Disaster movies are so hard to be produced. Many scenes cannot even be really shot. The Perfect Storm is also a disaster movie of 2000. It is an American biographical drama film showing a disaster that happened in 1991. The making of this film has an almost perfect star cast, very appropriate locations of shooting, and the most wonderful production members. The movie is available on Netflix, so you all can go there and watch it. This movie is centered around a ship named Andrea Gail, which faces a huge disaster in the sea. Do the crew members return? Could the ship survive the storm? Where Is ‘The Perfect Storm’ Filmed?
The Perfect Storm has, however, received a mixed response. It means it has both good reviews as well as critical reviews from the viewers. It has also achieved a tremendous amount of awards and nominations. The awards earned by the film are the BAFTA film award for Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects, the ASCAP award for the Top Box Office Films, the Bogey Award, Germany, and the Taurus Award for Best Water Work. It got the nominations for the Oscar, Academy Awards, the BAFTA Award, Art Directors Guild, Golden Trailer Awards, Satellite Awards, and many more.
Where Is ‘The Perfect Storm’ Filmed?
The Perfect Storm was filmed in Los Angeles, California, and Massachusetts. The final trip of Andrea Gail in the movie was shot in Gloucester in Massachusetts. The production company did an exemplary job showing the difficult scenes in such a way that they looked exactly real.
Many scenes were shot on Warner’s Burbank. The Crow’s Nest, 334 Main Street, Gloucester, is the real bar featured in Sebastian Junger’s book. The movie-makers, however, built a false set for the exterior scenes at the foot of the Harriet Webster Pier behind Maritime Gloucester on Harbor Loop. Some of the scenes of the sea also included the coast of Dana Point, in the Orange country located in the south of Los Angeles in California.
What Happens In The Perfect Storm?
The Perfect Storm is fantastically written and shown on the screen. The storyline of this movie basically revolves around a disaster that happened on the sea and killed many. It starts when in October 1991, Andrea Gail returns to the port with a poor catch. Captain of the ship, Tyne, received betrayals by the taunts and ridicules. Captain Tyne to redeem himself, convinced his crew members and went for one more late-season fishing expedition. They ignored the weather forecast and underestimated the fronts and a hurricane.
After catching plenty of fish, they had to return back soon to sell those before they spoiled. Hurrying back to the shore, they experienced the great storm that haunted them. Starting from the radio antenna of the Andrea Gail to the whole ship, everything was destroyed one by one, leaving not a single member alive. Captain Linda Greenlaw of sister ship Hannah Boden calls on a mayday. The Guards also tried to rescue them but failed. With no survivors remaining, Linda reads the Eulogy at the memorial. The defined depiction of this synopsis is there in The Perfect Storm.
The graphics of the movie fabulously shows the happenings one by one. You must watch the movie if you love such a genre.
Details About The Movie
The Perfect Storm is an old movie with a wonderful realistic presentation of sea disaster. The release date of this movie was 30th June 2000. It is a United States film and is in the English language. The director of the movie is Wolfgang Petersen. It is based on the 1997 novel The perfect Storm written by Sebastian Junger. Producers of the film include Paula Weinstein, Wolfgang Petersen, and Gail Katz. The screenplay credits go to William D. Wittliff and Bo Goldman.
Warner Bros. is the distributor of the movie. The main star cast of the movie consists of George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John C. Reily, William Fichtner, Michael Ironside, Bob Gunton, Karen Allen, Cherry Jones, Allen Payne, John Hawkes, Rusty Schwimmer, Janet Wright, Christopher McDonald, Dash Mihok, and Sandy Ward.