The Perfect Storm Movie Review 2000

Based on the true story of the Andrea Gail, a swordfishing boat lost at sea in 1991 during a freak storm--one of the biggest of the century--off the coast of Newfoundland. Film briefly sets up the backgrounds of the six men who will be the captain and crew on the tragic voyage, but not even Clooney and Wahlberg can compete with the watery special effects and it turns into a stereotypical disaster flick. Adapted from Sebastian Junger's bestselling nonfiction account of the tragedy.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, Tragedy, Sail Away, Disaster Flicks, Top Grossing Films of 2000, Weathermen

Screenplay

William D. Wittliff

Cast

George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Allen Payne, John Hawkes, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Cherry Jones, Christopher McDonald, Dash Mihok, Josh Hopkins, Michael Ironside, Janet Wright, Rusty Schwimmer

Cinematography

John Seale

Director

Wolfgang Petersen

Music

James Horner

Producer

Paula Weinstein, Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz, Barry Levinson, Duncan Henderson, Radiant, Warner Bros.