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Eclectic 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.Product Identifiers
UPC0717951002402
eBay Product ID (ePID)3248493
Product Key Features
ActorJeff Bridges
RatingPG-13
Movie/TV TitleWhite Squall
DirectorRidley Scott
FormatDVD
Release Year1999
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleJeff Bridges
Release Date19990615
Film CountryUSA