Preacher (Deep Blue Sea)

Preacher

Background

Sherman "Preacher" Dudley is the cook for Aquatica Research. He has a pet parrot named Bird. Preacher is Christian. He is married and has children. Preacher has battled alcoholism in the past.

During the events of Deep Blue Sea (1999) played by LL Cool J

Preacher pulls out two layers of cake and Bird calls him fat butt. Brenda Kerns asks for Dr. Susan McAlester to come to the surface level over the PA system and the crew has a surprise birthday party for her. Later, Explosions start to erupt from Aquatica and it starts to fall apart. Preacher tries to call Brenda but gets no response. Preacher goes looking for Bird who flew away when the Aquatica started to flood. Preacher sees an Aquatica Shark swimming towards him and goes back into the kitchen. Bird is eaten by an Aquatica Shark and Preacher swims into an oven. As the Aquatica Shark is trying to break into the oven it turns the gas on. Preacher manages to use an ax to cut his way into the top oven and as the Aquatica Shark is distracted, he turns on his lighter and throws it towards the oven, causing it to explode and killing the Aquatica Shark. Preacher opens the door above them and Carter Blake, Susan and Tom Scoggins go to the next level. Carter and Tom go to start the bilge pumps while Susan goes into her room to get her research data. Preacher uses a camcorder to make a video on how to make an omelette. Carter and Tom get the bilge pumps working, but Tom is eaten by an Aquatica Shark. Susan meets up with Carter and Preacher and they swim to the surface while using a spraying fire extinguisher held by a life vest as a distraction. Preacher is grabbed by the Aquatica Shark by the leg and he stabs it in the eye with his crucifix necklace. Carter realizes the Aquatica Sharks have been herding them and using them to flood the facility so they can escape. The female gen 2 Aquatica Shark starts to attack the fence and Carter rigs up a harpoon rifle with a line and tells Susan when he hits the Aquatica Shark with the harpoon tipped with gunpowder, to touch the line to a battery. Susan cuts her hand and gets into the water to act as bait. As Susan is trying to get out of the water, she eaten by the Aquatica Shark. Carter manages to grab onto the fin of the Aquatica Shark as it charges at him and Preacher shoots the harpoon gun at the Aquatica Shark, and the harpoon goes through the fin and impales Carter in the leg. Carter is caught against the fence when the Aquatica Shark breaks through and the harpoon is ripped out of his leg. Preacher then touches the line to the battery and the Aquatica Shark explodes. Preacher and Carter watch as the water taxi returns the crew that left for the weekend and they both agree to quit their jobs.