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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
🎬 Feature FilmIMDb 6.4

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

2007Directed by Jay Russell112 minFamily, Fantasy

Lake Wakatipu doubled for Loch Ness in this family fantasy, making Queenstown's lake the home of two legendary creatures: Scotland's most famous monster and New Zealand's own taniwha.

Quick Answer

Lake Wakatipu doubled for Loch Ness in this family fantasy, making Queenstown's lake the home of two legendary creatures: Scotland's most famous monster and New Zealand's own taniwha.

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导演
Jay Russell
上映年份
2007
片长
112 min
类型
Family, Fantasy
IMDb
6.4/10
拍摄地点
1
分类
Family / Fantasy
📅Released2007
Runtime112 min
🎬DirectorJay Russell
🎭GenreFamily, Fantasy
IMDb6.4/10
🍅Rotten Tomatoes74%
🎥TypeFilm
🌍StatusAvailable Now

Official Trailer

Watch the Trailer

Watch the official trailer for The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, featuring Queenstown's breathtaking landscapes.

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep trailer
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Behind the Trailer

The trailer showcases several Queenstown locations including Lake Wakatipu.

剧情介绍

What happens on screen, and what happened behind the camera.

A boy discovers an egg on the shore of Loch Ness. Except it isn't Loch Ness , it's Lake Wakatipu, dressed in Highland mist and Scottish heather. Every single frame of The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep was shot in and around Queenstown, from the lake-edge cottages to the wartime submarine pens hidden in the mountains. Lake Wakatipu has doubled for a Scottish loch, which tells you something about its scale and mystery. The production transformed Queenstown's familiar landscapes into something that feels entirely otherworldly.

Lake Wakatipu has stood in for Loch Ness, which tells you something about its scale and mystery. The Water Horse, a family fantasy about the Loch Ness Monster starring Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin, shot its water sequences on the lake, with the Remarkables filling in for the Scottish Highlands.

The lake's signature feature: its rhythmic 25-minute seiche, a standing wave that makes the water level rise and fall like a breathing creature: gave the filmmakers a natural special effect they didn't have to create. Local Māori know the phenomenon as the heartbeat of Matau, the taniwha whose body formed the lake after he was slain.

Most of the lake sequences were shot from the Queenstown waterfront and around Bob's Cove, a sheltered bay 10 minutes toward Glenorchy. The TSS Earnslaw, the vintage steamship that has been cruising Lake Wakatipu since 1912, appears in the background of several shots: and remains in operation today as a tourist experience.

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep cinematography

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Misty, storybook cinematography. Shot on 35mm with heavy use of diffusion and natural overcast light to give the lake an otherworldly feel appropriate for a creature feature.

Cinematography Analysis, via FrameThrower

Where The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Was Filmed

Real locations you can visit, with GPS coordinates, access info, and the exact scenes shot at each spot.

Lake Wakatipu

Scene: Loch Ness (multiple scenes)

Public access

Queenstown waterfront. View from the lakefront walk or TSS Earnslaw cruise.

-45.0300°, 168.6600°

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep by the Numbers

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拍摄地点
12
FrameThrower剧照
6.4
IMDb评分
新西兰
上映年份

幕后花絮

制作故事、当地影响,以及皇后镇片场真实发生的事。

为什么选择了皇后镇

Misty, storybook cinematography. Shot on 35mm with heavy use of diffusion and natural overcast light to give the lake an otherworldly feel appropriate for a creature feature.

制作影响

The production of The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep brought significant economic benefits to the Queenstown Lakes District. Local crew, accommodation providers, caterers, and transport operators all benefited. The film continues drawing visitors to Queenstown years after its release, proof of screen tourism's enduring power.

From the Crew

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep showcased Queenstown in a way no tourism campaign ever could. The landscape became a character in the story.

本地取景员, 皇后镇电影办公室

🎬 Fun Facts

  • 1 Queenstown-area location appear in this production

  • Rated 6.4/10 on IMDb, one of the highest-rated films shot in New Zealand

  • Queenstown doubles as multiple countries across this production

  • Many local residents appear as extras in crowd scenes

🌏 Local Impact

The filming of The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep generated significant local economic activity. Accommodation providers, transport operators, catering services, and local crew all benefited. Today, film tourism continues bringing thousands of visitors to Queenstown, proving that great cinema is the most powerful tourism marketing there is.

常见问题

Everything visitors ask about The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep filming locations in Queenstown.

Yes: Lake Wakatipu doubled for Loch Ness in the 2007 family film The Water Horse, with the Remarkables mountain range standing in for the Scottish Highlands.