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Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Louis Gossett Jr, Eli Wallach ... see more see more... , Robert Tessier , Earl Maynard , Dick Anthony Williams , Bob Minor , Teddy Tucker , Lee McClain , Peter Benchley

Peter Benchley, who wrote Jaws, also wrote The Deep. Scuba divers David Sanders and Gail Berke (Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset), assisted by Romer Treece (Robert Shaw), discover a sunken treasure of... read more read more...f the Bermuda coast. They also find a stash of narcotics. David and Gail spend the rest of the picture avoiding bad guys who stashed the drugs and want the treasure as well. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 2 hr. 4 min.

Directed by: Peter Yates

Release Date: June 17, 1977

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DVD Release Date: July 4, 2000

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  • ScoopOnline
    December 18, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    Is anything worth the terror of The Deep?
  • stormyweather980
    August 15, 2009
    stormyweather980
    "The Deep" was made a few years before I was born, but I had always heard it was a good movie. I finally watched it and I liked it....a lot. From what I heard, I was just expecting it to be full of great underwater photography, but it has an amazing plot tagged alongside it. Nick... read more Nolte and Jacqueline Bissett are a couple that are on vacation in Bermuda. They go deep sea diving one day and find a small bottle of morphine from a ship that sank in the 1800's. They go to a man who's a known treasure hunter (Robert Shaw) and he tells them what they found. But they are also pestered by Louis Gossett, who is a serious collector that will do anything to get his hands on one of those tiny bottles of morphine. Robert Shaw teams up with Nolte and Bisset after they decide there might be more bottles of the treasured substance and possibly some treasure deep in the sunken ship. All the while, they must stay away from Gosset and his fearsome gang.
    There are also more exciting sequences such as an encounter with a deadly eel and of course, the wet t-shirt swim at the beginning.

    "The Deep" is one of the most exciting and suspenseful adventure movies ever made. Yes, it does have great underwater scenery (mostly at the beginning) and the background music goes perfect with the movie. Although the wet t-shirt by Jacqueline Bisset might be what's best known about the movie, this is actually a great movie. It's one of my favorites.

    As for the DVD, it's not big at all on extras. You do get to select from subtitles in several different languages, there's a scene selection, and best of all, both the widescreen and full screen versions are included in this DVD's one disc. Unfortunately, the sound quality isn't very good. While your current volume setting might be too loud or just right on one of your DVDs, it will probably be too low for "The Deep". The picture quality is good enough though. If you're a fan of the movie, "The Deep", I do recommend adding the DVD to your growing collection. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. Yeah, the wet t-shirt by Bisset, very nice indeed. But I love the adventure, scenery, and suspense of this film even more. Very underrated movie and a favorite of mine.
  • husky10000years
    May 3, 2008
    husky10000years
    This movie has its moments but falls short of being great. The diving scenes are well photographed and the climatic battle between the good guys and the bad guys is exciting. The performances are fine. Not a great film but not bad.
  • oakman67
    March 23, 2011
    oakman67
    Accused of riding on the heels of Jaws mainly because it is also based on a Peter Benchley novel, this thriller has some good moments and good performances but as I watched it recently, it is dated. Bisset and Nolte play a young couple who find some artifacts in the ocean from a ... read morepast wreck as well as some morphine. They cross dangerous paths with a greedy drug dealer meanacingly played by Louis Gossett Jr. and are aided by crusty treasure hunter Robert Shaw. THe underwater cinematography is engrossing and the action is suspenseful. Skilled director Peter Yates hits the right notes and the film is enjoyable.
  • DrLappos
    October 11, 2007
    DrLappos
    I really enjoyed this film. I love the sea.
  • juliantoepfer
    December 29, 2011
    juliantoepfer
    Painfully boring. Pretty standard story, couple stumbles upon a cache of treasure/drugs which belongs to the mob. The acting is mediocre. Nolte phones it in, and Bisset is particularly bad. She's clearly just here to flash some skin and look vulnerable. Even the usually great Rob... read moreert Shaw just can't deliver. The underwater scenes are pretty good. Particularly the obligatory shark scene, which is certainly good fun, and quite innovative. That's really the only scene in the movie however which is worth much.
  • PinkMinkPrincess
    June 3, 2011
    PinkMinkPrincess
    This was a Big Deal at the Time because Jacqueline Bisset's Wet T-Shirts & No Bra's,But The Story was pretty Good too
  • jackwaldron
    November 11, 2010
    jackwaldron
    Pedestrian story, seemingly put together haphazardly and quickly. Unfortunately the enduring quality to this film is simply the first ten minutes and the beautiful Jacqueline Bisset frolicking in a wet tshirt. The story is trite and overly simple. The acting is good, especiall... read morey Gossett and Shaw who are always top shelf. This is the kind of film that surprises me that they have not made a remake, though Into the Blue and Fool's Gold come close enough. Utterly forgettable and ultimately forgotten.
  • saltersheppard
    November 16, 2008
    saltersheppard
    Great little movie. Always like Nolte. Shaw is quite good inthis. Lots of fighting, blood and suspense.
  • grayavec
    November 8, 2008
    grayavec
    Decent movie. Combines wreck diving with illegal drug dealing. The dangers above ground seem worse than what's underwater. Main couple, Bisset and Nolte, are pretty B-quality, and though Shaw and Gosset Jr. play similar roles to ones they've done in the past, they come off bet... read moreter than the primary stars of the film.

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Christopher Null
July 14, 2009
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

a memorable ride back to the shaggy '70s, and more than a little harrowing one. Full Review

James Plath
July 2, 2009
James Plath, Movie Metropolis

The Deep doesn't exactly give you the bends, but when you come up for air you realize that this was one cinematic dive that could have been deeper . . . and better edited. Full Review

Cole Smithey
February 11, 2008
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

Oh Jacqui Bisset, oh Jacqui.

Jake Euker
July 8, 2004
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)

A sleek and empty vessel, inspired not by Jaws but by the boxoffice for Jaws.

Alex Sandell
August 13, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

Advertised as another Jaws. I think there was an eel that popped out once.

Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Fairly shallow, actually.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
November 12, 2004
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Rebecca Murray
August 26, 2004
Rebecca Murray, About.com

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