Forces of Nature (1999)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Bronwen Hughes

Writer (WGA):

Marc Lawrence (written by)

Release Date:

19 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He went from the eye of the storm, into the arms of a hurricane.

Plot:

A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Geo Metro | Man Forced To Strip | Chick Flick | Airplane Accident

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Ben Affleck	...	Ben Holmes
Sandra Bullock	...	Sarah Lewis
Maura Tierney	...	Bridget Cahill
Steve Zahn	...	Alan
Blythe Danner	...	Virginia
Ronny Cox	...	Hadley
Michael Fairman	...	Richard Holmes
Richard Schiff	...	Joe
Athena Maria Bitzis	...	Juanita the Bull Tamer (as Athena Bitzis)
Afemo Omilami	...	Cab Driver
David Strickland	...	Steve Montgomery
Jack Kehler	...	Vic DeFranco
Janet Carroll	...	Barbara Holmes
Meredith Scott Lynn	...	Debbie
George Wallace	...	Max (as George D. Wallace)
Steve Hytner	...	Jack Bailey
John Doe	...	Carl Lewis
Anne Haney	...	Emma
Bert Remsen	...	Ned
Julie Ivey	...	Beth
Maia Lien	...	Sandy
Danny Scalf	...	Skycap
Franklin H.D. Ecker	...	Groomsman #1
Rafiki Smith	...	Groomsman #2
Carter Reedy	...	Groomsman #3
Taylor Gilbert	...	Dr. Keller
Francisco De Ramírez	...	Bus Driver
Pat Crawford Brown	...	Florence
Bill Erwin	...	Murray
William Marquez	...	Herman
Michael Cudlitz	...	Bartender
Libby Whittemore	...	Car Rental Agent
Dan Albright	...	Officer McDonnell
Mike Pniewski	...	Conductor
Antone Calandra	...	Sunseeker
Bill Coates	...	Sunseeker
Damon Frost	...	Sunseeker
Vivian Edwards-Ashford	...	Sunseeker
Tommy Chappelle	...	Sunseeker
James Chirbas	...	Sunseeker
Jean Gates	...	Sunseeker
Joan Glover	...	Sunseeker
Bob King	...	Sunseeker
Winnie Hammer	...	Sunseeker
George Stoba	...	Sunseeker
Leon Lamar	...	Sunseeker
Judith Maltenfort	...	Sunseeker
Marc McPherson	...	Hotel Manager
Shelly Desai	...	Cabbie
Cordell Nichols	...	Child on Train
Dan Biggers	...	Justice of the Peace
Mali Miller	...	Sunseeker
Nathalie Hendrix	...	Airport Reporter (as Natalie Hendrix)
Eddie Miller	...	Sunseeker
Scott Pierce	...	News Anchor
Ginnie Randall	...	Sunseeker
Shannon Welles	...	Lady in Wheelchair
Beverly Shelton	...	Sunseeker
Danny Nelson	...	Sunseeker
Jacki Wilson	...	Sunseeker
Marshall Rosenblum	...	Ticket Vendor
Wes Kennemore	...	Thief
Bob King	...	Sunseeker
Brandon McLaughlin	...	Delivery Man
Justin Michael Benassi	...	Sarah's Son
Joanne Pankow	...	Sunseeker Gladys
Lester Cohen	...	Port Authority Spokesman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kara Hamilton	...	Kirsten
Cal Johnson	...	Wedding Party Guest #1
Chad Ridgely	...	Police Officer
Rob Springer	...	Wedding Videographer
Lauralei Combs	...	(uncredited)
Christofer Michaels	...	Assistant (uncredited)
Joe Pantoliano	...	Cab Driver (uncredited)
Heidi Salinger	...	Snooty Kid (uncredited)
Timothy J. Scanlin Jr.	...	Student from Antwerp (uncredited)
Jade Wu	...	Traveler (uncredited)

Directed by
Bronwen Hughes

Writing credits (WGA)
Marc Lawrence		(written by)

Produced by
Susan Arnold	....	producer
Ian Bryce	....	producer
Donna Roth	....	producer
Steven P. Saeta	....	associate producer
Ricki Spector	....	associate producer

Original Music by
John Powell

Cinematography by
Elliot Davis
David Stockton

Film Editing by
Craig Wood

Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson

Production Design by
Lester Cohen

Art Direction by
Christa Munro

Set Decoration by
Leslie Morales
Chuck Potter

Costume Design by
Donna Zakowska

Makeup Department
Sherri Bramlett	....	hair stylist
Tina Harrelson	....	makeup artist
Candace Neal	....	hair stylist
Sandra S. Orsolyak	....	makeup artist
Janine Rath	....	hair stylist: Ms. Bullock
Amy Schmiederer	....	assistant makeup artist
Michelle Weiss	....	assistant hair stylist
Pamela S. Westmore	....	makeup artist: Ms. Bullock
Cindy J. Williams	....	makeup artist (as Cindy Jane Williams)
Janet Carey	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Stephen Kelley	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Barbara Lacy	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Erica Frauman	....	post-production supervisor
Pamela Hochschartner	....	unit production manager: New York second Unit
Cordy Rierson	....	production manager
Steven P. Saeta	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael N. Anderson	....	first assistant director: second unit
John Guss	....	additional second assistant director
K.C. Hodenfield	....	first assistant director
Lisa C. Satriano	....	second assistant director (as Lisa Satriano)
Rebecca Stefan	....	second second assistant director (as Rebecca A. Stefan)
Alexander Witt	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jack Ballance	....	set designer
David M. Bowen	....	assistant property master
Clifton T. Cooper	....	set dresser
Sarah Costello	....	painter
Max Daly	....	art department assistant
Susan Dennis	....	property assistant
Daniel Dietrich	....	construction foreperson
Frank M. Fleming	....	lead man
Patrick Fuhrman	....	set dresser
Kevin Garland	....	labor foreman
Lillian Heyward	....	computer graphic designer
Lillian Heyward	....	graphic designer/sign designer
Richard Hill	....	construction propmaker foreman
Claire Kirk	....	art department coordinator
Scott A. Lawson	....	set dresser
Bryan Lee	....	construction foreperson
Melissa Matthies	....	property master
Alton McClellan	....	paint foreperson
John W. Morgan	....	stand-by painter
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction coordinator
Todd Morris	....	on-set dresser
Scot Noonan	....	labor foreman
Bozydar Orszula	....	construction foreperson
Doug Petersen	....	construction propmaker foreman
Chuck Potter	....	co-set decorator
Ricky Riggs	....	scenic charge
Glenn Rivers	....	draftsman
Larry Sauls	....	set dresser
Jonathan Short	....	set designer
John Thomas	....	paint foreperson
Penny Thomas	....	paint foreperson
Dixie Leigh Townsend	....	construction buyer
Stacy Weddington	....	buyer
Stacy Weddington	....	set dresser
Angie Woodard	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Erik Aadahl	....	assistant dialogue editor
Michael Babcock	....	sound editor (as Michael T. Babcock)
David Beadle	....	dialogue editor
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer (as Dave Betancourt)
Lukas Bower	....	dialogue editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Carrie Cashman	....	foley recordist
Lawrence L. Commans	....	additional boom operator
Mark Cookson	....	foley editor
Russell DeWolf	....	dialogue editor (as Russ DeWolf)
Joe Dorn	....	adr supervisor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Andrea S. Gard	....	assistant sound designer
Howell Gibbens	....	adr editor
Kevin Globerman	....	second engineer
Larry Goeb	....	dialogue editor
Tim Gomillion	....	sound re-recordist
David Grecu	....	foley editor (as Dave Grecu)
David Hankins	....	supervising sound editor
Sara Hankins	....	adr apprentice editor
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Sonya Henry	....	dialogue editor
Andy Kopetzky	....	foley editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Newlan	....	foley supervisor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Geoffrey Patterson	....	production sound mixer
Robert Renga	....	sound recordist
Joe Schiff	....	adr assistant
Frank Smathers	....	sound effects editor
Mark Steinbeck	....	boom operator
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Randy Thom	....	sound designer
Bill Ward	....	assistant sound editor
Ben Wienert	....	cable person
Geoff Zanelli	....	sound engineer
Geoff Zanelli	....	synths recording

Special Effects by
Steve Bunyea	....	special effects technician (as Steven Bunyea)
Jack Davis	....	special effects technician
Ken Ebert	....	special effects technician
John Frazier	....	special effects supervisor
Jim Jolly	....	special effects technician (as Jim Jolley)
Ralph Kerr	....	special effects technician
Martin Montoya	....	special effects technician
Joe Pancake	....	special effects technician
Frances Pennington	....	special effects technician (as Francis Pennington)
James D. Schwalm	....	special effects on-set coordinator (as Jim Schwalm)
J.D. Schwalm	....	special effects
Bryan Wohlers	....	special effects technician
Michael J. Hudson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
David Blizard	....	digital artist
Casey Cannon	....	computer graphics producer: BFTRE
Richard Chuang	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Cooper	....	visual effects plate supervisor
Chanda Cummings	....	digital artist
Jean Cunningham	....	digital artist
Michael Day	....	digital artist
Philippe Denis	....	digital artist
Alex Drought	....	digital nonlinear engineer
Konrad Dunton	....	digital artist
Jonah Hall	....	digital artist
Thane Hawkins	....	digital artist
Jason Heapy	....	production coordinator
Kristi Hewitt	....	digital artist
Sharon Smith Holley	....	visual effects editor
David House	....	digital artist
Les Hunter	....	visual effects producer: PDI
Mel Kangleon	....	color timer: PDI
Stephanie Katritos	....	digital artist
Ken Keys	....	digital artist
Henry LaBounta	....	visual effects supervisor
Ed Lazor	....	digital artist
Alan G. Markowitz	....	visual effects supervisor
Gerald McAleece III	....	technical assistant
Alberto Menache	....	character technical director: PDI
Alberto Menache	....	digital artist
George Merkert	....	visual effects executive producer: PDI
Barbara Meyers	....	digital artist
Steven Moder	....	digital non-linear engineer
Shawn Neely	....	software development
Bertrand Ong	....	digital artist: PDI
Stephan Osterburg	....	digital artist
Brice Parker	....	visual effects coordinator
Sean Pollack	....	digital artist
Thomas Pushpathadam	....	digital artist
Federico Revia	....	digital artist
Marc D. Rienzo	....	compositor: PDI/DreamWorks
Federico Rivia	....	digital effects artist
Krzysztof Rostek	....	digital artist
James Rowell	....	digital artist
Jesse Silver	....	matte artist
Alan Sonneman	....	matte painter
Rahul Thakkar	....	software development
Chris Trimble	....	digital artist: PDI
Adam Valdez	....	animation supervisor
Todd Vaziri	....	computer graphics artist: BFTRE
Nathania Vishnevsky	....	digital artist
Larry Weiss	....	computer graphics sequence supervisor: PDI
Erik Winquist	....	digital artist: PDI
Mark Edwards	....	film recorder operator: PDI (uncredited)
Marlon Montgomery	....	animation technology (uncredited)
Curt Stewart	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Nancy Ellen Anzalone	....	stunt double: Sandra Bullock
Lena Fennema	....	stunts
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunt actor
Cal Johnson	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Li	....	stunts
Tina Mckissick	....	stunts
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger	....	stunts
Stevan Schwartzenberger	....	stunts
Lonnie R. Smith	....	stunts (as Lonnie Smith)
Michele Waitman	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Barber	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jeff Becker	....	rigging chief lighting technician
Lee Blasingame	....	first assistant camera
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera
John Buckley	....	chief lighting technician
Kristen Bunting	....	grip
Thomas Crawford	....	best boy grip
Jason Dannenberg	....	additional grip
Greg Fausak	....	grip (as Gregory Fausak)
John Fine	....	electrician
Bill Fine Jr.	....	electrician (as Bill Fine)
Ken Fisher	....	camera operator
Ken Fisher	....	camera operator: second unit
Thomas Gibson	....	best boy: second unit (as Tom Gibson)
Paul Hamacher	....	grip
Jimmy Harritos	....	electrician
Mark Jackson	....	first assistant camera
Doug Keegan	....	electrician
Nathaniel Kendrick Jr.	....	electrician (as Nathaniel Kendrick)
Chris Lombardi	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Richard Mall	....	key grip
Ethan McQuerrey	....	electrician
Renton-Paul Medcalf	....	key rigging grip
Darren Michaels	....	unit still photographer
Joseph C. Ogg Jr.	....	electrician
Ryan Parks	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David Pearlberg	....	dolly grip
Jeff Pelton	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Calmar Roberts	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Cal Roberts)
Scott Ronnow	....	camera loader
Mark Sannes	....	key grip: second unit
Michael Satterfield	....	electrician
Scott Satterfield	....	grip (as Scott Neil Satterfield)
John Seravic	....	grip
Mike Shaheen	....	video playback operator
Chris Squires	....	Steadicam operator
Mark Suveg	....	video assist operator (as Mark C. 'Snackie' Suveg)
Atom Vyvial	....	additional grip
Atom Vyvial	....	additional rigging electrician
Warner R. Wacha	....	second assistant camera (as Warner Wacha)
Alexander Witt	....	director of photography: second unit
R. Michael Yope	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Glenn Cannon	....	playback operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Libby Goldstein	....	casting associate
Chris Hutchins	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Andrews	....	wardrobe supervisor
Sharon Globerson	....	assistant costume designer
Zandra Harding	....	key costumer
Juliet Ouyoung	....	assistant costume designer: New York
Virginia D. Patton	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Ginnie Patton)
Frankie Ritacco	....	costumer
Kate Sawyer	....	set costumer
Joel Voorhies	....	costumer: Ms. Bullock (as Joel D. Voorhies)
Gillian Waterman	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Tony Bacigalupi	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Terry Claborn	....	color timer
Kevin Du Toit	....	post-production assistant
Sven E. Fahlgren	....	post-production coordinator
Peter Fandetti	....	assistant editor
Sharon Smith Holley	....	first assistant editor
Simon Morgan	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Gavin Greenaway	....	additional music arranger
Gavin Greenaway	....	conductor
Todd Homme	....	executive in charge of music
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
Alan Meyerson	....	score mixer
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	orchestrator
Marvin R. Morris	....	assistant music editor
Katherine Quittner	....	music editor
Katherine Quittner	....	music editor: temp music
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor
Robbie Robertson	....	creative music consultant
Gregg Silk	....	assistant score engineer
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Gavin Greenaway	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Neil Castles Jr.	....	driver
Howie Mandel	....	transportation co-captain (as Howard Mandel)
Sheila Mandel	....	transportation office coordinator
Randy Peters	....	transportation coordinator
Ron Poniewaz Jr.	....	transportation co-captain
Ron Poniewaz	....	transportation captain
Candace Wells	....	transportation captain
David Carlton White	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Joanne Abrams	....	assistant: Ms. Arnold
Jason Asher	....	production secretary
Brumby Broussard	....	production assistant
David Butler	....	production assistant
Abby Callahan	....	assistant to directors
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer: main title sequence
Stephen M. Corbin	....	craft service
Sundy Corbin	....	craft service
Danielle Crockett	....	production assistant
Julie Cummings	....	production assistant
Aria Noelle Curzon	....	adr artist
Max Daly	....	production assistant
Maria DeVane	....	post-production accountant
Betsy Doubledee	....	production assistant
Franklin H.D. Ecker	....	location assistant
Erin Engman	....	assistant production office coordinator
Tracey Fajen	....	production assistant
Billy Fields	....	set medic
Pamela Fowler	....	set medic
Lee Futch	....	production assistant
Soren Garcia-Rey	....	assistant: Mr. Affleck
Yvonne Goessling	....	assistant: Ian Bryce
Andrew Grob	....	assistant location manager
John Guss	....	production assistant (as John Walker Guss)
Cate Hardman	....	script supervisor
Jason Heapy	....	production coordinator
Bill Hill	....	assistant accountant
Lance Holland	....	location manager: North Carolina
Amy Leigh Johnson	....	unit publicist
Lara Leonard	....	assistant: Ms. Bullock (as Lara L. Leonard)
Michael Leon	....	location manager
Sheila Mandel	....	production assistant
Walter M. McCormick	....	projectionist (as Walt McCormick)
Kathryn Mindala	....	accountant
Steven R. Molen	....	production executive
Janice Perry	....	production assistant
Randy Peters	....	aerial coordinator
Bill Phillips	....	assistant accountant
Michael Scott Reid	....	production assistant
Chris Romberg	....	first assistant accountant
Rip Russell	....	assistant accountant
Adam Shankman	....	choreographer
Todd Soley	....	stand-in: Ben Affleck
Timothy Stone	....	assistant location manager
Karen Turner	....	payroll accountant
Lois Walker	....	production coordinator
Megan Weaver	....	assistant: Ms. Roth
Andrew J. Young	....	location scout
Kurt Zelnak	....	travel coordinator
Brooke Brunson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Clossin	....	stand-in: male (uncredited)
Albert B. Cooper IV	....	representative: Georgia Film Office (uncredited)
Elissa Ewalt	....	production assistant: Virginia (uncredited)
Ronda McCall	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Shannon Petska	....	assistant production office coordinator (uncredited)
Senia Phillips	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Kelly Tippens	....	stand-in: Sandra Bullock (uncredited)

Production Companies

• DreamWorks SKG
• Roth-Arnold Productions

Distributors

• DreamWorks Distribution (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (theatrical) (non-USA)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2002) (USA) (TV)
• Argentina Video Home (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Cinema International (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Net5 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Universal Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Other Companies

• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• DreamWorks Records  soundtrack
• Imaginary Forces  main titles design
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Media Ventures  music production services
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sensuality, language and a scene of drug use.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36559) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

The driving scene on the island near the end of the film, supposedly Hawaii, is actually Trunk Bay in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Reflected in Sarah's glasses.

Quotes:

Ben Holmes: [arguing with Sarah] My funeral is gonna be PACKED!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Forces of Nature (#6.2)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Pharaoh

confused collage of meaningless moments

This movie seems as if someone had a cute idea for a movie, thought of two or three funny possibilities, hired a good cast, then turned the whole thing over to a really bad screenwriter and even worse director. The director filmed a screwball romantic comedy as if it were a dark, artsy film---weird camera angles, blue filtered shots, lingering, close up looks at raindrops. Steve Zahn was good, as always. Ben Affleck was charming, sweet, almost shy; he was perfect for a romantic comedy. Sandra Bullock struggled along valiantly with a character who was supposed to be zany, but whose wackiness consisted of things like madly kissing a husband she hated, abandoning her child, going on carnival rides, offering to strip for money, and bumming a ride with a fellow airline passenger. The script had very few funny lines; there was no physical comedy; it was boring. It introduced potentially funny situations, then cut them off before they could develop. To top it all off, the "twist" at the end was a slap in the face to anyone expecting a fun romantic comedy. If you saw the trailer for the movie and liked it, as I did, my advice is: don't go to the movie. It will only spoil a nice trailer.