The Deep End of the Ocean (film)

The Deep End of the Ocean
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ulu Grosbard
Screenplay by	Stephen Schiff
Based on	The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Produced by	Kate Guinzburg Steve Nicolaides
Starring	Michelle Pfeiffer Treat Williams Jonathan Jackson John Kapelos Whoopi Goldberg
Cinematography	Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by	John Bloom
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Mandalay Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	March 12, 1999 (1999-03-12)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$38 million[1]
Box office	$28,121,100

The Deep End of the Ocean is a 1999 American drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Jonathan Jackson, John Kapelos, and Whoopi Goldberg. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Jacquelyn Mitchard, a bestseller that was the first novel selected by Oprah Winfrey to be discussed on Oprah's Book Club in 1996.^[2] The film tells the story of 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. The film was released in theaters on March 12, 1999 by Columbia Pictures, and was a box-office flop, grossing $28 million worldwide.