In this coming-of-age story, director Ridley Scott examines the relationships within a group of high school teens sailing the Caribbean on a year-long cruise. The crew is headed by Sheldon, a tough, fair-minded skipper who must exercise his best judgment and control when their vessel encounters one of the deadliest of all seafaring terrors--a storm of mythical proportions known as a white squall.
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Run a Quick Search on "White Squall" starring Jeff Bridges to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "White Squall"Browse more products related to "Jeff Bridges, Scott Wolf and Ridley Scott"ReviewLos Angeles Times, 02/02/1996, p.F1, "...Few directors have a better eye for dramatic composition than Scott, and the squall sequence, with a white wall of wind battering the Albatross and its crew, is both terrifying and weirdly exhilarating..." USA Today, 02/02/1996, p.6D, "...[A] handsomely mounted adventure....The 15-minute squall is spectacular..." Rolling Stone, 02/22/1996, p.69-70, "...Bridges plays stoicism with wit, feeling and grace..." Entertainment Weekly, 08/16/1996, p.72, "...Visually stunning....Blows a gust of fresh salt air into an overworked theme..." -- Rating: A- Variety, 01/29/1996, "...Wolf proves the perfect Everykid, brimming with fresh-faced likability....Scott remains a gifted visual stylist..." Title NoteReleased theatrically in the USA February 2, 1996. The film grossed $10.2 million domestically. Distributor NoteWhite Squall Release NoteDVD Features: Product NotesEclectic director Ridley Scott here tries his hand at a coming-of-age tale, which stars Jeff Bridges as ship captain Christopher Sheldon. Based on a true story, the film is set in 1960 as a group of teenaged prep students signs on to Sheldon's floating summer school, conducted on a two-masted brigantine bound for South America. It soon becomes clear that the gruff but humane captain runs a tight ship as he drills his neophyte crew on the importance of teamwork and discipline. The boys possess a wide range of temperaments--there's the bully, the daredevil, the one plagued by insecurities, the one with demanding parents. Sheldon uses the shipboard chores as tools for dealing with their problems, reining in the obnoxious and encouraging the anxious. Since they are, after all, sailors, they also get a chance to get drunk in port and stop over at a whorehouse. Finally, the crew must confront the fabled white squall, a deadly storm so rare that even Sheldon has never experienced one. Bridges, Ryan Phillippe, Balthazar Getty, and Jeremy Sisto give fine performances in Scott's film of spectacular visual beauty. If You Enjoy "White Squall (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "White Squall (DVD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Action/Adventure, General BestsellersExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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