Sea of Love
Veteran NYPD detective Frank Keller races against time to unmask a serial killer who lures victims through newspaper singles ads, while his own heartbreak and a dangerous attraction to a prime suspect threaten to derail the case.
“Deception is dangerous. Desire is deadly.”
Synopsis
New York detective Frank Keller, a veteran with twenty years of experience, is unsettled by his personal and professional circumstances. Considering retirement, he has not resolved the emotional aftermath of his wife leaving him for a colleague. To investigate a string of murders connected by the lonely hearts columns, Keller teams up with an officer from a different precinct. As the case unfolds, he becomes increasingly entangled—with possible dangerous consequences—with Helen, one of the primary suspects.
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A crew of 56+ credited
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Edited by David BrethertonShot by Ronnie TaylorScored by Trevor JonesDesigned by John Jay Moore
Box Office
1989 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$110.9M
US & Canada: $58.6M — 53% of worldwide · International: $52.3M (47%)
Opening weekend: $10.0M — 17% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $13.7M — 23% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,246 theaters
Also known as
- Melodie des Todesde
- Sea of Love - Melodie des Todesde
- Sea of Love – Melodie des Todesde
- Melodía de seducciónes
- Mélodie pour un meurtrefr
- Seduzione pericolosait
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Cast & Crew
56 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ellen Barkin
as Helen
John Goodman
as Sherman
Al Pacino
as Frank Keller
Michael Rooker
as Terry
William Hickey
as Frank, Sr.
Richard Jenkins
as Gruber
Paul Calderon
as Serafino
Gene Canfield
as Struk
Larry Joshua
as Dargan
John Spencer
as Lieutenant
Christine Estabrook
as Gina Gallagher / Lonelyheart
Barbara Baxley
as Miss Allen
Supporting cast
35Patricia Barry
as Older Woman
Mark Phelan
as Murdered Man
Michael O Neill
as Raymond Brown
Michael Fischetti
as Doorman
Luis Antonio Ramos
as Omar Maldonado
Rafael Baez
as Efram Maldonado
Samuel L Jackson
as Black Guy
Damien Leake
as Ernest Lee
John Thaddeus
as Tommy
Joshua Nelson
as Willie
Christofer De Oni
as Supermarket Manager
Dwayne Mcclary
as Supermarket Cashier
Jacqueline Brookes
as Helen's Mother
Thom Curley
as Toastmaster
Fred Sanders
as Cable Supervisor
Larry Mullane
as Clipboard Guy #2
Anthony Catanese
as Clipboard Guy #3
Thomas Wagner
as Bartender
Manny Alfaro
as Doorman
Brian Paul
as James Mackey
Deborah Taylor
as Tense Woman
Ferne Downey
as Sasha
Nancy Beatty
as Raymond Brown's Wife
Tony De Santis
as Clipboard Guy #1
Jackie Laidlaw
as Yuppie Detective #1
Paul Hubbard
as Yuppie Detective #2
James Kidnie
as Surveillance Team Member
Bridget O Sullivan
as Sherman's Wife
Franz Fridal
as Criminal Type
James O Regan
as Hallway Cop
Wayne Best
as Hallway Cop
John Bourgeois
as Young Cop
Hugh Thompson
as Young Cop
Miranda De Pencier
as Bride
Ty Templeton
as Groom
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1Writers
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2Other crew
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