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The Big Blue

Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep

7.4(1,637)19882h 48m8

Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Jacques, following in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy, harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing patterns in the water, with his vital signs more closely resembling those of dolphins than men.

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Status
Released
Budget
$13.5M
Box office
$4M
Language
English
  • dying and death
  • friendship
  • suicide
  • diving
  • sports
  • parent child relationship
  • ocean
  • italy
  • competition
  • oxygen
  • sicily, italy
  • dolphin

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Behind the camera

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1319 Aug 1988
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1524 Feb 1989
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG10 Nov 1988
  • BrazilBR

    • Physical16VHS / DVD12 Jul 2004
    • TV12Record31 Jan 2007
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical (limited)Film clubs only15 May 1994
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1126 Dec 1988
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1621 Oct 1988
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereTPCannes Film Festival11 May 1988
    • TheatricalTP11 May 1988
    • TheatricalTPDirector's Cut11 Jan 1989
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1222 Sept 1988
    • Theatrical12Best of Cinema6 Jun 2023
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1 Jul 1988
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical122 Aug 1990
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical27 Sept 2002

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The Big Blue was released on 10 May 1988.

Audience reviews

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    Andres Gomez

    12/3/2012

    6.5/10

    Introspective story with a good Jean Reno and innocent Rosanna Arquette. Sound track, for those loving Eric Sierra. Not for all tastes. A little bit too long but entartaining.

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    4/20/2023

    8/10

    **A film unjustly forgotten these days.** I confess that I didn't quite know what to expect from this movie. All I knew was that it was wildly successful in the decade it was released, and that nowadays hardly anyone remembers it. It is directed by Luc Besson, a French director whom I respect and consider competent. The screenplay is based on the relationship between Jacques and Enzo (I assume one will be Frenc…

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