Reflecting studio executives'
taste for material that crosses genres, this film from director David Twohy
and co-screenwriter Darren Aronofsky mixes the war movie and supernatural
thriller genres. After they rescue a trio of survivors that includes a
nurse, Claire Page (Olivia Williams), from a British hospital ship sunk by
the Nazis, the crew of the American submarine U.S.S. Manta comes to believe
that their vessel is haunted. The unexpected death of their commander forces
first officer Lt. Brice (Bruce Greenwood) to take command, trying to avoid a
German destroyer on the hunt for his ship, while investigating the series of
mysterious incidents that are terrifying his crew. Is the Manta haunted, or
is there something otherworldly inhabiting the waters where the sailors are
currently trapped? Originally entitled "Proteus," this project was slated to
be Aronofsky's follow-up to Pi (1998), but the writer/director opted to helm
Requiem for a Dream (2000) instead. Below co-stars Scott Foley, Zach
Galifianakis, Dexter Fletcher, and Holt McCallany.| Bruce Greenwood | Lt. Brice |
| Olivia Williams | Claire Page |
| Holt McCallany | Lt. Loomis |
| Scott Foley | Coors |
| Zach Galifianakis | Weird Wally |
| Jason Flemyng | Stumbo |
| Dexter Fletcher | Kingsley |
| Nick Chinlund | Chief |
| Andrew Howard | Hoag |
| Christopher Fairbank | Pappy |
| David Crow | Sonar |
| Matthew Davis | Capt. Douglas O'Dell |
Genre/Type Horror, War, Sci-Fi Horror, Period Film
Produced by Marty Katz Productions / Protozoa
Release Oct 11, 2002 (USA- Limited)
Released by Dimension Films
Running time - 105 min.
The Abyss (1989, James Cameron)
Ghost Ship (2002, Steve Beck)
U-571 (2000, Jonathan Mostow)
Event Horizon (1997, Paul W.S. Anderson)
Deep Rising (1998, Stephen Sommers)
The Haunted Sea (1997, Dan Golden)