White Squall (1996)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers (WGA):

Charles Gieg Jr. (book) and
Felix Sutton (book) ...

Release Date:

2 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

The strongest force in nature is the will to survive.

Plot:

Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyagee.

Plot Keywords:

Sailing | Ship | 1960s | Squall | Storm

Cast

Jeff Bridges	...	Captain Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon
Caroline Goodall	...	Dr. Alice Sheldon
John Savage	...	McCrea, Albatross Crewman / English Teacher
Scott Wolf	...	Charles 'Chuck' Gieg / Narrator
Jeremy Sisto	...	Frank Beaumont
Ryan Phillippe	...	Gil Martin
David Lascher	...	Robert March
Eric Michael Cole	...	Dean Preston
Jason Marsden	...	Shay Jennings, Albatross First Mate
David Selby	...	Francis Beaumont
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Girard Pascal, Albatross Cook (as Julio Mechoso)
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Coast Guard Capt. Sanders
Balthazar Getty	...	Tod Johnstone
Ethan Embry	...	Tracy Lapchick
Jordan Clarke	...	Charles Gieg

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and a traumatic shipwreck.

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Danish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Norway:11 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34325) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

The real Chuck Gieg and Tod Johnstone went on to fight in the Vietnam War, three years after the Albatross sank. Both returned safely.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Gil is forced to climb the sails, the wind blowshis shirt and you can see his wireless microphone pack on his back.

Quotes:

Captain Christopher "Skipper" Sheldon: Nothing happens on this ship that I don't know about. She speaks to me in the night. So don't test me, not even a little.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Soundtrack:

IN THE MOOD

Dramatic come of age story by Ridley Scott

White Squall

A group of boys joins a sailing vessel to finish their last year of High school on board of the Albatross. They have to learn to work together and act as a team, which at first, is not as easy as it may seem. As time goes by they really become one group and get very close.

This plot may not be to original, and could be stereotyped as cliche. However, as the story unfolds, it still stays fun too watch and jeff bridges as the bold sailor, hard but fair, trying to make men out of different kind of boys, each one coping with his own problems, keeps you interested.

Though (for some people too) dramatic, me and my girlfriend really enjoyed this movie. I can imagine some people having difficulties with the dosis of emotion in this pic. It didn't bother me, i like it when it's well proportioned and not too cliche, except for maybe the final scene, in my eyes White Squall lives up to this.

I think this is an enjoyable movie, when you're just lying back on the couch relaxing and let it flow over you. No difficult story, but it has great shots and pretty good acting and most of the characters are reasonably developed.

7,5 (for making us cry)