonergans dreadful fate turned into a film, open water. In 1983, engaged couple tami oldhamashcraft and richard sharp. The story of open water was taken from the real life events of tom and eileen lonergan. The lonergans story appeared on both 2020 and dateline. The harrowing, heartbreaking reallife story behind new movie adrift. While often referred to as a shark movie, open water focuses on fears. I heard it was based on a true story of a yacht found in the mediterrian with no one on board. Her new film, adrift which opens in theatres on friday, is based on the true story of tami oldham ashcraft, who endured hurricane raymond in the pacific ocean in 1983.
In 2003, lions gate released a low budget indie flick called open water. Imagine surfacing from an ocean dive only to discover your boat is gone and youre completely alone. The 2003 movie open water claims to be based on the lonergans disappearance. Todd haynes new film dark waters wades into some of the most complicated topics in public health, chemistry, and the law to dramatize the story. The true story behind the movie open water the th floor. In 2003, the film open water was released and is based on the tragic events of the couples last dive. Based on a true story about scuba divers abandoned by their boat in the. The true story behind open water is disturbing youtube. Heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the.
The true story behind open water is much scarier than the film, simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and eileen. Then read about the mysterious disappearance of percy fawcett, the man who went searching for. A watery grave eileen and tom lonergan went out for a day of scuba diving, and never came back. Adrift movie true story of tami oldham ashcraft shailene. Open water is a unique and terrifying lowbudget horror film where water is the enemy. Such is the scenario of open water, the surprise hit of this years sundance film festival. Upon arrival at their hotel, it becomes clear that daniel and susans relationship is. The cinematography is commendable his scenes of open water are unnerving and the use of abstract footage is sometimes effective. A true story of love, loss and survival at sea which has since been rereleased by dey street books, the inspiration behind the new movie adrift. Jaws mightve broken the mold when it first debuted in the summer of 75, but nowadays shark movies are a dime a dozen. Im a huge fan of chris kentis 2003 microindie hitchcockian thriller open water, which is based on the true story of two scuba divers who are accidentally stranded in shark infested waters. Released in 2003, open water was one of those indy films that made up for its inadequacies with its gritty, experimental style and excellent premise. As a matter of fact, the movie is based on a true story.
Cage dive is technically a sequel to open water and open water 2 but has nothing to do with the characters in either. Andrew traucki goes deep into black water exclusive. David fickling reports on the true story behind a disturbing new film. In open water, a new movie about a scubadiving couple that is. We were both attracted to the simplicity of that story. Nevertheless, kentis knew that the movie was having a tough time getting out there. After watching it, i couldnt help but wonder why theyd want to admit that these true events had even taken place, let alone announce. The original open water was based on the true story of tom and eileen lonergan were left behind by their diving party after diving off the great barrier reef in 1998. When a miscount happens on the boat, susan and daniel are left behind in the middle of the ocean, the boat long gone. What are the true events behind the movie adrift answers. Open water the real story june 19, 2008 thomas pluck movies aussies, boobies, horror, lsu, movies, news, open water this may be old news, a movie that came out five years ago, based on people who died in 98.
The film, an international coproduction of australia and the united kingdom, is set in the mangrove swamps of northern australia, and stars diana glenn, maeve dermody and andy rodoreda. After both movies were over, i felt the need to go outside and walk in the. Cage dive, which is in theaters and available ondemand and on digital hd beginning august 11th from lionsgate. The wave the true story behind the wave gradesaver.
Daniel and susan are a young couple who head to the bahamas for a scubadiving vacation. The tragic true story of tom and eileen lonergan and open. The true story behind open water is a dark mystery that goes way beyond the horror of the film. In open water, a new movie about a scubadiving couple that is mistakenly abandoned in the middle of the ocean, the school of menacing sharks is real. Wow, sounds a lot like a movie i watched recently called open water no s. Open water is a fictionalized version of the events. The film is claimed to be loosely based on the true story of 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 becaus. Open water is a 2003 american survival horror thriller film. After 40 minutes of scuba diving you feel disoriented. So literally the only true aspect of this movie is that a pair of skuba divers were left stranded in the. The tragic story of divers tom and eileen lonergan who were stranded in sharkinfested waters it took two days for members of the boat that abandoned tom and eileen lonergan to realize they were missing. Kentiss screenplay was loosely based on the true story of americans tom.
If youve ever wanted to experience the thrill of swimming with the sharks without the risk of dismemberment, then you might want to take the plunge with open water 3. The true story behind the film open waters spoilers if. The true story behind the open water movie, however, is much scarier simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and. It gets under your defenses and sidesteps the its only a movie reflex and creates a visceral feeling that might as well be real. The wave the true story behind the wave buy study guide in 1967, ron jones, a young teacher at cubberley high school, decided to try an innovative method to teach his students about fascism. Cage dive is the latest installment in a longstanding.
The true story behind open water is far more unnerving. The story behind new film open water film the guardian. Not surprisingly, then, you can expect to see sharks eating people, blood swirling in the water, bloodygory wounds, and dead bodies. From serial killers to unexplained supernatural experiences, here are the real and allegedly real inspirations behind 39 horror films. Broken lizard comedy team behind the film super troopers star steve. Dark waters and the true story of lawyer mark bilott time. Disappearance of tom and eileen lonergan wikipedia. Chris kentis at an event for open water 2003 chris kentis in open water 2003. Was the entire thing imagined maybe the way the ladder was down when the fisherman found the boat. In the film, all names are changed, but there is a strong resemblance to the lonergans story. Watch the video for more about the disturbing true story behind open water.
Their tragic last dive was later turned into the film open water. The 2003 film was a critical darling and depicted the couple meeting their end being circled by sharks. Leaving divers behind isnt necessarily a death sentence. This post contains spoilers for the movie adrift if youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you know that its based on a true story. The tragic story of divers tom and eileen lonergan who were stranded in sharkinfested. The fear of being left in the open water is an extremely frightening feeling, said kentis, whose wife produced and coshot the movie. The sequel is, as mentioned previously, actually based on the short story adrift by koji suzuki. Inspired by the true story of a crocodile attack in australias northern territory in december 2003, a pregnant woman.
I only know about the first one as im australian and it made headlines everywhere here. So did touching the void, the mountain climbing movie from earlier in 2004. Its amazing what you can do when you have to survive, says shipwreck survivor tami oldham ashcraft. How open water became a horror franchise its filmmakers never. If you found this article about tom and eileen lonergan interesting, check out these daredevils who took an up close video of a great white shark. Open water is loosely based on the true story of a couple that was abandoned on a scuba trip in australia. Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested. The true story behind open water ihorror horror news. This scary situation actually happened to tom and eileen lonergan on january 25, 1998. The camera angles and framing are artsy documentary and dont move the story forward or draw in the viewer with the maddeningly frightful exception of his shark shots. After being mistakenly left behind after a snorkel dive, a young couple begins to realize just how dangerous their situation is. You paddle round to see whether the boat is behind you, but there is nothing.
The movie is based on the true story taken from the book oldham wrote years afterwards called red sky in mourning. The characters are different, and even the setting is different with the movie taking place in the atlantic and being filmed in the bahamas, the virgin islands, the grenadines, and mexico. The todd haynesdirected movie dark waters, now playing in theaters, tells the story of how the lawyer, played by mark ruffalo, switched allegiances. With all their hopes set on the boat coming back to rescue them, they try to keep themselves safe, especially when sharks start to appear. In real life, tom and eileen lonergan, a married couple from baton rouge, were stranded in the coral sea part of the. Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.
Sadly, richard was thrown from the vessel and lost at sea, leaving tami to navigate the waters alone. The film is claimed to be loosely based on the true story of tom and eileen. I recently emailed over some questions to the filmmaker, and. Deep secret also featured the story of the lonergans. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving than.
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