The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of The Ocean is a film about a family’s reaction when Ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the same town, where his family had just moved.

• Director:Ulu Grosbard
• Genre:Drama
• Runtime:104 minutes

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer: Beth Cappadora
Treat Williams : Pat Cappadora
Whoopi Goldberg : Candy Bliss
Jonathan Jackson: Vincent Cappadora – Age 16
Cory Buck : Vincent Cappadora – Age 7

Beth Cappadora (Michelle Pfeiffer) and her husband Pat (Treat Williams) experience a parent’s worst fear when Beth (while at an out-of-town high school reunion, which she brings her 3 young children to) leaves their youngest son Ben alone for minutes in a crowded hotel lobby and he vanishes. 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, introduces 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 from 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. Read more

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