Description
The Perfect Storm is a movie about a fishing vessel that was lost during a massive storm. The movie uses state-of-the-art effects to show the storm's awesome power.
Wolfgang Petersen's screen adaptation of Sebastian Junger's
semi-fictional book about the loss of a fishing vessel and its crew
during one of the biggest storms for decades seen off the coast of
the US. In the autumn of 1991 the Andrea Gail leaves the port of
Gloucester, Massachusetts, never to be seen again. Heading out to
the fishing waters of the Flemish Cap in search of swordfish,
Captain Billy Tyne (George Clooney) and his crew soon find
themselves overtaken by a massive storm, one which taxes their
courage to the very limit. Focusing mainly on the adventures of the
Andrea Gail, but also taking in the attempts of a rescue helicopter
to rescue the crew of an ailing sailboat, Wolfgang Petersen's film
uses impressive state-of-the-art effects to present a vivid account
of the storm's awesome, destructive power.