The Perfect Storm (film)
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| Directed by | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Produced by |
Paula Weinstein Wolfgang Peterson Gail Katz |
| Screenplay by |
William D. Wittliff Bo Goldman (uncredited) |
| Based on |
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger |
| Starring |
George Clooney Mark Wahlberg Diane Lane John Hawkes John C. Reilly Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio William Fichtner Bob Gunton Karen Allen |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | John Seale |
| Edited by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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130 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120 million |
| Box office | $328.7 million |
The Perfect Storm is a 2000 American biographical disaster drama film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It is an adaptation of the 1997 non-fiction book of the same title by Sebastian Junger, which tells the story of the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands after being caught in the Perfect Storm of 1991. The film stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, William Fichtner, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, Karen Allen and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. It was released on June 30, 2000, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
In October 1991, the commercial fishing boat Andrea Gail returns to port in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with a poor catch. Desperate for money, Captain Billy Tyne (Clooney) convinces the Andrea Gail crew to join him for one more late season fishing expedition. The crew heads out past their usual fishing grounds in the Grand Banks, leaving a developing thunderstorm behind them. Initially unsuccessful, they head to the Flemish Cap, where their luck greatly improves. At the height of their fishing the ice machine breaks; the only way to sell their catch before it spoils is to hurry back to shore. After debating whether to sail through the building storm or to wait it out, the crew decides to risk the storm. However, between the Andrea Gail and Gloucester is a confluence of two powerful weather fronts and a hurricane, which the Andrea Gail crew underestimates.
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