White Squall (1996)
- Starring:
- Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ridley Scott
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Action / Adventure
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Based on a true incident from 1960, White Squall is the story of the tragic sinking of the Albatross, a prep school educational two-masted schooner, during a Caribbean storm. Screenwriter Todd Robinson wrote the script after meeting one of the tragedy's survivors, Chuck Gieg. In the film, Gieg (Scott Wolf) is the narrator. He and his fellow students, whose parents have paid handsomely for their schooling, which combines classroom work with real-life adventure, are introduced to their grizzled seafaring captain, Christopher Sheldon (Jeff Bridges). Gieg is initially skeptical of Sheldon's authority, but he gradually comes to see the captain as a model of manhood. The other boys aboard include Frank Beaumont (Jeremy Sisto), a self-absorbed snob; Dean Preston (Eric Michael Cole), a troublemaker and bully; Tod Johnston (Balthazar Getty), a returning student; and the naïve Tracy Lapchick (Ethan Embry). John Savage plays the pompous English teacher aboard the ship. Various incidents establish the boys' insecurities and relationships with the authorities -- and foreshadow their eventual fate. The killer squall comes up quietly but soon turns deadly, and the boys are forced to go beyond their privileged upbringings and deal with real danger. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 129 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jeff Bridges - Sheldon "Skipper"
- John Savage - McCrea
- Jeremy Sisto - Frank Beaumont
- Becky Ann Baker - Ms. Boyde
- Jason Marsden - Shay Jennings
- James Medina - Cuban Commander
- Camilla Overbye Roos - Bregitta
- Jordan Scott - Danish School Girl
- Jill Larson - Peggy Beaumont
- Nathaniel Ives - Relief Bo'sun
- Andrew Hartley - Crew Member
- Nynne Christiansen - Danish School Girl
- Chris Condon - Crew Member
- Peyton Thomas - Crew Member
- David Selby - Francis Beaumont
- Lizbeth MacKay - Middy Gieg
- Ethan Embry - Tracy Lapchick
- Caroline Goodall - Dr. Alice Sheldon
- Scott Wolf - Chuck Gieg
- Ryan Phillippe - Gil Martin
- Zeljko Ivanek - Sanders
- Julio Oscar Mechoso - Girard Pascal
- James Rebhorn - Tyler
- Emily Chittell - Danish School Girl
- Nicole Ann Samuel - Girl In Brothel
- Lene Kristensen - Danish School Girl
- Mette Hocke - Danish School Girl
- Anja Clausen - Danish School Girl
- Balthazar Getty - Tod Johnstone
- Anita Weider - Danish School Girl
- Charlotte Anderson - Danish School Girl
- Jordan Clarke - Charles Gieg
- Eric Michael Cole - Dean Preston
- David Lascher - Robert March
- Director(s):
- Ridley Scott
- Writer(s):
- Todd Robinson
- Producer(s):
- Rocky Lang, Mimi Polk Gitlin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Suitable for Children)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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