Monday, October 28, 2013

October 28 - The Perfect Storm

This movie has a scene that happens today – October 28.  I hope you will enjoy this film and watch it tonight.

THE PERFECT STORM         

Gloucester sword fishing boat Capt Bill Tyne persuades the crew of the Andrea Gail to head out for a late season expedition. They have some success, but then their ice machine breaks, meaning they have to return to port at once to sell their catch before it spoils.  The bad news is that two weather fronts and a hurricane have combined in their path to create the “perfect storm” of huge waves and strong winds. A mayday is called in and a Coast Guard helicopter tries to rescue them, but it eventually crashes. Tyne reverses course to get out of the storm, but they encounter a huge rogue wave that capsizes the ship and they all drown on October 28, 1991. [1:50:08 to 1:57:00] On shore their families hold a memorial service.

A tragic story of courage. Unusual weather conditions create a storm like no other the crew had ever seen. This leads to underestimation and bad luck leads to death.

Junger, Sebastian.  The Perfect Storm.  New York; W.W. Norton & Co., 1997. This book at  page 135 gives the date.

Director - Wolfgang Petersen

Awards - The film was nominated for the Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Oscars.

Running Time - 2 hours 10 minutes

Released - June 30, 2000

Starring -
           
George Clooney as William "Billy" Tyne
Mark Wahlberg as Robert "Bobby" Shatford
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Linda Greenlaw
Diane Lane as Christina 'Chris' Cotter
John C. Reilly as Dale "Murph" Murphy
Karen Allen as Melissa Brown






No comments:

Post a Comment