When i discovered that the film is based on a true story, my eagerness only intensified. The film was written and directed by andrew traucki, his second feature film the first being black water, and is about a group of friends who capsize while sailing to indonesia. Vulture watch will cat chambers remain on the reef. The story of the reef is a true life story of something that actually happened to a group of tourists in australia, and when i had heard the story almost ten years ago, it. Jul 22, 2004 in 1998, tom and eileen lonergan disappeared off the great barrier reef after a diving company accidentally left them behind in sharkinfested waters. Australians sure do seem to make some good horror movies.
In researching tami oldham and the adrift true story, we discovered that the reallife events depicted in the 2018 movie spanned the months of september, october and november 1983. Tom and eileen had just recently returned from two years with the peace corps on a small south pacific island when they had decided to join a scubadiving tour off the great barrier reef of australia on january 25, 1998. Also, it was supposedly a tiger shark that attacked and killer the crew members. But for thousands of others, betty ann waters is a hero, reports cbs news correspondent russ mitchell her story. Jun 05, 2015 the true story behind open water admin june 5, 2015 true horror 3 comments summer is nearly upon us, and as far as many are concerned, its already here. The reef movie trailer a true story about being hunted by a. How nantucket came to be the whaling capital of the world. The true story behind the open water movie, however, is much scarier simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and eileen lonergan. The reef is based on the real life story of ray boundy. The story behind new film open water film the guardian. When did the events depicted in the adrift movie take place in real life in researching tami oldham and the adrift true story, we discovered that the reallife events depicted in the 2018 movie spanned the months of september, october and november 1983. The true story behind open water ihorror horror news. Open water is a 2003 american survival horror thriller film.
Sep 30, 2016 but, unlike many films based on true events, deepwater horizon actually stays remarkably close to real life. The real story on the great barrier reef the saturday paper. The fact that the movie is set in australia is accurate, but the names of the characters have been changed. So i was in the shark topic, and remembered i had made a topic on the reef a few months back. The reef director andrew trauckis directorial mo is the realness and the reef takes its pleasure in trying to be too real. It debuted in theaters in 2010 starring damian walshehowling and zoe naylor. The true story behind the movie open water the th floor. On january 25, 1998, the lonergans were scuba diving with a group at st. The true story behind open water is disturbing youtube.
The truelife horror that inspired mobydick history. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp. Heres what the movie gets right and wrong only the brave, a movie about arizonas granite mountain hotshots starring josh brolin, tells a true story. Jun 01, 2018 if youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you know that its based on a true story. Jul 06, 2019 i watched the reef many time dont worry. The true story involves tom and eileen lonergan, who were left behind while scuba diving on the great barrier reef because their tour guides failed to take a head count. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp real. The story was an easy one to follow, a boat capsized and started to sink, and the group of people on the boat decided to swim for an island. Oct 04, 2016 the mayor of the town, denise michels, cautioned that the supposed true story that inspired the movie is quite different than what was shown, and this has caused her towns officials some immense. The reef is a horrorthriller movie based on the true story of ray boundy. The reef states on the cover that its based on a true story whereas the opening credits tell something different. The reef is a 2010 australian horror film, and the second film from director andrew traucki. The scariest shark attack movie you may have missed.
May 15, 2019 horror movies are freaky enough asis, but horror movies based on true stories are straightup spinetingling. The tragic true story of tom and eileen lonergan and open water. The true story involves tom and eileen lonergan, who were left behind while scuba diving on the great barrier reef because their tour guides failed to take a. But when that ship wrecked on a coral reef two years later, the captain was marked as unlucky at. The story concerns an american couple who go scuba diving while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in sharkinfested waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind. The film is based on the true story of ray boundy, who was the sole survivor of a similar incident in 1983. Dec 02, 2016 how the story of moana and maui holds up against cultural truths a smithsonian scholar and student of pacific island sea voyaging both loves and hates the new disney film. They decide to make a swim for it and end up being stalked by a relentless 15foot great white shark. On the beautiful but dangerous waters of australias great barrier reef, ship delivery man luke and four friends chart a yacht to its new owner. The movie based on jay ansons 1977 book the amityville horror. The reefs tale is based on the gruesome real attack that happened to roy boundy and two of his friends off the coast. Reefa justice for israel hernandez by reefa kickstarter. If youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you know that its based on a true story.
The story of the reef is a true life story of something that actually happened to a group of tourists in australia, and when i had heard the story almost ten years ago, it just always stuck. May 02, 2012 although the movie does have its tensionfilled moments, it falls flat toward the end, leaving me slightly disappointed in the outcome. From space the great barrier reef looks like a necklace beaded with thousands of turquoise gemstones. In 1983, the fishing boat where he was traveling in, along with his friend dennis smurf murphy, 24, and his girlfriend linda ann horton, 21, the boats cook. The new venture, capsized, sending the trio into the shark infested waters near townsville, australia. David fickling reports on the true story behind a disturbing new film. In 1983, the prawn trawler boundy and his two shipmates dennis patrick murphy and linda anne horton were working on capsized in australian.
The plot resembles the storyline of a stereotypical shark movie which has been created time and time again with minute changes in plot for each film. From baton rouge, louisiana, tom lonergan was 33 and eileen was 28. The reef is a film that is based on a true story about four friends whose boat capsizes on the great barrier reef. The movie is based on the true story of ray boundy. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving than. Wolf creek and the loved ones are two of the better horror flicks of the last ten years, and the reef is. The film chronicles the last moments on the drilling rig for which the movie is named. The film seems to follow close enough to the actual events going by that artical. Disappearance of tom and eileen lonergan wikipedia. The film was written and directed by andrew traucki. Not exactly a true story, but based on a true story. But trying to explain what really would have happened to the lead fish in the animated movie finding nemo would be very incestuously creepy. Aussie feature the reef in which a group of tourists are terrorised by a shark.
Reefa is raising funds for reefa justice for israel hernandez on kickstarter. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving. Shailene woodley and sam claflin play tami oldham ashcraft and. The real, twisted story behind finding nemo reef builders. In 1998, tom and eileen lonergan disappeared off the great barrier reef after a diving company accidentally left them behind in sharkinfested waters.
The true story behind open water is much scarier than the film, simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and eileen. Gizmodo shared this story broken down in the the fisheries blog if nemos mom died, nemos dad would change sex and nemo would eventually mate with his dad. The reef follows a group of friends who must fight to survive sharkinfested waters after their boat capsizes at the great barrier reef in australia. The films fiveweek shoot began on 12 october 2009 in queenslands hervey bay, fraser island and bowen bay, with additional shark footage completed in south australia. Based on a true story, the reef follows four friends whose boat capsizes on the great barrier reef.
I am a sucker for shark films and when a reader suggested this movie, i had to check it out. Dont look this mans name up if you dont want to know the general outcome of the movie. Thomas joseph lonergan and eileen hains, both graduates of louisiana state university, were married in jefferson, texas on june 24, 1988 disappearance. Shailene woodley and sam claflin play tami oldham ashcraft and richard sharp, two sailors who embarked on a voyage from tahiti to san diego in 1983 and ran smack into hurricane raymond during their journey. Apr 24, 2018 on january 25, 1998, tom and eileen lonergan, a married american couple, left port douglas, australia by boat with a group. There is something fun about being scared by a movie and the reef offers that sort of safe danger that, for some reason, most of us occasionally crave. Has the reef break tv show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on abc. Moreover, all the footage of the sharks was filmed at port lincoln, south australia. In 1983, the fishing boat where he was traveling in, along with his friend dennis smurf murphy, 24, and his. A group of friends go sailing towards indonesia, but their boat capsizes in the middle of the ocean when it hits a shallow reef. The reefs tale is based on the gruesome real attack that happened to roy boundy and two of his friends off the coast of australia in the summer of 1983. For the cliched shark attack story that it presents, the.
Barrier reef after a diving company accidentally left them behind in. A movie based on the true story of 18 yearold latin artist israel reefa hernandez whose death by police sparked a national movement. The 2003 film was a critical darling and depicted the couple meeting their end being circled by sharks. Crispins reef, a popular dive site in the great barrier reef. To the left of the satellite imagery is the ochre red of the mainland, brushed with the green of forest and canefields. The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of reef break, season two. A true story was supposed to be based on the real experiences george and. These are the 31 best scary movies based on or inspired by real events. Watch the video for more about the disturbing true story behind open water.
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