Deep Blue Sea (1999)
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Deep Blue Sea (1999)

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 31, 20261 hr 3 min

Send us Fan Mail This week we’re diving into Deep Blue Sea (1999). We look back on its stacked cast, dissect its balance of creature-feature and ethical sci-fi horror, and debate how its shark approach holds up against the Jaws legacy. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 21:57. Mentioned in the Episode Watch the Movie Deep Blue Sea (1999) Related Episodes ⁠024: Scream (1996) ⁠097: Alien (1979) ⁠162: Jaws 2 (1978) ⁠222: Jaws 3-D (1983) ⁠279: Jaws: The Revenge (1987) ⁠416: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) Sharksplo...

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this week we're commemorating both shark week and summer wean by checking out a 90s science

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super wet it was a little a little too wet this week we're commemorating both shark week and summer wean by checking out a 90s science fiction horror film that brought the killer shark movie into a new era released by warren brothers in july 1999 the film was directed by rennie harlan of the strangers franchise who approached

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the production with one rule, depart from Jaws' legacy and don't hide the sharks. The story follows a team of researchers working toward an Alzheimer's cure at Quatica, an underwater laboratory where experiments on Mako sharks produced consequences the scientists did not anticipate.

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This week we're talking about Deep Blue Sea. Greetings and salutations and welcome to Hacker Slash. If you're joining us again, welcome back. If this is your first time listening, welcome to the party.

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