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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Wolfgang Petersen
Writers (WGA):
Sebastian Junger (book)
William D. Wittliff (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 June 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Action | Thriller more
Tagline:
In the Fall of 1991, the "Andrea Gail" left Gloucester, Mass. and headed for the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. Two weeks later, an event took place that had never occurred in recorded history. more
Plot:
An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 19 nominations more
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User Comments:
Clooney gives his all in storming depressant. more (742 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George Clooney ... Captain Billy Tyne

Mark Wahlberg ... Bobby Shatford

Diane Lane ... Christina Cotter

John C. Reilly ... Dale 'Murph' Murphy

William Fichtner ... David 'Sully' Sullivan
John Hawkes ... Mike 'Bugsy' Moran

Allen Payne ... Alfred Pierre

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ... Linda Greenlaw

Karen Allen ... Melissa Brown
Cherry Jones ... Edie Bailey

Bob Gunton ... Alexander McAnally III

Christopher McDonald ... Todd Gross

Michael Ironside ... Bob Brown

Rusty Schwimmer ... Irene 'Big Red' Johnson
Janet Wright ... Ethel Shatford
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and scenes of peril.
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Runtime:
130 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital EX | SDDS (8 channels) | DTS
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37526) | Philippines:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Dana Point, California, USA more
Company:
Baltimore Spring Creek Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Legal Sea Foods, a Boston-based restaurant, purchased the Lady Grace, the ship used as the Andrea Gail in the film. It is now in Gloucester, Massachusetts as a floating memorial to fishermen who have lost their lives at sea. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Just before the Andrea Gail is overturned and sunk, she is shown from above approaching a giant wave, with her stablizing "out-riggers" deployed. The next shot she is shown head-on and they are not in view. Finally, she is shown from above again, climbing the wave, and the stablizers are again deployed. more
Quotes:
Christina 'Chris' Cotter: I'll be asleep, and then all of a sudden there he is... that big smile, you know that smile... And I say 'Hey Bobby, where ya been?'... but he won't tell me... He just smiles and says 'Remember I'll always love you Christina... I love you now and I love you forever... No goodbye... Only love... '... and then he's gone... but he's always happy when he goes, so I know he's gotta be OK... absolutely OK...
Ethel Shatford: ...I love your dream...
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Futurama: Obsoletely Fabulous (#5.14)" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Yours Forever more

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User Comments

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16 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Clooney gives his all in storming depressant., 24 November 2000
8/10
Author: Paul Nixon (Robin_Hood) from Stoke-on-Trent, England

Active, exciting, moving...depressing. I have so many mixed emotions about this movie due to realising that more or less everything we see is true. George Clooney perfectly captures the busy, yet quite lonely man, that was Billy Tyne. Mark Whalberg, who supported Clooney in 'Three Kings', also gives an excellent performance as Bobby Shatford. The movie, on a whole, succeeds where a lot of films this year have - it's gripping. The whole scenario of the storm, the crew, the boat and the relationships are so scarily captivating it's unreal. However, if you don't know the ending or what goes on in the film, i won't say anything, but be warned! This film has scarred my mind. The performances from all actors are so good, i was depressed for about 3 days afterwards! That is the only weakness however. It's a great film a really worth watching. I would also recommend the book to anyone who hasn't read it - A bloody good read, although even that has it's depressing moments. 8/10 - worth purchasing because it could effectively become a classic.

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