Open Water Page #3

Synopsis: A couple on a holiday in the Caribbean decide to spend the day on a scuba diving trip. But was it the wrong decision? When a mis-count happens on the boat, Susan and Daniel are left behind in the middle of the ocean, the boat long gone. 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.
Director(s): Chris Kentis
Production: Lions Gate Films
  2 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
R
Year:
2003
79 min
$30,500,882
Website
472 Views


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You've got to be kidding me.

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lt better be one of those.

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-Well, which one do you think?

-l don't know.

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-Did you get us lost?

-No.

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So we're in the right spot?

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Yes. l'm 90% sure.

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90%? Why only 90%?

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'Cause the boat's not here.

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There is a coral head

exactly 42 feet below us.

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l marked it on the way down.

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Yeah, l can still see the stalks.

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The stalks?

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Yeah, there's a three-pronged,

like, forked thing

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right below us.

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You're unbelievable.

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You can find some obscure,

little coral formation

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in the middle of the ocean,

but you get lost going to my mother's.

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l need an incentive.

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You love my mother.

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They obviously cannot see us.

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-Think it's time to swim?

-Swim where?

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l don't know. l think that one's the closest.

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-Honey, it's a bad idea.

-Why?

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Because we are not sure if that's our boat.

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And if it's not our boat,

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then that means we could be swimming

farther from our boat.

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Besides, you know how far away that is?

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-lt's really far.

-lt's further than that.

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And if it's not our boat,

they could pull away at any time.

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And then our f***ing boat,

wherever the hell it is,

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will have a hell of time trying to find us.

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-You going somewhere?

-Just my face.

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l hate to tell you this,

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but l didn't see anything

that looked like any kind of coral formation.

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Could you just show me?

l'd just feel better.

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Sure.

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You see? l didn't see anything.

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Sh*t!

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What?

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You don't see it because it's not there.

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-So does that mean...

-Just since we've surfaced, we're drifting.

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Sh*t. Well, what does that mean?

Should we swim?

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-God damn it. We wasted all this time.

-Honey, l hate to tell you this,

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but swim or not,

we're going where this current decides.

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Are they moving?

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-Hey. Yes.

-God.

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Please let this be them.

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-lt's gotta be, right?

-Finally. Yes.

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-They're coming right this way.

-Yep.

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You realize that's the distress signal.

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We're in distress.

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Thank you.

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Daniel, did you just pee?

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-Yep.

-You're so disgusting.

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You said you were a little cold.

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Daniel, was that a shark?

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Maybe. Or a dolphin.

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lf it was a dolphin, you'd be on your way

over there to play with it,

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you obviously think it was a shark.

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-That's all we need right now.

-lt's okay.

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You were petting a shark

less than an hour ago.

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Please, that was nothing

but a big, old catfish.

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lt was more than two hours ago.

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You know,

now l'm starting to really get cold.

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Oh, God.

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lt's okay.

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Oh, Jesus Christ!

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l thought he said

they never come that close.

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They also said the boat would be here.

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lt's gone.

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lt was probably just curious.

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A couple of bodies floating out

in the middle of nowhere,

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l'm sure that's not something

he sees every day.

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Daniel, where the hell are they?

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You've gotta be kidding me.

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lt makes me feel better.

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-But what do we do if it comes back?

-l don't know.

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Do we splash? Do we stay still?

You're the one that watches Shark Week.

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-First off, we should be in a cage.

-No, we should be on land.

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Sharks are...

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-Sharks are attracted to wounded fish.

-Okay.

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So l guess we should just

not splash around too much.

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-Just sort of...

-Stay still?

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Try to stay still.

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Oh, God.

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Okay...

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l can't stand not knowing what's under me.

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-l'm just gonna look, okay?

-Okay.

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Okay.

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Katharine Hepburn

and Nick Nolte in Grace QuigIey,

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and Nick Nolte and John Malkovich

in MuIhoIIand FaIIs.

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How's that for quick?

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That was quick.

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All right. lt's your turn.

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You know...

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l really just don't feel like playing.

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Okay.

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Feel hungry?

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Of course.

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l'm starving.

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Chris Kentis

Chris Kentis is an American film director and screenwriter. Kentis is known for directing such films as Open Water, Silent House and Grind. more…

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