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Also known as Perfect Storm

2000 film directed by Wolfgang Petersen

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The Perfect Storm is a 2000 American disaster, drama, and action film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. The cast includes George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, William Fichtner, and John C. Reilly. Bo Goldman served as the screenwriter, while James Horner composed the music. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Radiant Productions, Baltimore Pictures, and Spring Creek Pictures. It was filmed in Florida and distributed by Netflix.

The movie has a runtime of 130 minutes and was released on June 29, 2000. Its budget was $130,000,000, with a reported box office revenue of $328,718,434. The film received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Sound and the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5 based on 188,681 votes and a TMDb vote average of 6.485 from 2,548 votes. The original motion picture soundtrack was released in 2000.

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Film · TMDB

6.5

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

Released: 2000-06-29130 minDir: Wolfgang PetersenDrama, Adventure, ActionBudget: $130MBox office: $329M

Cast

  • George Clooney as Capt. Billy Tyne
  • Mark Wahlberg as Bobby Shatford
  • Diane Lane as Christina "Chris" Cotter
  • John C. Reilly as Dale "Murp" Murphy
  • William Fichtner as David "Sully" Sullivan
  • Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Linda Greenlaw

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • natural disaster
  • u.s. air force
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • marine
  • disaster
  • shark
  • tragic event
  • thunderstorm

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

188,681 votes

Year
2000
Runtime
130 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama

via IMDb

Key facts

Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
Screenplay by
William D. Wittliff
Based on
The Perfect Storm , by Sebastian Junger
Produced by
Paula Weinstein Wolfgang Petersen Gail Katz
Starring
George Clooney Mark Wahlberg Diane Lane William Fichtner Karen Allen Bob Gunton Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio John C. Reilly
Cinematography
John Seale
Edited by
Richard Francis-Bruce
Music by
James Horner
Production companies
Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures Radiant Productions
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
June 30, 2000 ( 2000-06-30 )
Running time
130 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$120 million - $140 million
Box office
$328.7 million

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Bo Goldman
Composer
James Horner
Cinematographer
John Seale
Narrative location
Gloucester
Filming location
Florida
Duration
130
FilmAffinity ID
485674
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
The Perfect Storm Logo.svg
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publication date
2000-06-30
title
The Perfect Storm
distributed by
Netflix
after a work by
Sebastian Junger
capital cost
182600000
box office
328700000
set in period
1990s
Commons category
The Perfect Storm (film)
set in environment
ship
review score
47%
assessment
Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview

The Perfect Storm is a 2000 American disaster drama film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based on the 1997 creative non-fiction book of the same name by Sebastian Junger. The film was adapted by William D. Wittliff, with an uncredited rewrite by Bo Goldman, and tells the story of 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, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and John C. Reilly.

The Perfect Storm was released on June 30, 2000, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received mixed reviews. It grossed $328 million worldwide, becoming the eighth highest-grossing film of 2000.

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