In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
Practical Effects
They built a 100ft tank just to drown actors repeatedly.
Visual Effects
That 100-foot wave still holds up, somehow.
Acting
Clooney's beard deserves its own Oscar category.
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
George Clooney
Capt. Billy Tyne
Mark Wahlberg
Bobby Shatford
Diane Lane
Christina "Chris" Cotter
John C. Reilly
Dale "Murp" Murphy
William Fichtner
David "Sully" Sullivan
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Linda Greenlaw
John Hawkes
Mike "Bugsy" Moran
Dash Mihok
Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell
Karen Allen
Melissa Brown
Bob Gunton
Alexander McAnally III
Cherry Jones
Edie Bailey
Allen Payne
Alfred Pierre
Josh Hopkins
Capt. Darryl Ennis
Todd Kimsey
Lt. Rob Pettit
Christopher McDonald
Todd Gross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Andrea Gail was never found—no survivors, no wreckage. The film's ending is pure speculation.
This film killed the 90s disaster movie boom; audiences finally got exhausted watching people die horribly for entertainment.
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