Dead Calm
“High seas. Deep terror. Try to stay calm.”
An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
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Cast
11 people
Nicole Kidman
Rae Ingram
Known for
The Others
Eyes Wide Shut
Sam Neill
John Ingram
Known for
Jurassic Park
Peaky Blinders
Billy Zane
Hughie Warriner
Known for
Titanic
Back to the Future Part II
George Shevtsov
Doctor
Known for
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Rod Mullinar
Russell Bellows
Known for
Patrick
Thirst
Joshua Tilden
Danny
No other roles listed
Michael Long
Specialist Doctor
Known for
The Chain Reaction
Lisa Collins
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Known for
Going Overboard
Paula Hudson-Brinkley
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
No other roles listed
Sharon Cook
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Also in
Juice
Malinda Rutter
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Also in
E Street
Phillip Noyce Director · Terry Hayes Writer Charles Williams Author
Worldwide gross $7.8M · Budget $10M · United States release April 7, 1989
Box office
Budget
$10,400,000
Worldwide gross
$7,825,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Kennedy Miller Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Australia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 7, 1989
Theatrical
United States · April 7, 1989
Theatrical
Australia · May 25, 1989
Theatrical
Argentina
November 30, 1989 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 7, 1989 · Theatrical · Gent
Denmark
August 4, 1989 · Theatrical
Finland
September 1, 1989 · Theatrical
France
August 23, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
July 27, 1989 · Theatrical
February 23, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
January 3, 1991 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
August 26, 1989 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 8, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
June 12, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 21, 1989 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 6, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 3, 1989 · Theatrical
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