''Deep Shock'' is a 2003
American science-fiction
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horror film
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that debuted as a
Sci Fi Pictures TV-movie on the
Sci Fi Channel. Its plot concerns an unknown underwater object that disables an American nuclear-powered
submarine
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and attacks a submerged
Arctic
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research complex. The monsters of the movie are giant intelligent
electric eel
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s.
Plot
The
US Navy
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nuclear-powered attack submarine is attacked by a mysterious underwater object that stalks and disables the
''Seawolf''-class super-sub with a powerful
electromagnetic pulse
An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also referred to as a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. The origin of an EMP can be natural or artificial, and can occur as an electromagnetic field, as an ...
. The underwater
Arctic
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research complex Hubris witnesses the attack and reports a rapid rise in the
temperature
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of the Polaris Trench which threatens to melt the
ice cap
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Description
By definition, ice caps are not constrained by topogra ...
and
flood
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the world's
land surface
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. At an emergency
United Nations
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scientific conference
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, Hubris director Dr. Ann Fletcher is dismissed when she urges caution and her
archrival Dr. Chomsky pushes through a far more aggressive plan to deal with the crisis. When Chomsky's plan fails and contact with the Hubris complex is lost, Dr. Fletcher is asked to participate in a follow-up
expedition, which also includes Chomsky, by her ex-husband, Navy Captain Andy Raines. Once at the
North Pole
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, the expedition finds that the Hubris complex is completely intact, but its personnel have been incinerated.
Cast
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David Keith as Captain Andy Raines, USN
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Simmone Jade Mackinnon
Simmone Jade Mackinnon (born 19 March 1973) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Allie Reese on ''Baywatch Hawaii'' (1999–2000) and Stevie Hall on ''McLeod's Daughters'' (2003–2009).
Early life
Mackinnon was born in M ...
as Dr. Anne Fletcher
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Mark Sheppard as Dr. Chomsky
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Sean Whalen as Arciero
* Armando Valdés as Protas
* Robert Zachar as Michael (as Bob Zachar)
* Richard Gnolfo as Rodgers
*
Todd Kimsey as Hurst
* Tyrone Pinkham as Beach
* Velizar Binev as Dr. Pashe
* Ivaylo Geraskov as Russian G-8 Representative
* Anatoly Nechev as French G-8 Representative
Production
''Deep Shock'' was produced by DEJ Productions,
Unified Film Organization and Eel Productions, LLC in association with Media Entertainment GMBH & CO 1. Filmproduktions KG.
See also
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List of underwater science fiction works
External links
''Deep Shock''official site (
Sci Fi Channel. Archived fro
the originalon June 7, 2004
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* {{IMDb title, 0310991
''Deep Shock''film trailer at
YouTube
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2003 television films
2003 films
2000s science fiction horror films
Films shot in Bulgaria
Giant monster films
Science fiction submarine films
Syfy original films
American horror television films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
English-language science fiction horror films