DEEP BLUE SEA (M) presented on 35mm

Deep Blue Sea at The Revival House Perth

On Aquatica, an isolated underwater research facility in the middle of the Pacific, brilliant scientist Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) has been conducting controversial experiments on mako sharks, genetically engineering their brains to harvest tissue for an Alzheimer's cure. When a test subject attacks and nearly kills a boat crew, corporate executive Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) arrives to evaluate whether the project should be shut down. During his inspection, a massive storm hits and the experimental sharks—now possessing dramatically increased intelligence—stage a coordinated revolt. As the facility begins flooding and sinking, the trapped researchers realize they're not dealing with mindless predators but cunning hunters who've turned the underwater maze of corridors into their feeding ground. Shark wrangler Carter Blake (Thomas Jane), chef Preacher (LL Cool J), and the remaining scientists must fight their way to the surface before they become prey.

Director Renny Harlin delivers a supercharged creature feature that takes the Jaws formula and cranks it to eleven with CGI sharks, flooded corridors, and relentless pacing. The 1999 film doesn't waste time, throwing its characters into increasingly deadly situations with sharks smart enough to use strategy, teamwork, and the facility's own systems against them. The ensemble cast commits fully to the B-movie premise, with Samuel L. Jackson delivering one of cinema's most shocking mid-speech exits and LL Cool J providing comic relief as a wise-cracking cook. The underwater cinematography and practical flooding effects create genuine claustrophobia, while Trevor Rabin's pulsing score maintains the tension. It's a film that knows exactly what it is—a roller coaster of shark mayhem—and delivers with gleeful excess.

Original format and audio experience of this film faithfully reproduced by The Revival House. Presented in 35mm film unless noted otherwise.

When: Sunday, March 1st at 5:00PM
Where: The Revival House at the Como Theatre
Rating: M (Medium level violence and scary scenes)

You think water moves fast? You should see ice—experience Harlin's turbo-charged shark thriller where nature's perfect killing machines just got smarter, on 35mm film.

Presented by: The Revival House Perth