Rating: PG13
Genres:
Adventure
Drama
Theatrical Release: 06/30/2000(USA)
Release Date: 05/15/2007
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD-EX/DD5.1
Run Time: 130 min
Flags: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
In October 1991, a dying tropical hurricane from Bermuda collided with a cold front from the Great Lakes, resulting in a "perfect storm" of previously unknown destructive impact that resulted in 100-foot waves; tragically, the crew of a fishing boat was lost in the midst of the fearsome storm. Based on the best-selling book by
Sebastian Junger,
The Perfect Storm tells the story of the ship's brave and hard-working crew. Billy Tyne (
George Clooney), captain of the Andrea Gail, hasn't had much luck finding catch on his most recent trips to sea, and with money short, he and his crew -- Bob Shatford (
Mark Wahlberg), Dale Murphy (
John C. Reilly), and David Sullivan (
William Fichtner) set out again when they hear that the fish are running. Billy's hunch proves correct, but when the ship's refrigeration system goes haywire, they have to return to shore as quickly as possible before the fish spoil, sending them into the middle of the worst storm in history. The supporting cast includes
Mary Elziabeth Mastrantonio,
Diane Lane,
Bob Gunton, and
Karen Allen;
Wolfgang Petersen, whose breakthrough film was the aquatic wartime
drama Das Boot, directed.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
A Real-Life Sea Disaster Epic.
Wolfgang Petersen directed this disaster sea adventure based on the book by Sebastian Junger which was inspired by a true story set in the early 1990s. George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg head an all-star cast in telling of how the crew of a New England fishing boat are caught in a struggle against a combination of three brutal storms that formed into a perfect 10 hurricane--The Storm of the Century! The movie was dedicated to the memory of the crew of the Hannah Boden, who all perished in that monster storm. Also starring John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, John Hawkes, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Allen Payne, Michael Ironside, Bob Gunton, Karen Allen, Christopher McDonald, Rusty Schwimmer, Cherry Jones, and Janet Wright.
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