The perfect storm
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LC Subjects
Adventure films.
Andrea Gail (Boat) -- Drama.
Disaster films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fisheries -- New England -- Drama.
Fishing boats -- Massachusetts -- Gloucester -- Drama.
Gloucester (Mass.) -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Halloween Nor'easter, 1991 -- Drama.
Historical films.
Junger, Sebastian -- Film adaptations.
Natural disasters -- New England -- Drama.
North Atlantic Ocean -- Drama.
Rescues -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Drama.
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Drama.
Swordfish fisheries -- New England -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures).
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781419855214 (pkg.), 1419855212 (pkg.)
UPC
085391163220
Notes
General Note
Based on the book by Sebastian Junger.
General Note
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2000.
General Note
Special features: Commentary with director Wolfgang Petersen [optional audio feature]; Commentary with Stefen Fangmeier and Helen Elswit [optional audio feature]; Commentary with Sebastian Junger [optional audio feature]; Cast & crew [text feature]; Creating "The Perfect Storm" [featurette] (20 min.); Witnesses to the storm [featurette] (5 min.); Creating an emotion [featurette] (4 min.); Conceptual art with commentary by Wolfgang Petersen [slide show] (10 min); "Yours forever" photo montage [slide show] (4 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Soundtrack promo (20 sec.); Storyboard gallery [slide show]; DVD-ROM features [requires a DVD-ROM drive and Web browser]
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Seale ; edited by Richard Francis-Bruce ; music by James Horner ; production designed by William Sandell ; visual effects supervisor, Stefen Fangmeier ; costumes designed by Erica Edell Phillips.
Participants/Performers
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, John Hawkes, Allen Payne, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Christopher McDonald, Dash Mihok, Josh Hopkins, Michael Ironside, Cherry Jones, Rusty Schwimmer, Janet Wright, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
Description
The Andrea Gail is a sword fishing boat out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Billy Tyne is her captain, down-on-his-luck from a recent losing streak, looking to bring back one big score so he and his crew will have the money to stay ashore during the coming winter. So out they go, and they hit it big, hauling in what the crew estimates is a quarter-million-dollars worth of fish. Unfortunately, they haven't paid attention to the weather forecasts or the radio, and the boat is right in the path of what will become one of the most terrifying and fantastic storms of the century. The always-beating heart of the adventure are the men (and women) who go down to the sea in ships and are oft-times lost at sea, doing battle with the unpredictable, sometimes vicious forces of Nature. Based on a true story, and dedicated to the ten thousand Gloucestermen who have died at sea since 1623.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for language and scenes of peril; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital surround 5.1 EX, Dolby Digital surround 5.1; widescreen presentation preserving the 'scope' aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, 2.35:1; enhanced for widescreen televisions.
System Details
DVD-ROM minimum system requirements: InterActual-compatible player (included on this disc), Microsoft Windows 98SE or later, Microsoft IE 5.5 SP1, Macromedia Flash Player 7, an Internet connection, a DVD-ROM drive and a DirectShow-compatible DVD decoder. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Mac OS.
Language
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Petersen, W., Wittliff, W. D., Weinstein, P., Katz, G., Clooney, G., Wahlberg, M., Reilly, J. C., Lane, D., Fichtner, W., Hawkes, J., Payne, A., Allen, K., Gunton, B., McDonald, C., Mihok, D., Hopkins, J., Ironside, M., Jones, C., Schwimmer, R., Wright, J., Mastrantonio, M. E., Seale, J., Horner, J., & Junger, S. (2007). The perfect storm. Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Wolfgang. Petersen et al.. 2007. The Perfect Storm. Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Wolfgang. Petersen et al.. The Perfect Storm. Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Petersen, W., Wittliff, W. D., Weinstein, P., Katz, G., Clooney, G., Wahlberg, M. and Reilly, J. C. et al (2007). The perfect storm. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Petersen, Wolfgang., et al. The Perfect Storm. Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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