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Open Water is a 2003 American survivalhorrorthriller film. The story concerns an American couple who go scuba diving while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in shark-infested waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind.

The film is loosely based on the true story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who in 1998 went out with a scuba diving group, Outer Edge Dive Company, on the Great Barrier Reef, and were accidentally left behind because the dive-boat crew failed to take an accurate headcount.^[1][2]

The film was financed by the husband and wife team of writer/director Chris Kentis and producer Laura Lau, both avid scuba divers.^[3] It cost $120,000 to make and was bought by Lions Gate Entertainment for $2.5 million after its screening at the Sundance Film Festival. Lions Gate spent a further $8 million on distribution and marketing.^[4] The film ultimately grossed $55.5 million worldwide (including $30 million from the North American box office alone).^[5]

Before filming began, the Lonergans' experience was re-created for an episode of ABC's 20/20, and the segment was repeated after the release of Open Water. Clips from the film were also featured on NBC in 'Troubled Waters', a Dateline episode (July 7, 2008) with Matt Lauer interviewing two professional divers, Richard Neely and Ally Dalton, who were left adrift at the Great Barrier Reef by a dive boat on May 21, 2008.^[6]

Plot[edit]

Daniel Kintner and Susan Watkins are frustrated that their hard-working lives do not allow them to spend much time together. They decide to go on a scuba-diving vacation to help improve their relationship. On their second day, they join a group scuba dive. A head count is taken and the passenger total is recorded as 20. Daniel and Susan decide to separate briefly from the group while underwater. Half an hour later, the group returns to the boat; two members of the group are inadvertently counted twice, so the dive master thinks that everyone is back on board and the boat leaves the site. However, Daniel and Susan are still underwater, unaware that the others have returned. When they resurface, the boat has gone. They believe that the group will soon return to recover them.

Stranded at sea, it slowly dawns on Daniel and Susan that their boat is not coming back for them. They bicker, battle bouts of hunger and mental exhaustion and realize that they have probably drifted far from the dive site. They also realize that sharks have been circling them below the surface. Soon, jellyfish appear, stinging them both, while sharks come in close. Susan receives a small shark bite on the leg, but does not immediately realize it, Daniel goes under and discovers a small fish feeding on the exposed flesh of her bite wound. Later, a shark bites Daniel and the wound begins to bleed profusely. Susan removes her weight belt and uses it to apply pressure to Daniel's wound, but he appears to go into shock. After night falls, sharks return and attack Daniel during a storm, killing him. The next morning, Daniel and Susan's belongings are finally noticed on the boat by a crew member and he realizes that they must have been left at the dive site. A search for the couple begins.

Susan realizes that Daniel is dead and releases his into the water, where sharks pull him down in a feeding frenzy. After putting on her mask, she looks beneath the surface and sees several large sharks now circling her. Susan looks around one last time for any sign of coming rescue; seeing none, she removes her scuba gear and goes underwater to drown before the sharks can attack. Elsewhere, a fishing crew cut open a newly caught shark's stomach, finding a diving camera (apparently that of Daniel and Susan). One of the fishermen asks offhandedly to another, 'Wonder if it works?'

Cast[edit]

• Blanchard Ryan as Susan Watkins
• Daniel Travis as Daniel Kintner
• Saul Stein as Seth
• Michael E. Williamson as Davis
• Cristina Zenato as Linda
• John Charles as Junior
• Estelle Lau as Affected-Ear Diver

Production[edit]

The filmmakers used live sharks, as opposed to the mechanical ones used in Jaws decades ago or the computer-generated fish in Deep Blue Sea. The film strives for authentic shark behavior, shunning the stereotypical exaggerated shark behavior typical of many films. The movie was shot on digital video. As noted above, the real-life events that inspired this story took place in the southern Pacific Ocean, and this film moves the location to the Atlantic Ocean, being filmed in the Bahamas, the United States Virgin Islands, the Grenadines, and Mexico.^[7][8]

Reception[edit]

Open Water received mostly positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 196 reviews with an average rating of 6.57/10. The consensus reads: 'A low budget thriller with some intense moments.'^[9] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 63 out of 100, based on reviews from 38 critics' reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.^[10]

Most critics praised the film for its intensity and minimalist filmmaking, while it was not well received by the audience. Writing in the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert praised the film highly: 'Rarely, but sometimes, a movie can have an actual physical effect on you. It gets under your defenses and sidesteps the 'it's only a movie' reflex and creates a visceral feeling that might as well be real'.^[11] In a much less favorable review, A. O. Scott in The New York Times lamented that it 'succeeds in mobilizing the audience's dread, but it fails to make us care as much as we should about the fate of its heroes'.^[12]

Box office[edit]

Open Water was made for a budget recorded by Box Office Mojo as $120,000, grossed $1 million in 47 theaters on its opening weekend and made a lifetime gross of $55 million.^[13]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Sequels[edit]

In 2006, a film marketed as a sequel titled Open Water 2: Adrift was released in that year, although its plot is unrelated to Open Water.^{[citation needed]} A third film in the series titled, Open Water 3: Cage Dive was released in 2017, following the first film's plot of being a survival shark film, although unrelated in continuity.

See also[edit]

• Survival film, about the film genre, with a list of related films

References[edit]

1. ^Brady, Tara (13 September 2004). 'Open Water'. hotpress.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
2. ^'Hollywood's 'Open Water' film earns rave reviews'. cdnn.info. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008.
3. ^Bonin, Liane (2004-08-07). 'Open Water: The new Jaws?'. EW. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
4. ^'Open Water - Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information'. The Numbers. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
5. ^'Open Water (2004)'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
6. ^'Transcript of Troubled Waters'. NBC News. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
7. ^'Open Water (2003)'. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
8. ^Sontag, Deborah (2004-08-01). 'A Couple Go For a Morning Dive..'The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
9. ^'Open Water'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
10. ^'Open Water'. Metacritic. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
11. ^Roger Ebert (2004-08-06). 'Open Water, Chicago Sun-Times, August 6, 2004'. Rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
12. ^Scott, A. O. (2004-08-06). 'Hanging With Sharks, at Their Dinner Hour'. The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
13. ^Open Water statistics at Boxofficemojo.com. Box Office Mojo
14. ^GTA6 Best Thriller'Archived 2017-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. Golden Trailer Awards. Retrieved 19 December 2016
15. ^'GTA6 Best Independent'Archived 2017-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. Golden Trailer Awards. Retrieved 19 December 2016

External links[edit]

• Open Water at AllMovie
• Open Water at Box Office Mojo
• Open Water at IMDb
• Open Water at Rotten Tomatoes

Quick Legal Facts

Statewide Preemption:

No

Concealed Carry:

Of knives prohibited unless licensed, except for common pocketknife.

Minors:

Furnishing a weapon to a minor under the age of eighteen (18) or persons of unsound mind is prohibited.

Schools:

Weapons may not be possessed on school grounds.

Major Cities with Knife Ordinances:

Various municipalities and cities have knife ordinances

At a Glance:

It is unlawful to conceal carry any knife except a common pocketknife. Knives, (but not firearms) may be carried openly subject to location-based restrictions. A holder of a 790.06. License to carry concealed weapon or firearm, or a license issued by a state with Florida reciprocity, may carry a concealed knife.

Relevant Statutes:

790.001. Definitions (Provides definitions for “concealed weapon” and “weapon”).
790.01. Unlicensed carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms
790.015. Nonresidents who are United States citizens and hold a concealed weapons license in another state; reciprocity
790.06. License to carry concealed weapon or firearm
790.062. Members and veterans of United States Armed Forces; exceptions from licensure provisions
790.10. Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms
790.115. Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions
790.17. Furnishing weapons to minorsunder 18 years of age or persons of unsound mind and furnishing firearms to minors under 18 years of age prohibited
790.18. Sale or transfer of arms to minors by dealers
790.225. Ballistic self-propelled knives; unlawful to manufacture, sell, or possess; forfeiture; penalty
790.25. Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and other weapons
790.33. Field of regulation of firearms and ammunition preempted

Restricted Knives:

Ballistic knives are forbidden.

Concealed Carry:

Unlicensed individuals may carry a common pocketknife concealed. Licensed individuals may carry knives concealed.

Restrictions on Sale or Transfer:

It is unlawful to sell or provide a knife, except a common pocket-knife, to a minor.

Restrictions on Carry in Specific Locations/Circumstances:

Common pocketknives may lawfully be possessed at most schools, but one must comply with 790.115. Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Restrictions apply to many locations as described in 790.06 (12) (a). (License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.) Minitool partition wizard surface test.

Statewide Preemption:

No.

Discussion:

Automatic Knives

The Florida legislature has never enacted restrictions on automatic knives. The “common pocketknife” exception to the Florida concealed weapon prohibition pre-dates the switchblade hysteria of the mid to late 1950s decade. The Florida legislature has never provided a statutory definition for “common pocketknife.” Laserjet m1132 mfp driver mac download.

In 1951 the Florida Attorney General issued an advisory opinion as to what was, or was not, a “common pocketknife.” The opinion simply stated that a pocketknife having a blade 4 inches or less in length was a “common pocketknife.” The opinion did not mention automatic or push-button operation.

Automatic knives, often referred to as “switchblade knives,” were quite common in this county since the early 1900s. In 1951 automatic knives were being made by stalwart knife companies such as Imperial Schrade in Ellenville, New York, and W.R. Case in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The Florida Attorney General evidently saw nothing exotic or remarkable about such pocketknives.

In the case of K.H., A Child, v. State of Florida 29 So.3d 426 (2010) a minor was adjudged to be a delinquent for selling an automatic knife to another minor. The judge decided that the automatic feature made it uncommon. The fact that the decision was upheld does not make it binding on anyone except for the minor identified by the initials K H.

Common Pocketknife

In 1997 the Florida Supreme Court decided the case of L.B. v State of Florida, 700 So2d 370, which involved a minor who possessed a pocket-knife with a 3-¾ inch blade at school. She was convicted of violating 790.115 Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited. The trial court found that the knife in question was not a “common pocketknife” that could be lawfully possessed on the school grounds.

The Supreme Court examined various definitions, including the Webster Dictionary, and stated:

we can infer that the legislature’s intended definition of “common pocketknife” was: ‘A type of knife occurring frequently in the community which has a blade that folds into the handle and that can be carried in one’s pocket.’ We believe that in the vast majority of cases, it will be evident to citizens and fact-finders whether one’s pocketknife is a ‘common’ pocketknife under any intended definition of that term

The Florida Supreme Court also noted the 1951 Attorney General opinion and ruled that the knife of L.B. a minor, was a “common pocketknife within the meaning of 790.001:

As to the knife at issue here, we hold that petitioner’s knife plainly falls within the statutory exception to the definition of “weapon” found in section 790.001(13). In 1951, the Attorney General of Florida opined that a pocketknife with a blade of four inches in length or less was a “common pocketknife.” Op. Att’y Gen. Fla. 051–358 (1951). The knife appellant carried, which had a 3 3/4–inch blade, clearly fell within this range. Accordingly, appellant’s conviction is vacated as we find that the knife in question was a “common pocketknife” under any intended definition of that term.

The standard or test announced by the Florida Supreme Court in L.B. v State of Florida was simply that a “common pocketknife is a knife occurring frequently in the community with a blade that folds into the handle.” As to blade length, the Florida Supreme Court gave recognition to the 4 inches or less standard as being presumptively “common.” Pocketknives with blades longer than 4 inches do not have the benefit of the presumption.

Mandatory Evacuation / State of Emergency Orders

Hurricanes and other storms often generate the need for evacuation orders. Florida law, 790.01 (3) (a) provides an exception for concealed deadly weapon restrictions upon the issuance of a mandatory evacuation order or “state of emergency” declaration:

A person who carries a concealed weapon, or a person who may lawfully possess a firearm and who carries a concealed firearm, on or about his or her person while in the act of evacuating during a mandatory evacuation order issued during a state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to chapter 252 or declared by a local authority pursuant to chapter 870. As used in this subsection, the term ‘in the act of evacuating’ means the immediate and urgent movement of a person away from the evacuation zone within 48 hours after a mandatory evacuation is ordered. The 48 hours may be extended by an order issued by the Governor.

The wording suggests that it is limited to persons “in the act of evacuating.” Presumably, those persons are permitted to retain possession of the same weapons while returning to their homes post-emergency.

Concealment

The statutory definition for “Concealed Weapon” found at 790.001 (3) (a) provides as follows:

“Concealed weapon” means any dirk, metallic knuckles, billie, tear gas gun, chemical weapon or device, or other deadly weapon carried on or about a person in such a manner as to conceal the weapon from the ordinary sight of another person.

The term “ordinary sight of another person” means the casual and ordinary observation of another in the normal associations of life. Ensor v State, 403 So.2d 349 (1981). While concealment is ordinarily a question of fact to be decided by a jury, it is not “automatically” a jury issue “simply because a portion of a weapon cannot be seen upon casual observation.” “The focus should remain on whether the weapon was carried in such a manner as to conceal it from ordinary sight.” Dorelus v State of Florida, 747 So.2d 368 (2000). (Emphasis is original.)

The Florida Supreme Court opinion in the Dorelus case suggests that a visible pocket clip may be sufficient to negate concealment. We suggest caution for pocket clip carry of any knife with a blade length exceeding 4 inches.

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As it applies to knives, a “dirk,” within the meaning of statute prohibiting carrying a concealed weapon, is any straight knife worn on a person that is capable of inflicting death, except for a “pocketknife.” State v. Walthour, 876 So.2d 594 (2004).

Law Enforcement / Military

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Florida law enforcement officers are exempt from the licensing and penal provisions of Chapter 790 Weapons and Firearms while acting in the course and scope of their duties. A simplified licensing provision is available to active-duty military personnel and honorably discharged veterans pursuant to 790.062.

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License to Carry Concealed Weapon or Firearm

Notwithstanding the disjunctive “or” in the caption of the section, individuals holding a 790.06 license may carry a concealed weapon and a concealed firearm. Restricted locations to include schools, polling places, professional athletic events, court facilities, among others are listed in 790.06 (12) (a).

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Updated June 29, 2020, by Daniel C. Lawson