Dead Calm (1989)
| Release Date | 07 April 1989 |
| US Box Office | $8,000,000 |
| Tagline | A Voyage Into Fear. |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Australia |
| Filming Locations | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Nightmare Vacations, Woman In Jeopardy, Trapped or Confined |
| Tones | Tense, Menacing, Claustrophobic, Atmospheric, Paranoid, Disturbing |
| Tags | Couple, Maniac, Passenger, Sociopath, Stranded, Stranger, Yacht |
Dead Calm is a 1989 thriller film starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. It was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams. The film was directed by Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce and filmed in the Great Barrier Reef.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Rod Mullinar
Russell Bellows
Joshua Tilden
Danny
George Shevtsov
Doctor
Michael Long
Specialist Doctor
Paula Hudson-Brinkley
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Sharon Cook
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Malinda Rutter
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Benji
Dog
Director
Writer
Charles Williams
Terry Hayes
Producer
Terry Hayes
producer
Doug Mitchell
producer
Original Music
Tim O'Connor
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Graeme Revell
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Cinematographer
Dean Semler
Editor
Richard Francis-Bruce
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Casting Director
Liz Mullinar
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Wallis Nicita
Production Designer
Graham 'Grace' Walker
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Art Director
Kim Hilder
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Costume Designer
Norma Moriceau
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Makeup Department
Production Manager
Narelle Barsby
production manager
Marcus D'Arcy
post-production supervisor
Barbara Gibbs
production manager: opening sequence
Neville Mason
unit manager
Claire O'Brien
post-production supervisor
Phillip Roope
unit manager: opening sequence
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ian Astridge
second assistant director
Colin Fletcher
first assistant director
Ian Freeman
second assistant director
Stuart Freeman
assistant director
Keith Heygate
first assistant director: opening sequence
Vincent Monton
second unit director
Murray Robertson
first assistant director
Charles Rotherham
first assistant director
John Titley
second assistant director
Tony Wellington
first assistant director
Art Department
Ian Allen
props buyer , set dresser
Trevor Badger
construction assistant
Terry Barton
construction assistant
Rick Best
set builder
Peta Black
set finisher
Ty Bosco
storyboard artist
Walter Bron
set builder
Martin Bruveris
set finisher
Michael Calvin
construction assistant
Andrew Chauvel
leading hand
Leah Cocks
art department coordinator
Matthew Connors
set finisher
Matt Connors
set finisher
Anthony Croft
construction assistant
Don Croft
construction assistant
Garth Croft
set builder
Tom Davies
construction assistant
Wayne Dawson
construction assistant
Judy Ditter
art department coordinator
Mont Fieguth
additional set dresser
David Field
construction assistant
Jan Flint
soft furnishings
Daniel Flowers
set builder
Peter Forbes
art department runner
Kevin Asher Green
construction assistant
Ken Hannan
construction assistant
Peter Harrison
construction assistant
Guido Helmstetter
special propmaker
Robert Higham
construction assistant
Bill Howe
construction manager
Steve Huxtable
construction assistant
Grant Longley
set builder
Billy Malcolm
sculptor, head scenic artist
Gerald Marr
construction assistant
Bob McCarron
prosthetics artist
Karan Monkhouse
stand-by props
Philip Murchie
construction assistant
John Nornede
construction assistant
Michael Ormorod
construction assistant
Tom Overton
construction assistant
Bronwyn Parry
set builder
Ray Pedler
scenic artist
Simon Pooley
construction assistant
John Rann
construction manager
Tony Read
construction assistant
Jane Richter
art department runner
Clive Roberts
construction assistant
Rob Robinson
assistant designer
Larry Sandy
set builder
Dennis Smith
construction supervisor
Marcus Smith
leading hand
Hugh Wade
construction assistant
Nick Walker
construction assistant
George Zammit
stand-by props: opening sequence
Sound Department
Nick Breslin
assistant sound editor
Steve Burgess
foley editor
Lloyd Carrick
additional sound recordist
Julius Chan
multi-track engineer, sound effects editor
James D'Arcey
multi-track engineer
Philip Dickson
transfer operator, sound transferer
Antony Gray
assistant sound editor
Tim Jordan
dialogue editor
Phil Judd
sound mixer
Gerard Long
foley editor
Gerry Long
foley editor
Jane Maguire
assistant sound editor
Ian McLoughlin
sound mixer
Susan Metcalfe
dialogue editor
Gerry Nucifora
boom operator
Ben Osmo
sound recordist
Angus Robertson
dialogue re-recordist
Roger Savage
sound mixer
Annabelle Sheehan
dialogue editor
Lee Smith
sound designer
Joe Spinelli
additional boom operator
Peter Townend
sound effects editor
Noelleen Westcombe
assistant sound editor, assistant adr editor
Special Effects
Brian Cox
special effects coordinator
David Hardie
special effects technician
Chris Murray
special effects technician
Reece Robinson
rain effects: opening sequence
Wilson Starr
special effects technician
David Young
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Roger Cowland
special visual effects & opticals
Stunts
Glenn Boswell
stunt coordinator
Richard Boué
stunts
Tony Lynch
stunts
Joe Pampanella
stunt performer
Michael Read
stunts
Glenn Ruehland
stunt coordinator
Lyddy Van Gyen
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Grant Atkinson
best boy: opening sequence
Bruce Barber
key grip: opening sequence
Ross Berryman
additional cinematographer
Brian J. Breheny
additional focus puller
Dean Bryan
additional electrician
Geoff Burton
director of photography: opening sequence, photography: second unit
Colin Deane
focus puller
Alan Dunstan
best boy
Lindsay Foote
additional gaffer
Tex Foote
generator operator
Tony Holtham
additional gaffer
Kerry Jackson
assistant grip
Ian Jones
additional cinematographer, Steadicam operator, underwater camera operator, aerial camera operator
Darrin Keough
focus puller: opening sequence
Kevan Lind
additional camera operator
David Lindsay
clapper loader
Danny Lockett
assistant grip
Kyle T. MacDowell
electrician
Ian McAlpine
assistant grip
Sean McClory
camera maintenance, additional clapper loader
Irvine G. McLaughlin
key grip
John Morton
gaffer
Paul Moyce
additional electrician
Ian Plummer
gaffer: opening sequence
Trevor Ripper
additional electrician
Gary Shearsmith
assistant grip: opening sequence
Jim Sheldon
still photographer
Craig Sykes
additional electrician
David Thomas
grip rigger
Ross Williams
additional camera maintenance
Casting Department
Joanne Zaluski
casting associate: USA
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Campbell
wardrobe supervisor
Jenny Campbell
wardrobe supervisor: opening sequence
Suzy Carter
additional stand-by wardrobe
Annie McCarthy
seamstress
Susan Pullen
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Sue Blainey
first assistant editor: opening sequence, first assistant editor
Arthur Cambridge
color grader
Miriam Cortes
negative matcher
Jenny Hicks
assistant editor
Louise Innes
associate editor
Music Department
Other Crew
Nick Alimede
caterer
Janelle Ambrose
caterer
Catherine Barber
financial controller
Dixie Betts
production coordinator: opening sequence
Lynda Collings
additional personnel
Clair Crowther
additional personnel
Wayne Dunstan
laboratory liaison
Zev Eleftheriou
safety supervisor
Alison Ely
additional continuity
Janeen Faithfull
production accountant
Karen Freeman
additional personnel
Serena Gattuso
additional production staff
Lynette Harding
additional personnel
Bob Hicks
safety officer: opening sequence
Alistair Jenkins
additional personnel
Fiona King
additional production staff, production coordinator
Maggie Lake
production secretary
Peter Lawless
location manager: opening sequence
David Lucas
additional personnel
David Marshall
caterer
Paul Martin
additional production staff
John May
accounting assistant
Laura McKinley
dog wrangler
Stuart McNorton
additional personnel
Pat Nash
boat wrangler
Barbara Nolan
liaison: Sydney
Jeff Powis
double
Jenny Quigley
script supervisor
Kate Quinn
double
Jacquie Robertson
unit nurse
Stephen Saks
location manager
Vicky Satterwhite
additional personnel
Mark Taylor
production runner
Julie Tulloch
caterer
Cassie Vaile
caterer
David Vaile
caterer
Alfonso Valencia
additional personnel
Owen Williams
additional personnel
Denise Wolfson
laboratory liaison
Christine Woodruff
additional personnel
Mary Jane 'M.J.' Yates
production coordinator
Jaime Fowler
electronic press kit editor
Production Company
Kennedy Miller Productions
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Roadshow Entertainment
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Finland
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
,
Miscellaneous
Awa Marine
marine electronic equipment supplied by
BT Australia Ltd.
financial advice
Colorfilm Pty. Ltd.
laboratory
Optical & Graphics
titling
Out to Lunch
catering
Soundfirm
sound facilities
Spectrum Films International
post-production facilities, sound facilities
Staff and Management of Hamilton Island, The
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