Tides of War starring Adrian Paul

Tides of War starring Adrian Paul

Off North Korea, a U.S. Navy submarine under Cmdr
Frank Habley (Adrian Paul) meets with a mysterious disaster -
it's attacked and nearly sunk by an ominous stealth submarine,
resulting in the death of Lt. Commander Tom Palatonio.
Unable to prove that the enemy submarine actually existed,
Habley faces a court-martial but meanwhile leads a
top secret mission back to North Korea giving him the
opportunity to find the phantom sub.

What we know, but not his colleagues, is that Habley's dead
Executive Officer was also his lover. Habley gambles all when,
convinced that the phantom sub will follow him to the fleet, he
disobeys orders and wages war against an enemy he cannot see.

'Tides of War' (NC17) has also been released with
a 'straight' plot: 'The Phantom Below' (PG13)


	Cast			Producers
	Adrian Paul Todd Babcock Matt Battaglia Steve Boatright Gene DeFrancis Mark Deklin Catherine Dent Mike Doyle Faith Fay Eileen Grubba Eitan Kramer Eric Lee Scott Markus Kent McCord Eyal Podell Mark Sanderson Mathew St. Patrick Roy Tjioe Larry Wegger	Cmdr Frank Habley NSA Agent Winters Chief of the Boat Dizzy Malone Weapons Officer Petty Officer Savage Captain Galasso Lieutenant Claire Trifoli Lt. Commander Tom Palatonio CIA Agent McNiel Rebecca Malone Petty Officer Buckley Sonar Supervisor Battaglia Medical Officer Vice Admiral Sommerville Petty Officer Murray Lieutenant Roperto Lt Commander Steven Barker Medical Officer Rear Admiral Merritt		Paul Colichman Steve Jarchow Jeffrey Schenck Brian Trenchard-Smith Eugenie Joseph Cinematography by Paul Atkins Mark Gerasimenko Film Editing by Michael Stahlberg Original Music by David Reynolds	executive producer executive producer co-producer producer line producer Locations Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA O`ahu, Hawaii, USA The on-land scenes in "Tides of War" were shot at several spots on O'ahu, including the Luana Hills Golf Club, the State Veterans Cemetery at Kane'ohe, Tantalus, Round Top, Portlock, and a drydock ship at Barbers Point.

Stunning view over Hawii

Stunning view over Hawii

Brian notes the importance of understanding the relationship between the Commander and his Executive Office in terms of context and plot. "...The movie was shot in 15 days. The financiers required a " heterosexual" version of the film in order to sell to the intolerant markets....The gay-themed version is called TIDES OF WAR...(and) in this version of the film, our hero comes out to the pool in a towel, drops it, swims a race naked with his long time companion, they kiss. Dissolve to breakfast in the kitchen. His companion half clothed is cooking. Our hero enters wearing the uniform of a naval commander. They wattch the news re: North Korea. Cut to them leaving the house in separate vehicles, now both in naval uniform. On board the submarine, we see his lover is in fact the XO.(Executive Officer) Thus we layer the reveal of the relationship and the military environment in which such a relationship must remain secret. There are 4 other small changes throughout the film that relate to his grief and the XO's sister knowing about it. So - long story short - the "straight" alternatives were rushed through. Mea culpa. The gay version is much better drama. And as a straight film maker I am proud to have made this message of tolerance that states that homosexuals can be just as heroic as heterosexuals.

Brian Trenchard-Smith, Producer/Director - Tides of War."

Tides of War

The video clip below uses FLASH. If you do not have Flash Player click on the icon to download a free copy. CLICK HERE for a smaller, lower quality non-flash video clip		Director Brian Trenchard-Smith's first experience filming in Hawai'i was in 1971 as part of an Australian TV crew shooting a "Hawaii Five-0" promo with Jack Lord. "Tides of War" is Trenchard-Smith's 33rd film. Despite the hectic shooting schedule, Matt Battaglia has made it a point to hit some of the island's most popular surf areas, including Waikiki ("little baby waves, but you can get run over by someone who's even more of a beginner than you"), Diamond Head ("longer waves but it can get choppy depending on the wind") and the North Shore ("higher and faster than we could have imagined"). Art director Hayden Yates studied zoology at the University of Hawai'i before getting into production design and art direction. Director of photography Paul Atkins filmed storm and wave scenes for "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World." He was also the cinematographer for the local short film "Silent Years," which won the Cades Shutte and the Cades Foundation Hawaii Film & Videomaker Award at this year's Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival. Mark Sanderson, who wrote the screenplay for "Tides of War," plays a communications officer in the film.

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