Sea of Love
Deception is dangerous. Desire is deadly.
1989 | 113m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Harold Becker |
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| Writer: | Richard Price |
| Staring: |
| Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 15, 1989 |
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| Director: | Harold Becker |
| Writer: | Richard Price |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | new york city, alcohol, detective, newspaper, police, murder, serial killer, neo-noir |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $110,879,513
Budget: $19,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Al Pacino | Frank Keller |
| Ellen Barkin | Helen Cruger |
| John Goodman | Sherman |
| 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 / Lonelyheart |
| Barbara Baxley | Miss Allen |
| Patricia Barry | Older Woman |
| Mark Phelan | Murdered Man |
| Michael O'Neill | Raymond Brown |
| Michael Fischetti | Doorman |
| Luis Antonio Ramos | Omar Maldonado |
| Rafael Báez | Efram Maldonado |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Black Guy |
| Damien Leake | Ernest Lee |
| John Thaddeus | Tommy |
| Joshua Nelson | Willie |
| Christofer de Oni | Supermarket Manager |
| Dwayne McClary | Supermarket Cashier |
| Jacqueline Brookes | Helen's Mother |
| Thom Curley | Toastmaster |
| Fred Sanders | Cable Supervisor |
| Larry Mullane | Clipboard Guy #2 |
| Anthony Catanese | Clipboard Guy #3 |
| Thomas Wagner | Bartender |
| Manny Alfaro | Doorman |
| Brian Paul | James Mackey |
| Deborah Taylor | Tense Woman |
| Ferne Downey | Sasha |
| Nancy Beatty | Raymond Brown's Wife |
| Tony De Santis | Clipboard Guy #1 |
| Jackie Laidlaw | Yuppie Detective #1 |
| Paul Hubbard | Yuppie Detective #2 |
| James Kidnie | Surveillance Team Member |
| Bridget O'Sullivan | Sherman's Wife |
| Franz Fridal | Criminal Type |
| James O'Regan | Hallway Cop |
| Wayne Best | Hallway Cop |
| John Bourgeois | Young Cop |
| Hugh Thompson | Young Cop |
| Miranda de Pencier | Bride |
| Ty Templeton | Groom |
| Lorraine Bracco | Denice Gruber (scenes deleted) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harold Becker | Director |
| Adam Holender | Additional Photography |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts, Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director |
| Richard Price | Writer |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Rick Parker | Stunts |
| Irvin Paik | Assistant Editor |
| Trevor Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Betsy Cox | Costume Design |
| Yves Drapeau | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael E. Steele | First Assistant Director |
| Thomas J. Mack | First Assistant Director |
| Mary Colquhoun | Casting |
| Madeleine Henrié | Second Assistant Director |
| Bryan Charbonneau | Hairstylist |
| Irene Kent | Makeup Artist |
| Liam Kiernan | Production Assistant |
| Louis A. Stroller | Unit Production Manager |
| Horace Jordan | First Assistant Camera |
| Dorothy Precious | Production Accountant |
| Keith A. Wester | Sound Mixer |
| Rae Thurston | Gaffer |
| Randy Tambling | Grip |
| David Bretherton | Editor |
| Ronnie Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Blanche McDermaid | Script Supervisor |
| Rocco Gismondi | Second Assistant Director |
| David Sardi | Second Assistant Director |
| Andy Chmura | Camera Operator |
| John Jay Moore | Production Design |
| Irving Buchman | Makeup Artist |
| Bob Grimaldi | Hairstylist |
| Kenny Bates | Stunts |
| Barbara Kelly | Production Manager |
| Michael Hall | First Assistant Camera |
| Debra Beers | Location Manager |
| Toni Blay | Production Coordinator |
| Steve Switzer | Boom Operator |
| Howie Balbraith | Best Boy Grip |
| Robert DaPrato | Dolly Grip |
| Gordon Sim | Set Decoration |
| Vic Rigler | Property Master |
| Rick Perotto | Second Assistant Camera |
| Karen Demontbrun | Assistant Accountant |
| Jeff Poulis | Assistant Property Master |
| Regina Robb | Production Secretary |
| Reet Puhm | Scenic Artist |
| Joan Eisenberg | Unit Publicist |
| Stuart Aikins | Casting |
| John Wright | Additional Editing |
| Haydn Streeter | Assistant Editor |
| Randle Akerson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dino DiMuro | Sound Editor |
| David Horton Jr. | Foley Editor |
| Denise Horta | ADR Editor |
| Hank Brodkin | Sound Assistant |
| Kathy Durning | Music Editor |
| Don Digirolamo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lucinda Zak | First Assistant Art Direction |
| Raman Majlath | Set Dresser |
| Gail Filman | Wardrobe Master |
| Anne Richardson | Assistant Location Manager |
| Richard Ferbrache | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Debi Weldon | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Boyd Allen | Carpenter |
| Neil Montgomerie | Transportation Coordinator |
| Rob McEwan | Still Photographer |
| Scott Mansfield | Extras Casting |
| Francine Fleishman | Assistant Editor |
| Charlene Olson | Assistant Editor |
| Norval D. Crutcher | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Bruce Lacey | Sound Editor |
| Lauren Filson | ADR Editor |
| Ron Meredith | Sound Assistant |
| Dan Carlin Sr. | Music Editor |
| Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Leslie Sebert | Key Makeup Artist |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Steve Boyum | Stunts |
| Shane Cardwell | Stunts |
| Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis A. Stroller | Producer |
| Michael Bregman | Associate Producer |
| Martin Bregman | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2025 | 4 | 356 | 597 |
kevin2019
8.0
"Sea of Love" is a very conventional film for the most part and it will undoubtedly drive the more hardcore crime fans to complete distraction by mining the erotic thriller genre with much of the running time being consumed by the burgeoning sexual encounters of the central couple Frank and Helen. T ... he film will frequently border on the downright boring as a direct result of this, especially amongst the more restive viewers just interested in who did it and why. However, the film successfully toys with us throughout by stringing us along in this regard until the very end when it delivers a tremendous and very satisfying conclusion to the series of murders, but in terms of Frank's and Helen's romance....well, the outcome of that is a good deal more ambiguous.
Feb 20, 2025