Movies: With Book Tie-Ins
The Perfect Storm
The movie is drawn from the non-fictioanl story of the fishing vessel Andrea Gail, detailed by Sebatian Junger in his critically acclaimed, best selling book. Six men from a tight-knit Massachusetts fishing community embark on a routine expedition-and run smack into the worst raging northeaster to blow in 100 years
Basic Stats
Release Date: June 30, 2000
Starring: George Clooney, Mark
Whalberg, John C. Reilly, Diane DVD/Video Release Date:
Lane, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, November 14, 2000
William Fichtner, Karen Allen
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language
Director: Wolfgang Petersen and scenes of peril
Screen writers: Bo Goldman, Willaim Genre: Adventure, Drama
D. Wittliff, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Running Time: 129 minutes
Studio: Warner Bros.
Country: U.S.
Production Company: Baltimore/Spring
Creek, Radiant, Warner Bros.
Recommendations
I haven't read The Perfect Storm because the movie was so bad, I don't think I could stomach the book. The movie was very boring, and more than once I fell asleep, I've watched the whole movie (without falling asleep) and found it a total waste of my time. I did have some interesting parts, but overall I thought it too fictional and dull.