The Perfect Storm

Wolfgang Petersen (2000)

124min

15 Certificate

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by Tom Hutchinson

This has to be the most waterlogged film since Titanic, and those prone to mal de mer might be advised to have a sick bag to hand. Based on a true story, it concerns the Andrea Gail, a fishing vessel that, while sailing in the North Atlantic in 1991, was caught up in the 20th century's worst storm. A bestubbled George Clooney and a smooth-talking Mark Wahlberg (previously seen together in Three Kings) head the crew, while director Wolfgang Petersen (who made the submarine epic Das Boot) takes a deep breath and plunges the audience in and out of skyscraper-tall waves.

Summary

The skipper of a fishing boat and his crew ignore severe weather warnings and head for a dangerous area of the North Atlantic in search of the last lucrative catch of the season, but end up fighting for survival in the worst storm of the 20th century. Fact-based disaster drama, with George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C Reilly and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

Cast & Crew

Captain Billy Tyne George Clooney

Bobby Shatford Mark Wahlberg

Christina Cotter Diane Lane

Dale "Murph" Murphy John C Reilly

David "Sully" Sullivan William Fichtner

Linda Greenlaw Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Melissa Brown Karen Allen

Alexander McAnally III Bob Gunton

Michael "Bugsy" Moran John Hawkes

Alfred Pierre Allen Payne

Edie Bailey Cherry Jones

Todd Gross Christopher McDonald

Director Wolfgang Petersen

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Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: Warner BrosGuidance: Edited for violence and language.Available on: video and DVDReleased on: 28 Jul 2000

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