Tiger Cruise (2004)

In the wake of the World Trade Center attacks, a naval carrier with civilians on board is ordered in combat mode.

Director:

Duwayne Dunham

Writers:

Anna Sandor, Bruce Graham

Stars:

Hayden Panettiere, Bill Pullman, Troy Evans

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hayden Panettiere	...	Maddie Dolan
Bill Pullman	...	Cmdr. Gary Dolan
Troy Evans	...	Chuck Horner
Bianca Collins	...	Tina Torres
Nathaniel Lee Jr.	...	Anthony
Mercedes Colon	...	Lt. Grace Torres
Mehcad Brooks	...	Kenny
Jansen Panettiere	...	Joey
Lisa Dean Ryan	...	Diane Coleman
Ty O'Neal	...	Danny Horner
Gary Weeks	...	Lt. Tom Hillman
Chris Ellis	...	Captain Anderson
Barbara Niven	...	Kate Dolan
Jennette McCurdy	...	Kiley Dolan
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Pop

Storyline

SEptember, 2001. On its last leg homeward, from Pearl Harbour (Hawaii) to San Diego, the USS Constellation hosts a jolly 'tiger cruise' for USNavy, Marines and USNAF relatives, mainly minors ('Navy brats'). Attitudes and emotions vary from simple joy to open frustration, the worst brat being XO commander Gary Dolan's daughter Maddie, who wants him to refuse a promotion to command for a shore job. Then the news of the WCC terror crisis changes everything, as the crew is recalled to war footing.

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Plot Keywords:

unruly children | september 11 2001 | cruise | navy | father figure | 

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Taglines:

Maddie wanted a father. What she found was a hero.

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Disney

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

An Bord der Tiger Cruise

Filming Locations:

USS John C. Stennis CVN-74, Pacific Ocean

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Television Studios, First Street Films, Stu Segall Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is, according to Disney Channel, the 54th Disney Channel Original movie.

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Goofs

When the three children sneak on deck to watch the launch, we see an F-18 getting set up and then footage of an F -14 launch.

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Quotes

MA2 Chan: Is the XO your father?
Maddie Dolan: That's right.
MA2 Chan: So I guess that makes you a brat.
[Maddie salutes to her father and her father salutes back]
Maddie Dolan: Yeah, I'm a brat.

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Alternate Versions

This film was originally broadcast on the Disney Channel in wide screen format; later airings were in full screen (1.33:1) only.

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Connections

Featured in Loose Canon: 9/11 (2016)

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Soundtracks

"Who U Are'
Written Michèle Vice-Maslin' Larry Treadwell' Jessica Frith' (I)'
Produced and Arranged by Michèle Vice-Maslin (I)'
Performed by Jessa (I)'
Courtesy of Sweetersongs

User Reviews

One of the better Disney TV movies

Where Disney movies have been cheesy in the past, Tiger Cruise is definitely an exception. It follows a Navy Brat's journey on a "Tiger Cruise" only days before 9/11.

I think this film really captures the emotion of a lot of people who were involved in this atrocity, and really helps people understand how hard people had to work to keep themselves calm.

It was a stunning performance by Hayden Panettiere who is a star in her own right, and her brothers acting was on par to hers. I would like this film to be shown on other Disney Channels, ie Disney Channel UK, as I reckon it would help people understand 9/11 a lot better. A brilliant, wonderful, and touching movie.