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Synopsis: In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure.
Director(s): Wolfgang Petersen
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 25 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
59
PG-13
Year:
2000
130 min
3,802 Views


I just don't see the romance in it.

But you've got it, Captain Greenlaw.

You do. Believe me.

I've seen them come and go.

The day I laid eyes on you, I said,

"She's gonna be a good one."

You can't be good unless you love it.

The fog's just lifting.

You throw off your bow line,

throw off your stern.

You head out the South Channel...

...past Rocky Neck,

Ten Pound Island...

...past Niles Pond,

where I skated as a kid.

Blow your horn...

...and wave to the lighthouse

keeper's kid on Thatcher Island.

Then the birds show up.

Black-backs...

...herring gulls, big dump ducks.

The sun hits you.

Head north, open up to 1 2.

You're steaming now.

The guys are busy,

you're in charge.

You know what?

You're a goddamn swordboat captain.

Is there anything better in the world?

Sully.

So what do you think?

You been busy?

Busy enough.

I was working menhaden in Annisquam.

But they laid off Labor Day.

Mended nets over in Fairhaven.

That's crap.

What's this you're doing now?

Helping out a friend.

He paying you?

He's my friend.

Murphy keep his site?

You want this job or not?

I do.

Lord, did I do that?

Yeah, you did.

But I'm not completely blind.

I can still see out of the other one.

Next time I should break a leg.

Then you can stay home

and collect disability.

Think of all those

handicapped parking spaces.

Tell me last night was worth it.

I can't remember.

Can't remember, my ass.

No, I remember your ass.

Last night was worth it.

There's nothing like

sleeping with you.

Just sleeping...

...lying next to you...

...all warm and sweet.

And me wishing the morning

would never come.

Catching up.

Oh, boy, oh, boy.

Look at that shiner.

Come on, Murph, will you?

Good morning.

Where'd you get the mouse?

Chris "Boom-Boom" Cotter.

Put some hair around that hole,

I bet you could hit it.

Not with a pool cue,

or any other pointed instrument.

What do you know except to cut squid

and take them to bed with you?

Ethel, where you getting

your customers these days?

The welfare office?

Who gave you that scar, tough guy?

Back off! Back off.

Come on, swing it.

You a**holes!

How you gonna act onboard if you're

already at each other's throats?

All right, Ma.

See you onboard.

-Alfred Pierre, one for the road?

-No, tanks, Mom.

"No, tanks, Mom."

Guy can't even speak good English.

Well, anyway, can I get you anything?

Let's go, boys.

I'll wait for you in the car, Bobby.

Catch fish, boys. Lots of them.

Full ahead.

Hold down the fort, Quentin.

Thanks, Q.

Thanks, Ethel.

Gotta go, Mom.

The Grand Banks.

I know.

Grand Banks are no joke in October.

All right?

Be careful.

At least we'll get cancer together.

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William D. Wittliff

William D. Wittliff (born January 1940), sometimes credited as Bill Wittliff, is an American screenwriter, author and photographer who wrote the screenplays for The Perfect Storm (2000), Barbarosa (1982), Raggedy Man (1981), and many others. more…

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