The Deep End of the Ocean (film)
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| Directed by | Ulu Grosbard |
| Produced by | Frank Capra III |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Schiff |
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The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard |
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| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Edited by | John Bloom |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $38,000,000 USD (estimated) |
| Box office | $28,121,100 |
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) is an American motion picture drama directed by Ulu Grosbard, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Jackson and Ryan Merriman. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jacquelyn Mitchard, a bestseller that was the very first novel selected by Oprah Winfrey to be discussed on Oprah's Book Club in 1996.
Beth Cappadora (Michelle Pfeiffer) and her husband Pat (Treat Williams) experience a parent's worst fear when their 3-year-old son Ben vanishes in a crowded hotel lobby during Beth's high school reunion. The ensuing frantic search is unsuccessful, and Beth goes through a sustained nervous breakdown. Unable to cope with her devastation, Beth unintentionally neglects her other children, Vincent (Jonathan Jackson) and Kerry (Alexa Vega).
After nine years, the family has seemingly accepted that Ben has gone forever, when a familiar-looking boy (Ryan Merriman) turns up at their house, introducing himself as Sam and offers to mow their lawn. Beth is convinced that Sam is actually her son, and begins an investigation that culminates in the discovery that Ben was kidnapped at the ill-fated high school reunion years ago, by a mentally unstable woman who was a high school classmate of Beth's. This woman brought up Ben as her own child, until she committed suicide. The attempted re-integration of Ben back into the Cappadora family produces painful results for all involved.
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