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Release Date:
2 February 1996 (USA)
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The strongest force in nature is the will to survive. more
Plot:
Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyagee. full summary | add synopsis
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A few good perfectly stormy A&F models
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and a traumatic shipwreck.
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Runtime:
129 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Norway:11 |
Netherlands:12 |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #34325) |
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Iceland:L (original rating) |
South Korea:15 |
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:12 |
Singapore:PG
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This picture is dedicated In Memory Of: Alice Sheldon; George Ptacnik; Rick Marsellus; Robin Wetherall; John Goodlett; and Chris Coristine..."Good shipmates all."
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Continuity: In numerous scenes the sky changes from cloudy to blue in different shots.
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Chuck Gieg:
I think I'm gonna choke on feel good.
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Edited into Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
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BE MY GUEST
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Well, maybe it isn't that bad. Some moments are touching, others genuinely harrowing. And Jeff Bridges always comes up with something surprising. But, "true story" though it may be, "White Squall" is overwhelmed by its obvious schematic and Ridley Scott's signature gloss. Each young crewmember has a stamped-on singular defect, Scott Wolf's tomcruisy precociousness is particularly grating, and for all the magnificent ocean scenery and blather about boys being forged into men, we're shown precious little of the day-to-day grunt/teamwork that's at the core of the whole business. Add to this the greatest assemblage of immaculate white t-shirts and bronzed, hairless torsos since Abercrombie met Fitch, and a potentially gritty, moving story lies trapped in amber.