Sea of Love [Blu-ray]

Director: Harold Becker

Overview

In this thriller, Al Pacino stars as Frank Keller, an alcoholic policeman in the depths of middle-age crisis. Frank begins investigating a serial killer who finds her victims through the personal ads and kills them while the song "Sea of Love" plays on the stereo. Responding to one of the ads, Frank finds himself falling in love with the sultry blonde Helen (Ellen Barkin), who happens to be the most likely suspect. Aside from Richard Price's crackling script, one of the most remarkable things about Sea of Love is Pacino's riveting performance. It was the first in many years to gain considerable critical acclaim and box office success, making the movie instrumental in his comeback in the late '80s and early '90s. Pacino doesn't over-act in Sea of Love, which gives its tense story more suspense, and helps make the somewhat far-fetched plot believable.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/05/2012
UPC:	0025192141300
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	20,979

Special Features

Deleted scenes; The creation of Sea of Love; Feature commentary with Director Harold Becker; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Al Pacino	Actor
Ellen Barkin	Actor
John Goodman	Actor
Michael Rooker	Terry
William Hickey	Frank Keller Sr.
Richard Jenkins	Gruber
Paul Calderon	Serafino
Gene Canfield	Struk
Larry Joshua	Dargan
John Spencer	Lieutenant
Christine Estabrook	Gina Gallagher
Barbara Baxley	Miss Allen
Patricia Barry	Older Woman
Michael O'Neill	Raymond Brown
Michael Fischetti	Doorman
Luis Ramos	Omar Maldonado,Omar Maldonado
Rafael Baez	Efram Maldonado
Samuel L. Jackson	Black Guy
Damien Leake	Ernest Lee
Zachary Michael Simmons	Ernest's Son
John Thaddeus	Tommy
Joshua Nelson	Willie
Christofer de Oni	Supermarket Manager
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
Nancy Beatty	Raymond Brown's Wife
Bridget O'Sullivan	Sherman's Wife
Delaney Moore-Wickham	Helen's Daughter
Franz Fridal	Criminal Type
Philip Ho	Karate Cop
Igor Stern	Violinist
Miranda de Pencier	Bride
Ty Templeton	Groom
Mark Phelan	Actor
Gerald Lenton	Actor
Jackie Laidlaw	Actor
Paul Hubbard	Actor
Bill Haslett	Actor
James Kidnie	Actor
Nancy Gianzero	Chris
James O'Regan	Hallway Cop
Wayne Best	Hallway Cop
Hugh Thompson	Young Cop
Lorraine Bracco	Franks Ex-Wife (footage added for TV)
Rafael B?ez	Efram Maldonado
Jacqueline Brookes	Helen's Mother
Larry Mullane	Clipboard Guy #2
Anthony Catanese	Clipboard Guy #3
Tony De Santis	Clipboard Guy #1
Trevor Jones	Composer

Technical Credits

Richard Price

Richard Price	Screenwriter
Martin Bregman	Producer,Producer
Louis A. Stroller	Producer
Dick Ziker	Stunts
Randle Akerson	Sound Effects
Don Digirolamo	Sound Effects
Tony Parmelee	Special Effects
Kenny Bates	Stunts
Mary Colquhoun	Casting
Shane Cardwell	Stunts
Glenn Wilder	Stunts
Steve M. Boyum	Stunts
Hank Hooker	Stunts,Stunts

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.