Jack and Claire Carpenter realize his life-long dream by selling the family farm and uprooting their four kids to buy the yacht Providence. Sons Gary, Brian and Timmy give it an honest try ...
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Title: Survive the Savage Sea (TV Movie 1992)
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| Robert Urich | ... | Jack Carpenter | |
| Ali MacGraw | ... | Claire Carpenter | |
| Danielle von Zerneck | ... | Susan | |
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Mark Ballou | ... | Gary Carpentar |
| David Franklin | ... | Wally | |
| Ryan Urich | ... | Brian Carpenter | |
| Peter Sumner | ... | Buzz | |
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David Daniels | ... | Timmy |
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Dylan Daniels | ... | Timmy |
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John Heywood | ... | Commander |
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Gus Mercurio | ... | Mr. Haines |
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Betty Bobbitt | ... | Mrs. Haines |
| Michael Bishop | ... | Howard | |
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David Tipoki | ... | Fishing Captain |
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Pahnie Jantzen | ... | First Mate |
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Jack and Claire Carpenter realize his life-long dream by selling the family farm and uprooting their four kids to buy the yacht Providence. Sons Gary, Brian and Timmy give it an honest try and daughter Susan decides to take a job in a port. Her place is taken by Wally Hudson, who wanted a lift to Tahiti and proves a spoiled brat, without the sailing experience he claimed. Shortly after sighting whales, they are hit by a whole group and sink, too fast to think of sending a radio message. Their inflatable raft is too small for six people and supplies are only for a day or three. To get 1,000 miles further, where sea traffic is far more likely to find them, Jack designs a sail. Everything proves hard, even the rain they desperately longed for, but the boys show great courage. Only after weeks Susan gets a search started. Written by KGF Vissers
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MISSING: An American family on vacation. LAST SEEN: 38 days ago. LOCATION: Somewhere in the Pacific. STATUS: Presumed dead.Genres:
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 January 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A tenger fogságában See more »Filming Locations:
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The book upon which this movie is based, Dougal Robertson's "Survive the Savage Sea", is a true story. He and his family spent 37 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean after his boat was attacked by a pod of killer whales. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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In this film we find a family man (Robert Urich) taking his family on a yachting vacation until things go sour and the boat sinks. The family is now on a raft trying to survive the best they can.
This is one of the better made-for-TV disaster films to come out of the early 90s and really did a good job at not going all out on drama or all out on special effects (that usual ruin good films). If you find it, watch it.
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