Diver Who Was Stuck Inside a Whale’s Mouth Says He Can ‘Totally Relate’ to New Movie ‘Whalefall.’
Packard says the film captures the claustrophobia and fear of being trapped inside a whale, and he still remembers the 30-to-45-second ordeal.
- Standing beneath a massive 'Whalefall' advertisement in Times Square, Michael Packard, 62, reflected on the new film as the only person who can weigh in with authority on surviving inside a whale.
- On June 11, 2021, Packard was lobster-diving off Provincetown when a humpback whale accidentally scooped him up. The whale held him for between 30 to 45 seconds before rising to the surface and spitting him out.
- The film stars Abrams as a diver trapped for 60 minutes inside a whale's stomach, marking the first major portrayal since 1940's 'Pinocchio.' The premise depicts claustrophobia and survival against biological odds.
- Packard identified with the film's depiction of claustrophobia and powerlessness. He noted, "I could feel the tongue of my whale contracting on me," describing visceral parallels to his own ordeal.
- The film title references 'whale fall,' the marine biology term for a dead whale sinking to the ocean floor and sustaining ecosystems for years. Packard said, "I love to give people that sense of wonder and awe.
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By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Michael Packard wants you to know he wasn’t swallowed by a whale — he was inside one. Yes, he knows what the crush of a whale’s jaw feels like as it clenches down, and how dark it is inside there once it does. He knows what a whale’s tongue feels like, how it writhes. He knows what it’s like to bang on the walls of a whale’s mouth and how futile that can seem as you stare down death, as if a fly were tapping on your fl…
Diver Who Was Stuck Inside a Whale’s Mouth Says He Can ‘Totally Relate’ to New Movie ‘Whalefall.’
A Massachusetts diver who once found himself trapped inside a whale’s mouth now has a movie that hits uncomfortably close to home. Michael Packard survived being briefly swallowed off Cape Cod, and when he sat down to watch the new film Whalefall, he said he could “totally relate” to what he saw on screen. Packard […]
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An experience reminiscent of the biblical story of Jonah was experienced by Michael Packard, a professional diver from the United States, who in June 2021 found himself trapped in the mouth of a giant whale off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The 62-year-old himself clarifies that he was not swallowed by the whale, but was trapped in its mouth for about 30 to 45 seconds, experiencing moments of absolute terror. His incredible story is coming back to th…
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