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The Big Blue

"Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep"

Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

Release Date 1988-05-10
Rating 7.5 / 10 (1310 votes)
Runtime 168 minutes
Budget $14,390,509
Revenue $0

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance

Directors: Luc Besson

Writers: Jacques Mayol, Luc Besson, Marc Perrier, Marilyn Goldin, Robert Garland

IMDB: tt0095250


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