White Squall (1996)

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers (WGA):

Charles Gieg Jr. (book) and
Felix Sutton (book) ...

Release Date:

2 febrero 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Frase comercial:

The strongest force in nature is the will to survive.

Plot:

Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyagee.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Prostitute | Sex | Dive | Squall

Awards:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Well acted and often moving

Cast

Jeff Bridges	...	Captain Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon
Caroline Goodall	...	Dr. Alice Sheldon
John Savage	...	McCrea, Albatross Crewman / English Teacher
Scott Wolf	...	Charles 'Chuck' Gieg / Narrator
Jeremy Sisto	...	Frank Beaumont
Ryan Phillippe	...	Gil Martin
David Lascher	...	Robert March
Eric Michael Cole	...	Dean Preston
Jason Marsden	...	Shay Jennings, Albatross First Mate
David Selby	...	Francis Beaumont
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Girard Pascal, Albatross Cook (as Julio Mechoso)
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Coast Guard Capt. Sanders
Balthazar Getty	...	Tod Johnstone
Ethan Embry	...	Tracy Lapchick
Jordan Clarke	...	Charles Gieg

También conocida como:

Corazón de héroes (Argentina) [es]
Tormenta blanca (White Squall) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and a traumatic shipwreck.

Duración:

129 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

South Korea:15 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:L (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34325) | Brazil:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Norway:11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivialidades:

The Danish school girls in the movie were meant to be French school girls in the original script. This change came about as a casting director who searched for French-speaking and -looking actresses met Danish actress Camilla Overbye Roos. The casting director wanted to cast her but she could not speak French. Overbye-Roos then suggested changing the French girls to Danish girls. The casting director asked her to find suitable Danish girls (which were found by contacting Danish exchange students and au-pair girls in America). Photos and screen test of the girls that were found were then sent to director Ridley Scott who approved the change.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the scene when the boys are discussing the hearing Etham Embry's character says the ship went over because she was gybed. The term 'gybe' would never have been used on the 'Albatross' as you only gybe dinghies or yachts. On a square-rigger you would wear ship.

Quotes:

Captain Christopher "Skipper" Sheldon: You can't run from the wind. You trim your sails, face the music, and keep going.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

I WANNA WALK YOU HOME

Well acted and often moving

I quite agree that it is a Dead Poets Society set at sea. It is a mistake to classify it as an Action Movie. It's about building trust and group reliance with some action scenes. The development of mutual respect between the boys is quite believable The acting is excellent in all cases. As a Jeff Bridges fan, I was surprised I'd never heard of it before it appeared on late night TV. The last looks exchanged between the captain and his wife are about as good as they get. Not a really great movie but I found it well worthwhile as a non-fan of action movies.