Sea of Love

Director: Harold Becker Harold Becker

Overview

Harold Becker's 1989 thriller Sea of Love comes to DVD in this widescreen collector's edition from Universal. The Dolby Digital Stereo soundtrack is available in English, Spanish, and French. Optional subtitles are also in English, Spanish, and French. A feature-length audio commentary track is provided by director Harold Becker. Special features include a making-of featurette, deleted scenes, and a theatrical trailer. This edition is an improvement on the 1998 full-screen release.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/06/2003
UPC:	0025192330322
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Surround]
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	6,312

Special Features

Feature commentary with director Harold Becker; "The creation of Sea of Love" featurette; Deleted scenes; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Al Pacino	Frank Keller
Ellen Barkin	Helen Cruger
John Goodman	Sherman
Michael Rooker	Terry
William Hickey	Frank Keller, Sr.
Richard Jenkins	Gruber
Barbara Baxley	Miss Allen
Patricia Barry	Older Woman
Jacqueline Brookes	Helen's Mother
Michael O'Neill	Raymond Brown
Paul Calderon	Serafino
Gene Canfield	Struk
Larry Joshua	Dargan
John Spencer	Lieutenant
Mark Phelan	Murdered Man
Christofer de Oni	Supermarket Manager
Nancy Gianzero	Chris
Joshua Nelson	Willie
Christine Estabrook	Gina Gallagher
Michael Fischetti	Doorman
Luis Ramos	Omar Maldonado
Rafael Baez	Efram Maldonado
Samuel L. Jackson	Black Guy
Damien Leake	Ernest Lee
Zachary Michael Simmons	Ernest's Son
John Thaddeus	Tommy
Dwayne McClary	Supermarket Cashier
Thom Curley	Toastmaster
Fred Sanders	Cable Supervisor
Thomas Wagner	Bartender
Manny Alfaro	Doorman
Brian Paul	Mackey
Deborah Taylor	Tense Woman
Ferne Downey	Sasha
Gerald Lenton	Murdered Man
Nancy Beatty	Raymond Brown's Wife
Tony de Santis	Clipboard Guy #1
Jackie Laidlaw	Yuppie Detective
Paul Hubbard	Yuppie Detective
Bill Haslett	Surveillance Team
James Kidnie	Surveillance Team
Bridget O'Sullivan	Sherman's Wife
Delaney Moore-Wickham	Helen's Daughter
Franz Fridal	Criminal Type
James O'Regan	Hallway Cop
Wayne Best	Hallway Cop
Hugh Thompson	Young Cop
Philip Ho	Karate Cop
Igor Stern	Violinist
Miranda de Pencier	Bride
Lorraine Bracco	Franks Ex-Wife (footage added for TV)
Ty Templeton	Groom

Technical Credits

Richard Price

Harold Becker	Director
Kenny Bates	Stunts
David Blewitt	Editor
Steve M. Boyum	Stunts
Michael S. Bregman	Associate Producer
Martin Bregman	Co-producer
David Bretherton	Editor
Shane Cardwell	Stunts
Andy Chmura	Camera Operator
Mary Colquhoun	Casting
Betsy Cox	Costumes/Costume Designer
Adam Holender	Cinematographer
Buddy Joe Hooker	Stunts
Hank Hooker	Stunts
Trevor Jones	Score Composer
Barbara Kelly	Production Manager
Irene Kent	Makeup
John J. Moore	Production Designer
Michael Polakow	Editor
Richard Price	Screenwriter
Gordon Sim	Set Decoration/Design
Louis A. Stroller	Co-producer
Ronnie Taylor	Cinematographer
Glenn Wilder	Stunts
Dick Ziker	Stunts

Scene Index

Side #1 --
2. Main Titles
3. New York's Finest Yankees
4. Frank's on the Case
5. A Partner in Crime-Fighting
6. Looking for Miss Wrong
7. The Trap is Set
8. Three Blind Dates
9. Desperate Foolish Things
10. Are We Still Alive
11. Sea of Lies
12. Sexy Shopping
13. If You Live With a Cop
14. Sea of Suspicion
15. Showdown With Helen
16. Frank and the Killer
17. Good-Byes and No More Lies

Menu

Side #1 --
   Scenes
   Bonus Materials
      Feature Commentary With Director Harold Becker
      The Creation of Sea of Love
      Deleted Scenes
      Theatrical Trailer
      Recommendations
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Español
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Spoken Languages: Feature Commentary
      Captioned for the Hearing Impaired: English
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: None
   Play

Editorial Reviews

This high-quality contemporary film noir depends primarily on the skills of Al Pacino, who delivers a comeback performance as the desperate cop falling for one of his suspects. Pacino had appeared on screen only once since Scarface -- in 1985's flop Revolution -- and Sea of Love was widely considered some of his best work since the mid-1970s. As the femme fatale, Ellen Barkin charges the movie with sexual energy and anguish. Based on his novel Ladies' Man, Richard Price's screenplay is by turns funny, suspenseful, and melancholic as it pays homage to the classic film noir structure. The material is perfectly suited not only to Pacino's performance but also to the appropriately pallid cinematography of Ronnie Taylor.

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