Like other nightmarish experiences, tom and eileen lonergans dreadful fate turned into a film, open water. The film begins with a warning that in 2015, an underwater camera was found at the bottom of the. Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. A catastrophic turn of events leaves them in baited water full of great white sharks, turning their recording into a blood chilling diary of survival.
Based on a true story about scuba divers abandoned by their boat in the. Eileen and tom lonergan decided to dive among the reefs of st. Based on a true story about scuba divers abandoned by. The writerdirector was inspired to create the film after hearing the reallife story of tom and eileen lonergan, who disappeared after a scuba. Cage dive 2017 joel hogan and megan peta hill in open water 3. It drops you in the water with living apex predators in the most realistic and terrifying way. Apr 12, 2020 the best movies based on true stories on netflix 1 roma inspired by his childhood in 1970s mexico city, roma is the latest film from visionary writerdirector alfonso cuaron gravity. Mar 17, 2019 heres the crazy true story behind open water. But after attracting a swarm of vicious sharks, their tour boat is destroyed by a massive rogue wave. The sequel is, as mentioned previously, actually based on the short story adrift by koji suzuki. Now, distributors are rebranding cage dive as the third film in the ongoing home video franchise.
Cage dive, the film was acquired by grindstone entertainment. Three friends filming an audition tape for an extreme reality show, take part in shark cage diving, only to be left in great whiteinfested waters, turning their recording into life and. Aug 11, 2017 a shark diving boat is capsized in open water 3. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving. In this intense thriller, three friends from california head to the rugged australian coast for a cagedive encounter with deadly great whites. Cage dive, which is in theaters and available ondemand and on digital hd beginning august 11th from lionsgate. Mar 16, 2016 the story of open water was taken from the real life events of tom and eileen lonergan.
Sadly the rest of the movie is filled with a really bad plot carried out by 3 unlikable selfish characters. Lionsgate has set an august 11, 2017, release thats today. Cage dive starts off with the laziest of found footage ideas right out of the blair witch project. The new open water 3 trailer will ruin your favorite. The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Dive boat crews are meant to count every diver into and out of the water. Despite kentis efforts to be ambiguous, the film still brought public attention back to the story of the. The film is 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 because the dive boat crew failed to take an accurate headcount. Lionsgate has announced that they will be releasing the shark horror film open water 3 cage dive on bluray and dvd formats on october 10th.
With joel hogan, josh potthoff, megan peta hill, pete valley. Three friends from california are filming an audition tape for an extreme reality game show. We would like to warn viewers that the footage on the camera contains graphic material. The plot follows two sisters who are invited to cage dive while on holiday in mexico. The tragic story behind the death of brandon lee on the set of the crow. Then the movie spends 30 long minutes on land, setting up the characters, who are basically all liars and narcissists.
Cage dive is the first and only shark film shot entirely from the first person point of view. I believe that it was specifically based on the story of two divers named tom and eileen lonergan. 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 after their tour boat has left. How open water became a horror franchise its filmmakers. Nope just an attempt to make money off of the first movie which was a loosely based on an actual event that occured in 1998 when a couple was accidentally left behind after someone miscounted the people aboard a scuba diving group. Crispin in australia on sunday, january 25th, 1998. Cage dive hd movie backstabbing for beginners hd quality. The story concerns an american couple who go scuba diving while on. Cage dive was released in 2017 on friday, august 11, 2017 in limited movie theaters.
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. Pete valley talks found footage shark movie cage dive. Cage dive was released in 2017, following the first films plot of being. Cage dive is the latest installment in a longstanding horror. In some territories cage dive comes with the prefix of open water 3 which. A news segment is running a story on a cage diving company that had a boat capsize due to a giant wave. Watch the trailer for found footage shark horror cage dive. The 2003 film was a critical darling and depicted the couple meeting their end being circled by sharks. The 25 best movies based on true stories on netflix april 2020. Lets get the facts straight about those two shark cage. Jul 22, 2004 in 1998, tom and eileen lonergan disappeared off the great barrier reef after a diving company accidentally left them behind in sharkinfested waters. Nevertheless, kentis knew that the movie was having a tough time.
In this intense thriller, three friends from california head to the rugged australian coast for a cage dive encounter with deadly sharks. The true story behind the open water movie, however, is much scarier simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and. When the winch system holding the cage breaks and the cage plummets to the ocean floor with the two girls trapped inside, they must find a. Three friends filming an audition tape for an extreme reality show take part in shark cage diving, only to be left in great white infested waters. In this intense thriller, three friends from california head to the rugged australian coast for a cage dive encounter with deadly great whites. The film is already out on digital hd and on demand. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving than. Cage dive when a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive. As a matter of fact, the movie is based on a true story. 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. Jun 30, 2017 according to the official movie synopsis for open water 3, three friends filming an audition tape for an extreme reality show take part in shark cage diving, only to be left in great white. Sa shark movie picked up by major us studio adelaide now. Most people know that i think, but i wonder how many have bothered to really learn about the events that inspired the film. The true story behind open water is disturbing youtube.
Oct 11, 2016 cage dive is the first and only shark film shot entirely from the first person point of view. From serial killers to unexplained supernatural experiences, here are the real and allegedly real inspirations behind 39 horror films. The true story behind the movie open water the th floor. Cage dive is the latest brutally effective shark horror. The film is 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 because the diveboat crew failed to take an accurate headcount.
Three friends filming an audition tape for an extreme reality show take part in shark cage diving, only to be left in great white infested waters, turning their recording into life and death. The disturbing true story that inspired open water grunge. In 1998, tom and eileen lonergan disappeared off the great barrier reef after a diving company accidentally left them behind in sharkinfested waters. Instead of a single massive, bloodthirsty, murdering shark as in the movie the shallows, there is a realistic premise. Cage dive is a movie which blends the sheer tension and frights of jaws with modern hits like the shallows and rec.
Jun 05, 2015 as a matter of fact, the movie is based on a true story. May 20, 2017 cage dive uses traditional filmmaking and the found footage technique to tell the story of three americans friends stranded inside a sharkviewing cage after a freak wave sinks their boat at. Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded. While the film appears to fall into the killer shark movie category, cage dive may stand above the crowd. Tom and eileen had just recently returned from two years with the peace corps on a small south pacific island when they had decided to join a scubadiving tour off the great barrier reef of australia on january 25, 1998. 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 because the dive boat crew failed to take an accurate headcount. In real life, tom and eileen lonergan, a married couple from baton rouge, were stranded in the coral sea part of the south pacific off the northeast coast of. The story behind new film open water film the guardian. Cage dive uses traditional filmmaking and the found footage technique to tell the story of three americans friends stranded inside a sharkviewing cage after a. However, there have actually been more than a few cases. Open water 3 cage dive swims onto home video this october. Video explores true story that inspired open water. The film begins with a warning that in 2015, an underwater camera was found at the bottom of the ocean.
The film is claimed to be loosely based on the true story of tom and eileen. It drops you in the water with living apex predators in. Now, distributors are rebranding cage dive as the third film in the. The diver is a very experienced dive master, remained calm, and when the shark thrashed back outside the cage, the diver calmly swam back up and climbed out completely uninjured, the father wrote. I could see how this couldve happened to someone out in the middle of the ocean, being left behind while being apart of a group of people who rented a boat to scuba dive. Heres our exclusive chat with pete valley, who plays greg in the brand new found footage shark film cage dive the third chapter in the open. 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. Aug 11, 2017 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. This is the biggest great white shark ever caught on camera duration. David fickling reports on the true story behind a disturbing new film david fickling. How open water became a horror franchise its filmmakers never. The film was financed by the husband and wife team of writer.
The cage dive we wrote about which blatantly ignored regulations and endangered the lives of four people happened aboard the luxury vessel nautilus explorer, on a submerged dive some 30. This was a great movie, based on a true story it makes me leery of going scuba diving. I only know about the first one as im australian and it made headlines everywhere here. Jun 14, 2017 that was a film that lingered in the memory long after the lights went up, partly because it was based on a true story about a couple whose dive boat left them to perish in the middle of the sea. Cage dive is the latest installment in a longstanding horror series one that the original filmmakers never asked for. Sep, 2019 like other nightmarish experiences, tom and eileen lonergans dreadful fate turned into a film, open water. The true story behind open water ihorror horror news.
Diver survives after huge great white shark breaks into. Watch the video for more about the disturbing true story behind open water. Starring joel hogan, josh potthoff, megan peta hill, pete valley, mark fell, and christopher callen. Odins eye while the film appears to fall into the killer shark movie category, cage dive may stand above the crowd. That was a film that lingered in the memory long after the lights went up, partly because it was based on a true story about a couple whose diveboat left them to perish in the middle of the sea. There were 16 other movies released on the same date, including nut job 2. The film was financed by the husband and wife team of writerdirector chris. The 25 best movies based on true stories on netflix april.
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