The Shape of Water


An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

CURRENT STATUS: 
On DVD
An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

CATEGORY
Creatures | Fantasy

RELEASE DATE
December 1, 2017 (Limited)
December 8, 2017 (Expand)
December 22, 2017 (Expand)
March 13, 2018 (DVD)
CURRENT STATUS
On DVD
LANGUAGE
English
PRODUCED BY
Bull Productions
Double Dare You
Fox Searchlight Pictures
MPAA RATING
R "sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and language"
REVIEW
N/A
DIRECTED BY
Guillermo del Toro
WRITTEN BY
Guillermo del Toro
Vanessa Taylor
STARRING
Sally Hawkins
Michael Shannon
Richard Jenkins
Octavia Spencer
Michael Stuhlbarg
Doug Jones

PROJECT DETAILS
  • Doug Jones plays the creature in the film, which also coincidentally looks like another creature he played in the Hellboy series named Abe Sapien.
  • Apparently Guillermo del Toro has worked on this film for several years and even began development before starting Pacific Rim (2013). Ultimately, he chose to direct this instead the sequel to Pacific Rim.
  • Written/directed by Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, Pacific Rim).
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