The perfect storm / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures production ; in association with Radiant Productions ; screenplay by Bill Wittliff ; produced by Paula Weinstein, Wolfgang Petersen, and Gail Katz ; directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 116322 | Warner Home Video | (container)18584 | Warner Home Video | (disc)Language: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French Series: Director's signature seriesPublisher: [Burbank, California] : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., [2007]Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 1419855212
- 9781419855214
- Andrea Gail (Boat) -- Drama
- Halloween Nor'easter, 1991 -- Drama
- Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Drama
- Rescues -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Drama
- Natural disasters -- New England -- Drama
- Fisheries -- New England -- Drama
- Swordfish fisheries -- New England -- Drama
- Fishing boats -- Massachusetts -- Gloucester -- Drama
- North Atlantic Ocean -- Drama
- Gloucester (Mass.) -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Director of photography, John Seale ; edited by Richard Francis-Bruce ; music by James Horner ; production designed by William Sandell ; visual effects supervisor, Stefen Fangmeier ; costumes designed by Erica Edell Phillips.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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, Rovi
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital surround 5.1 EX, Dolby Digital surround 5.1; widescreen presentation preserving the 'scope' aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, 2.35:1; enhanced for widescreen televisions.
DVD-ROM minimum system requirements: InterActual-compatible player (included on this disc), Microsoft Windows 98SE or later, Microsoft IE 5.5 SP1, Macromedia Flash Player 7, an Internet connection, a DVD-ROM drive and a DirectShow-compatible DVD decoder. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Mac OS.
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned.
Based on the book by Sebastian Junger.
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, John Hawkes, Allen Payne, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Christopher McDonald, Dash Mihok, Josh Hopkins, Michael Ironside, Cherry Jones, Rusty Schwimmer, Janet Wright, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
Director of photography, John Seale ; edited by Richard Francis-Bruce ; music by James Horner ; production designed by William Sandell ; visual effects supervisor, Stefen Fangmeier ; costumes designed by Erica Edell Phillips.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000.
DVD originally issued in 2000.
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for language and scenes of peril; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
The Andrea Gail is a sword fishing boat out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Billy Tyne is her captain, down-on-his-luck from a recent losing streak, looking to bring back one big score so he and his crew will have the money to stay ashore during the coming winter. So out they go, and they hit it big, hauling in what the crew estimates is a quarter-million-dollars worth of fish. Unfortunately, they haven't paid attention to the weather forecasts or the radio, and the boat is right in the path of what will become one of the most terrifying and fantastic storms of the century. The always-beating heart of the adventure are the men (and women) who go down to the sea in ships and are oft-times lost at sea, doing battle with the unpredictable, sometimes vicious forces of Nature. Based on a true story, and dedicated to the ten thousand Gloucestermen who have died at sea since 1623.
Gloucester, fall 1991 -- Home safe (Credits) -- Cold streak -- Father and son -- Going back out -- People with kids -- Romance in it -- Worth it -- Saying goodbye -- For the long run -- Going fishing (Tush) -- Confidence -- Shark! -- "I always find the fish!" -- Murph's accident -- Managed gratitude -- Moments of truth -- Lots of weather -- Flemish Cap -- Homeward bound -- Rescue 231 at the ... -- Middle of the monster -- Delivery to the Tamaroa -- Antenna gone, bird -- Cutting loose -- Running on fumes -- Rescue 231 ditches -- Bugsy overboard -- Billy's decision -- Credit for guts -- Swimming to the ... -- Topsy-turvy -- Everything they've got -- One wave too many -- Hell of a fight -- Only love -- Sleep well -- Dreamers -- Dedication/End credits.
Special features: Commentary with director Wolfgang Petersen [optional audio feature]; Commentary with Stefen Fangmeier and Helen Elswit [optional audio feature]; Commentary with Sebastian Junger [optional audio feature]; Cast & crew [text feature]; Creating "The Perfect Storm" [featurette] (20 min.); Witnesses to the storm [featurette] (5 min.); Creating an emotion [featurette] (4 min.); Conceptual art with commentary by Wolfgang Petersen [slide show] (10 min); "Yours forever" photo montage [slide show] (4 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Soundtrack promo (20 sec.); Storyboard gallery [slide show]; DVD-ROM features [requires a DVD-ROM drive and Web browser].