The Big Blue (1988)

08/19/1988 2h 48m

Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep

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Overview

Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger 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 American insurance investigator, and finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

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Cast Ages at Release

Jean-Marc Barr

as Jacques Mayol

Born 09/27/1960, age

Jean Reno

as Enzo Molinari

Born 07/30/1948, age

Rosanna Arquette

as Johana Baker

Born 08/10/1959, age

Paul Shenar

as Dr. Laurence

Born 02/12/1936

Died 10/11/1989, age

Sergio Castellitto

as Novelli

Born 08/18/1953, age

Marc Duret

as Roberto

Born 09/28/1957, age

Griffin Dunne

as Duffy

Born 06/08/1955, age

Valentina Vargas

as Bonita

Born 12/31/1964, age

Kimberly Beck

as Sally

Born 01/09/1956, age

Luc Besson

as Blond Diver (uncredited)

Born 03/18/1959, age