Oceans Of Fire


2h 1986

Brief Synopsis

A group of daring divers struggling to complete an oil drilling operation in deep tropical seas, and the relationship between the diving supervisor, Ben Laforche, and Helen Kyger, a documentary filmmaker hired by the oil company to produce a film to better its image. As the work aboard the rig progr

Film Details

Genre
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1986
Location
Talum, Mexico; Quintana Roo, Mexico; Puerto Morelos, Mexico; Cancun, Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

A group of daring divers struggling to complete an oil drilling operation in deep tropical seas, and the relationship between the diving supervisor, Ben Laforche, and Helen Kyger, a documentary filmmaker hired by the oil company to produce a film to better its image. As the work aboard the rig progresses, relations between Ben and Helen become tense. When disaster hits the rig, the machismo attitudes of the workers must change to those of heroism if they are to survive. In the process a new relationship develops between Ben and Helen.

Crew

Lee Alexander

Sound Mixer

Armando Amador

Accountant

Alejandro Arnold

Other

Alfonso Barcenas

Other

Carlos Barrera

Other

Allan Bernstein

Best Boy

Fritz Braden

Transportation Captain

Ramon Bravo

Photography

Carol Byron

Production Auditor

Manuel Cardena

Other

Hugo Carrillo

Production Assistant

Alfred Chavira

Production Manager

Laurencio Cordero

Special Effects

Annie D'angelo

Makeup

Mindy Dacus

Script Supervisor

Pat Daly

Key Grip

Walter Halsey Davis

Screenplay

Donaciano Deanda

Gaffer

Tim Donahue

Producer

Enrique Estevez

Art Director

Jose Flores

Other

Gordon Forkert

Visual Effects

Robert Frazer

Executive Producer (Visual Effects Unit)

Jeff Freeman

Editing

Ricardo Frera

Unit Production Manager

Dick Gardiner

Visual Effects

Roger George

Pyrotechnics

Alfonso Godinez

Property Master

Esperanza Gomez

Hairdresser

Arturo Granados

Production Assistant

Madeline Ann Graneto

Costume Designer

Don Hahn

Music

Michael Z. Hanan

Art Director

Gregory Harrison

Executive Producer

Karen Hendel

Casting

Matthew Imi

Production Assistant

Tony Imi

Director Of Photography

Jake Jacobson

Production Manager

Ramiro Jaloma

Assistant Director

Eddie Karam

Original Music

Lawrence Karman

Assistant Camera Operator

Rick Krueger

Casting Associate

Peter Kuran

Other

Joel Lang

Other

Franklin R Levy

Producer

Chris Lewis

Apprentice

Antonio Mata

Props

Megan Mcconnell

Assistant

David Merritt

Visual Effects

Dave Moll

Props

Michael Moores

Original Music

Enrique Morales

Best Boy

John Murray

Lighting Director

Paul Nagle

Coproducer

Meryl O'loughlin

Casting

Roger Olkonski

Gaffer

Arnold Orgolin

Production Manager

Esther Oropeza

Makeup

Manuel Palomino

Photography

Shelley Parvin

Production Coordinator

Mary Paxton

Wardrobe

Anthony Redman

Editor

Magda Robles

Production Coordinator

Bill Rog

Visual Effects

Lise Romanoff

Pyrotechnics

Allan K Rosen

Music Editor

Eugene Rudolf

Production Designer

Matthew Rushton

Producer

Leon Sanchez

Camera Operator

Stan Sanders

Other

Mark Sassen

Best Boy

Salvador Serrano

Key Grip

Marty Shook

Visual Effects

Mark Shumate

Visual Effects

Antonio Soriano

Electrician

Phil Sparks

Camera Operator

Donna Stamps

Set Decorator

David Stump

Cinematographer

Tom Suter

Assistant Editor

Jess Tango

Best Boy

Manuel Topete

Sound Mixer

Beatriz Trevino

Production Assistant

Marc Allen Trujillo

Other

Enrique Villavicencio

Wardrobe

Dennis White

Assistant Director

Patrick Williams

Music

Chris Woodward

Grip

Antonio Zazueta

Assistant

Film Details

Genre
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1986
Location
Talum, Mexico; Quintana Roo, Mexico; Puerto Morelos, Mexico; Cancun, Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video January 25, 1989

Aired in United States September 16, 1986