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White Squall

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
25K
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White Squall (1996)
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Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.

  • Director
    • Ridley Scott
  • Writers
    • Charles Gieg Jr.
    • Felix Sutton
    • Todd Robinson
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Caroline Goodall
    • John Savage
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writers
      • Charles Gieg Jr.
      • Felix Sutton
      • Todd Robinson
    • Stars
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Caroline Goodall
      • John Savage
    • 103User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    White Squall
    Trailer 2:34
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    Photos72

    Caroline Goodall in White Squall (1996)
    Scott Wolf in White Squall (1996)
    Jeff Bridges, Michael Cole, Eric Michael, and Scott Wolf in White Squall (1996)
    Ryan Phillippe, Balthazar Getty, Jason Marsden, Eric Michael Cole, Ethan Embry, David Lascher, and Scott Wolf in White Squall (1996)
    Jeff Bridges and Caroline Goodall in White Squall (1996)
    Jeff Bridges in White Squall (1996)
    Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, and Scott Wolf in White Squall (1996)
    Ryan Phillippe, Jeff Bridges, Balthazar Getty, Jeremy Sisto, Eric Michael Cole, Caroline Goodall, David Lascher, Julio Oscar Mechoso, and Scott Wolf in White Squall (1996)
    Jeff Bridges in White Squall (1996)
    Jeff Bridges in White Squall (1996)
    Ryan Phillippe, Balthazar Getty, Jason Marsden, Eric Michael Cole, Ethan Embry, David Lascher, and Scott Wolf in White Squall (1996)
    Jeff Bridges, Jason Marsden, Jeremy Sisto, Eric Michael Cole, Caroline Goodall, David Lascher, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Peyton Thomas, and Scott Wolf in White Squall (1996)

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Sheldon 'Skipper'
    Caroline Goodall
    Caroline Goodall
    • Dr. Alice Sheldon
    John Savage
    John Savage
    • McCrea
    Scott Wolf
    Scott Wolf
    • Chuck Gieg
    Jeremy Sisto
    Jeremy Sisto
    • Frank Beaumont
    Ryan Phillippe
    Ryan Phillippe
    • Gil Martin
    David Lascher
    David Lascher
    • Robert March
    Eric Michael Cole
    Eric Michael Cole
    • Dean Preston
    Jason Marsden
    Jason Marsden
    • Shay Jennings
    David Selby
    David Selby
    • Francis Beaumont
    Julio Oscar Mechoso
    Julio Oscar Mechoso
    • Girard Pascal
    • (as Julio Mechoso)
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Sanders
    Balthazar Getty
    Balthazar Getty
    • Tod Johnstone
    Ethan Embry
    Ethan Embry
    • Tracy Lapchick
    Jordan Clarke
    Jordan Clarke
    • Charles Gieg
    Lizbeth Mackay
    Lizbeth Mackay
    • Middy Gieg
    Jill Larson
    Jill Larson
    • Peggy Beaumont
    James Medina
    • Cuban Commander
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writers
      • Charles Gieg Jr.
      • Felix Sutton
      • Todd Robinson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Scott Wolf was 27 when he played a 15-year-old boy.
    • Goofs
      According to the timelines shown on screen, the story starts in 1960 and ends in 1961. However, in one of the scenes on the ship, in the background you can hear JFK's speech about the Cuban Missile Crisis from October 1962.
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      Edited into Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Valpariso
      Written and Performed by Sting

      Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

    User reviews103

    Review
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    Featured review
    7/10
    Dramatic come of age story by Ridley Scott
    White Squall

    A group of boys joins a sailing vessel to finish their last year of High school on board of the Albatross. They have to learn to work together and act as a team, which at first, is not as easy as it may seem. As time goes by they really become one group and get very close.

    This plot may not be to original, and could be stereotyped as cliche. However, as the story unfolds, it still stays fun too watch and jeff bridges as the bold sailor, hard but fair, trying to make men out of different kind of boys, each one coping with his own problems, keeps you interested.

    Though (for some people too) dramatic, me and my girlfriend really enjoyed this movie. I can imagine some people having difficulties with the dosis of emotion in this pic. It didn't bother me, i like it when it's well proportioned and not too cliche, except for maybe the final scene, in my eyes White Squall lives up to this.

    I think this is an enjoyable movie, when you're just lying back on the couch relaxing and let it flow over you. No difficult story, but it has great shots and pretty good acting and most of the characters are reasonably developed.

    7,5 (for making us cry)
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    10
    • jeroenberndsen1
    • Jul 17, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Danish
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Corazones de héroes
    • Filming locations
      • Malta
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Largo Entertainment
      • Scott Free Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $38,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,292,300
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,908,514
      • Feb 4, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,292,300
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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