Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jeff Bridges | ... | Sheldon 'Skipper' | |
Caroline Goodall | ... | Dr. Alice Sheldon | |
John Savage | ... | McCrea | |
Scott Wolf | ... | Chuck Gieg | |
Jeremy Sisto | ... | Frank Beaumont | |
Ryan Phillippe | ... | Gil Martin | |
David Lascher | ... | Robert March | |
Eric Michael Cole | ... | Dean Preston | |
Jason Marsden | ... | Shay Jennings | |
David Selby | ... | Francis Beaumont | |
Julio Oscar Mechoso | ... | Girard Pascal (as Julio Mechoso) | |
Zeljko Ivanek | ... | Sanders | |
Balthazar Getty | ... | Tod Johnstone | |
Ethan Embry | ... | Tracy Lapchick | |
Jordan Clarke | ... | Charles Gieg |
A true story about a group of American teenage boys who crew a school sailing ship to gain experience, discipline, or whatever their parents feel they lack. The voyage is a true adventure for them all but it has its downs as well as ups. Written by Rob Hartill
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)