Product Details

• Actors: Rob Lowe, Larisa Miller, Craig Wasson, Harry Van Gorkum, Scott Anthony Viscomi
• Directors: Jean Pellerin
• Writers: Phillip J. Roth, Jim Christopher
• Producers: James Hollensteiner, Jeffery Beach, Ken Olandt, Phillip J. Roth, Richard Smith
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0783117760
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,663 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Escape Under Pressure" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

When Chloe (Larisa Miller), an over-eager college instructor, becomes infatuated with a rare treasure, the Icon of Artemus, it lands her husband John (Rob Lowe) and their marriage in dangerously deep water. A wealthy and ruthless collector covets the icon and will stop at nothing to win it, so when Chloe rescues the artifact, the enraged collector sets out in pursuit. Now a new twist in underwater terror awaits them as they risk their lives in a desparate attempt to "Escape Under Pressure."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entrapment, and ..Baywatch, November 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Escape Under Pressure (DVD)

Like a gruesome car wreck, this movie holds your attention.... An American couple on board a Greek ship, find themselves in the middle of a dramatically overplanned international scheme to steal a valuable Greek artifact. It wasn't so much the implausible plot, but the laughable similarities to some of the movies we know and love-and yes the Hasselhoffian manner in which John Spencer (Rob Lowe) manages to exert himself in his efforts to save the day. This Hollywood mutation was however, fairly entertaining. Highly recommended for a 3am veg-fest.

4.0 out of 5 stars Action romance novel to the big screen, February 9, 2004

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Escape Under Pressure (DVD)

Move over Bruce Willis and Steven Seagal; here comes Rob Lowe. This has the ruthless bad guy frustrated by ex-military reluctant hero. There are "stay in the car scenes", and "I do not believe you" scenes. Lots of bombs and explosions and water. Tempered by gushy love and unrequited love on a verbal level.

Basic story line is an international art thief hires hit men with lots of equipment to recover a statue. Parallel to this is the story of a woman who thinks her husband is boring and goes on vacation. Too bad for both groups as hubby shows up to recover wife and just happens to have extraordinary military skills.
Will the bad guy get the statue?
Will the lovers get together?
Or do the all get wet under pressure?


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1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Badly Written and Boring, August 30, 2002

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Troy3322 (Rochester Hills, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape Under Pressure (DVD)

Escape Under Prssure was one big bore. A group of eighth graders could have written something better.

The dialog is just plain stupid. I understand that the writer of this movie has gone back to working for a lawn maintenance company, and is given nothing more complicated than trimming shrubs.