The Deep End of the Ocean (film)
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| The Deep End of the Ocean | |
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| Directed by | Ulu Grosbard |
| Produced by | Frank Capra III |
| Written by | Jacquelyn Mitchard (book) Stephen Schiff(screenplay) |
| Starring | Michelle Pfeiffer Treat Williams Whoopi Goldberg Jonathan Jackson Ryan Merriman |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Editing by | John Bloom |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | March 12, 1999 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $38,000,000 USD (estimated)[1] |
| Gross revenue | $13,898,649 |
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The Deep End of the Ocean is a 1999 film adaption of the book written by Jacquelyn Mitchard, which stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Treat Williams with Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Jackson and Ryan Merriman in his first feature film role. The plot tells a story about a Midwestern family as they deal with the disappearance of their young son.
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[edit] Plot
Beth Cappadora is like most mothers--loving, devoted and occasionally overwhelmed by the demands of caring for her family and maintaining a successful career as a photographer. With her three children in tow (two young sons and a baby daughter) Ben, Vincent, and Kerry, she arrives at a hotel for her 15th high school reunion weekend in the year 1988. In the middle of the crowded lobby, she leaves the boys unattended for no more than a minute--and in that moment her three-year-old son Ben disappears. A frantic search turns up nothing; he has vanished in the blink of an eye, seemingly without a trace. As hours turn into days, days into months and months to a decade, Ben's disappearance has a devastating effect on Beth's ability to cope, creating tensions between her and her husband Pat as they start playing the destructive blame game as well as her son, Vincent, who turns to crime. Time goes by, and with Pat's help, Beth and the children go back to leading a seemingly normal life. Then one day, nine years later (1997), a boy named Sam knocks on the Cappadoras' door, a boy who is the same age that their missing son would be and looks like the artist's prediction of what Ben would look like at that age.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Beth Cappadora
- Treat Williams as Pat Cappadora
- Whoopi Goldberg as Candy Bliss
- Jonathan Jackson as Vincent Cappadora - Age 16
- Ryan Merriman as Sam Karras/Ben Cappadora - Age 12
[edit] Supporting Roles
- Cory Buck as Vincent Cappadora - Age 7
- Alexa Vega as Kerry Cappadora
- Michael McGrady as Jimmy Daugherty
- Brenda Strong as Ellen
- Michael McElroy as Ben Cappadora - Age 3
[edit] Production
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[edit] References
- ^ * [1] at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
