The film ends with a surprise outcome that seems quite realistic. It teaches powerful lessons about life, love and loss. Michelle pfeiffer the deep end of the ocean 1999 full. The deep end of the ocean is a 1999 american drama film directed by ulu grosbard, and starring michelle pfeiffer, treat williams, whoopi goldberg, jonathan. Best movies like the deep end of the ocean bestsimilar. The deep end of the ocean portrays the joyful and wrenching experiences of beth and her husband pat when ben mysteriously and. The film wrestles with some very real issues within marriage, sibling relationships and unanswerable crises. A novel cappadora family series book 1 kindle edition by mitchard, jacquelyn.
Based on the best selling novel by jacquelyn mitchard, the deep end of the ocean might on the face of it appear to be a drama propped up by a central mystery, concerned as it is by the disappearance of 3 year old ben cappadora from the slightly lax care of mother michelle pfeiffer, very much a martha stewart housewife in the traditional american mould, surrounded by a. Ulu grosbards the deep end of the ocean is a painfully stolid movie that lumbers past emotional issues like a wrestler in a cafeteria line. The deep end of the ocean 1999 plot summary 3 the deep end of the ocean is a film about a familys reaction when ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the same town, where his family had just moved. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The deep end of the ocean is a bestselling novel by jacquelyn mitchard, released in 1996. Steven spielberg served as an executive producer of this film. In the middle of a crowded hotel lobby beth cappadora pfeiffer looks away for a momentand in that moment lives every parents nightmare when her threeyearo. The deep end of the ocean is a film about a familys reaction when ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the same town, where his family had just moved.
The deep end of the ocean is sure to touch the hearts of every parent who sees it. Watch the deep end of the ocean online stream full movie. We are on a server with loads of other cool people. Back in 1996, her first novel, the deep end of the ocean, was plucked from obscurity by none other than oprah, who used it to launch her nowfamous book club. Explorer reaches deepest point in the worlds oceans cnn. Paced more like an action movie than a drama, and, when a pause finally occurs at the end credits, we realize that it hasnt been an altogether satisfying ride. Such lapses wouldnt be fatal in a better movie, but the deep end of the ocean is unconvincing from start to finish. It is about an american middle class, suburban family that is torn apart when the youngest son is kidnapped and raised by a mentally ill woman, until he appears at the front doorstep of his real mother and asks if he can mow the lawn.
The filming dates for the deep end of the ocean began on october 27, 1997 and ended on january 30, 1998. This couldve been a lifetime made for movie, but instead it was a feature film. The deep end of the ocean letterboxd your life in film. But if the credits didnt list him as such, it would be pretty easy to forget that the director of georgia had anything to do with this movie. In chicago for her 15th high school reunion in the deep end of the. A contributing editor to ladies home journal, mitchard and her five. Michelle plays beth cappadora who heads to her high school reunion with her kids. The deep end of the ocean 1999 the deep end of the. Watch the deep end of the ocean starring michelle pfeiffer in this drama on directv.
Finally, the deep end of the ocean script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring michelle pfeiffer and treat williams. Jacquelyn mitchards sequel to deep end of the ocean. But it is upon his sudden return that the entire family must come to grips with a painful reunion of their own. The film is well worth seeing, though it may be too heavy for any parents or children of families in which there has been the loss, by death, accident, or deliberate theft, of a child. Obviously targeted at mature, middleaged viewers, this timely drama, grosbards most technically accomplished film, should do reasonably well. The deep end of the ocean 1999 is an american motion picture drama directed by ulu grosbard, and starring michelle pfeiffer, treat williams, whoopi goldberg, jonathan jackson and ryan merriman. When their son suddenly disappears, the pain of a lost child ravages the cappadora family for nearly a decade.
The movie, adapted from jacquelyn mitchards bestselling, hotbutton 1996 novel into a careful if sometimes stiff screenplay by stephen schiff, spirals down into the. The deep end of the ocean is a film about a familys reaction when ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the deep end of the ocean. This is a survival game where me and a bunch of other. The deep end of the ocean is a film directed by ulu grosbard with michelle pfeiffer, treat williams, jonathan jackson, john kapelos, year. Pdf the deep end of the ocean cappadora family series popular collection. Michelle pfeiffer, treat williams, whoopi goldberg. Jacquelyn mitchard is the author of the bestselling novel the deep end of the ocean and of two nonfiction books, including mother less child. The deep end of the ocean is a film about a familys reaction when ben. Vescovos trip to the challenger deep, at the southern end of the pacific oceans mariana trench, back in may, was said to be the deepest manned sea. The deep end of the ocean portrays the joyful and wrenching experiences of beth and her husband pat when ben mysteriously and miraculously reappears nine years later, at. After all, the movie based on jacquelyn mitchards novel is about losing a child.
This is episode one of the deep end minecraft smp series that i will be doing on the channel. It was filmed in chicago, illinois, madison, wisconsin and foxborough, massachusetts. After beth cappadoras michelle pfeiffer youngest son, ben, vanishes in chicago, she slowly descends into a deep depression, affecting her husband, pat treat williams, and her other children jonathan jackson, alexa vega. The deep end of the ocean is a film about a familys reaction when ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the same town. The deep end of the ocean 1999 movie trailer tv spot michelle pfeiffer. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by jacquelyn mitchard, a bestseller that was the very first novel selected by oprah winfrey to be discussed on oprahs book club in 1996. Beth cappadora michelle pfeiffer, a photographer, is married to pat treat williams, a restaurateur, and they would seem to have a perfect life in madison, wisconsin. The deep end of the ocean if i could be where you are duration. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Michelle pfeiffer the deep end of the ocean 1999 full movie. But the film curiously seems to be long and slow, and yet. She has been featured on nbcs today show and cbs this morning, and has been profiled in such national publications as people and newsweek. Based on jacquelyn mitchards bestselling novel, the deep end of the ocean is both riveting and moving. Today lizzie and i start a new adventure on the latest minecraft snapshot. The deep end of the ocean, the book that began the oprahization of american literature, gets the bigscreen treatment in a film by director ulu grosbard. Extensive rewrites and reshoots caused the film to be delayed from its planned release in the fall of 1998 release to the spring of 1999. The deep end of the ocean was chosen as the first novel in the book club made famous by the tv host oprah winfrey, and transformed into a feature film the deep end of the ocean was chosen as the first novel in the book club made famous by the tv host oprah winfrey, and transformed into a feature film produced by and starring michelle pfeiffer. After beth cappadoras michelle pfeiffer youngest son, ben, vanishes in chicago, she slowly descends into a deep depression, affecting her husband, pat treat williams, and her other children jonathan. Grosbards previous film featured human characters, not the psychobabblespouting. Those factors contribute, but the film is most undone by its nearcomplete lack of genuine drama. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. At first she writes about feeling an intense loyalty to the mother who raised her, who is deceased by the time she finds her biological.
The worst nightmare of every parent has become a reality for beth cappadora michelle pfeiffer and her husband pat treat williams when ben, their threeyearold son, disappears in the middle of. It provides big roles for michelle pfeiffer and treat williams, but doesnt provide them with the screenplay support they need. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of deep end of the ocean. The deep end of the ocean is a 1999 american drama film directed by ulu grosbard, and starring michelle pfeiffer, treat williams, whoopi goldberg, jonathan jackson and ryan merriman. If the movie is remembered for anything, it will be for the feature film debut of fiercely talented jonathan jackson. Ulu grosbards the deep end of the ocean is a painfully stolid movie that lumbers past emotional issues like a wrestler in a cafeteria line, putting a little of everything on his plate.
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