In the dark silence of the sea during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark prowls on what should be a routine rescue mission. But for the shell-shocked crew, trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces, this is about to become a journey into the sensory delusions, mental deceptions and runaway fears that lurk just below the surface of the ocean.
Direction
Twohy weaponizes the submarine itself as psychological torture device.
Sound
Those hull-creaking pressure sounds will live in your bones.
Cinematography
Green-tinted nightmare lighting that makes 600 feet feel like 6,000.
Director
David Twohy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on the decommissioned Soviet submarine B-39 in San Diego—the same vessel used in Crimson Tide and U-571. Real rust, real claustrophobia.
Twohy made this after Pitch Black and before getting Riddick money—it's his 'one for me' horror exercise, and it flopped so hard it took 20 years to become a cult object.
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