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:

september 11 2001 | unruly child | 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tiger Cruise is one of the few Disney Channel original movies to have a TV-PG rating. This was given due to containing references to the events of September 11, 2001.

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Goofs

The movie supposedly takes place on the USS Constellation CV-64. On the flight deck, the numbers on the tower read "74," which belong to the USS John C. Stennis.

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Quotes

Chuck Horner: [after giving a lecture on the Pearl Harbor attack] Nice sketch.

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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

My Hero Is You
Written by Jamie Houston
Performed by Hayden Panettiere

User Reviews

Somehow Typical

Somehow typical flag waving patriotism from Disney to the point of being almost sickly.Of course 9/11 was a terrible event,but this teenager rallies the troops and her father is a hero for doing what? The ship was never in any danger and he was only doing what he was paid for.For goodness sake,give me a break.Although the acting was very good,some other aspects of the movie left me wondering out loud----the kids were allowed to wander all over the place unsupervised and unescorted,the heroine actually gets to go on the bridge? An absolute no-no in real life.Some of the scenes were so unreal it was almost embarrassing,especially where the kids just stroll onto the flight deck unchallenged,there seemed to be a total lack of security on this vessel,contrary to all the statements by the Commander that it was ready for battle.

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