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When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
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Ken Pogue
- Diver Thomas
- (as Kenneth Pogue)
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- TriviaProducer Sandy Howard consulted a large number of marine biologists, oceanographers, and ichthyologists two years prior to taking the script into production.
- GoofsThe depth of the sea lab changes. After the earthquake Capt. Williams reports to Halifax the lab was at less than 250 feet. During the briefing with Commander Blake Dr. Andrews says the seamount was at 120 meters, which is just over 390 feet. This depth is confirmed when Blake reports he is holding the Neptune above the lab site at 100 meters.
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Dr. Leah Jansen: And those jawfish! The ones I've seen have been only two inches long. Look at them!
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Black Windmill (1974)
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Ernest Borgnine is the best part of this sub-standard plot and fish-tank special effects.
Not a bad effort, really, given that the film was made during the age of Cousteau. Underwater filming of deep ocean life had not been accomplished. Now we know what it looks like way down there, so the fish tank 'special effects' really ruin the story. The first sight of a clown fish is like a slap in the face! The film becomes a comedy after that! But really, this is only because science education (as miserable as it may be) has advanced SO MUCH on television. Now we can sit on our sofa and watch animal planet to get a better seminar on deep ocean life than marine biologists of the day received! So, if you're looking for a top-notch special effects masterpiece, the toy sub floating in the Monterey Bay aquarium's fish tanks probably won't cut it. Nevertheless, it's an entertaining few minutes, anyway. I say, watch it and try to forget about reality for a while. Pretend you're TEN!
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- Stephen-682
- Aug 12, 2010
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- The Neptune Disaster
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- CA$2,500,000 (estimated)
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