The Perfect Storm (2000)


The Perfect Storm
Release Date26 June 2000
Budget$140,000,000
US Box Office$183,000,000
TaglineIn the Fall of 1991, the "Andrea Gail" left Gloucester, Mass. and headed for the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. Two weeks later, an event took place that had never occurred in recorded history.
GenreAdventure, Drama, Action, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsDana Point, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital EX, SDDS, DTS
ColorColor

The Perfect Storm is a 2000 dramatic disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It is an adaptation of the 1997 non-fiction book of the same title by Sebastian Junger about the crew of the Andrea Gail that got caught in the Perfect Storm of 1991. The film stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, William Fichtner, John C. Reilly, Allen Payne, John Hawkes, Diane Lane, Michael Ironside, Karen Allen and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. The film was released on June 30, 2000 by Warner Bros. Pictures.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Billy Tyne

Bobby Shatford

Christina Cotter

Dale 'Murph' Murphy

David 'Sully' Sullivan

Michael 'Bugsy' Moran

Alfred Pierre

Melissa Brown

Edie Bailey

Alexander McAnally III

Bob Brown

Irene 'Big Red' Johnson

Ethel Shatford

Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell

Capt. Darryl Ennis

Todd Kimsey
Lt. Rob Pettit

Chris Palermo
Flight Engineer Borgers

Wiley M. Pickett
Sgt. Millard Jones

Hayden Tank
Dale Murphy, Jr.

Merle Kennedy
Debra Murphy - Murph's Ex-Wife

Jennifer Sommerfield
Alfred Pierre's Girlfriend

Douglas Kosco

Sandy Ward
Quentin - The Old Timer

Melissa Samuels
Pam - Todd Gross' Assistant

Steven Barr
Commander Brudnicki

J. Scott Shonka
Communications Officer

Patrick Foley
Falcon Jet Pilot

Lloyd Malone
Falcon Jet Co-Pilot

Billy Mayo
C-130 Pilot

Mark Adams
C-130 Co-Pilot

Tim Trotman
C-130 Navigator

Barry Rutstein
C-130 Engineer

Patrick Stinson
TV Newscaster #1

Terry Anzur
TV Newscaster #2

Katelyn C. Brown
Carrot Top Kid #1

Miles Schneider
Carrot Top Kid #2

James Lee
Helmsman

Jim Argenbright
Quartermaster

Michael Spaseff
Lookout

Walter Altman
Bartender

Janet Borgman
Church Parishioner

Coast guard rescue unit

Tim Cowgill
Crow's Nest Patron

Elizabeth Duff
Billy Tyne's Ex-Wife

Matt Duggan
Crow's Nest Patron

Alan Francis
Assistant Medical Examiner

Sebastian Junger
Crow's Nest Patron

Edmund Loughlin
Local

Bruce Mahler
Mr. Moss

Brad Martin
Gloucester Fisherman #1

Kevin McNamara
Coast Guard Sailor

Ken Parham
Fisherman in Bar

Marcio Rosario
Pool Player

Mike Swanson
Police Photographer

Alex Wallace
Person at Funeral

Director

Writer

Sebastian Junger

William D. Wittliff

Producer

Alan B. Curtiss
associate producer

Duncan Henderson
executive producer

Gail Katz
producer

executive producer

Brian McNulty
associate producer

Paula Weinstein
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

John Seale

Editor

Richard Francis-Bruce
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Casting Director

Janet Hirshenson
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Jane Jenkins
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Production Designer

William Sandell
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Art Director

Chas. Butcher

Bruce Crone
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Set Decorator

Ernie Bishop
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Costume Designer

Erica Edell Phillips
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Makeup Department

Marleen Alter
makeup artist: second unit

Susan A. Cabral
makeup department head

Ken Diaz
assistant makeup department head

Rob Fitz
additional makeup artist

Virginia G. Hadfield
hair department head

Paula Kelly
additional makeup artist

Vivian McAteer
hair stylist: second unit

Donald Mowat
makeup artist: Mark Wahlberg

Norman Page
makeup artist: second unit

Michele Payne
hair stylist

Diane Pepper
hair stylist

Emma C. Rotondi
key hair stylist: Gloucester unit

Waldo Sanchez
hair stylist: Mr. Clooney

Adam Brandy
additional makeup artist

Ryan McDowell
prosthetic technician

Trish Seeney
additional makeup artist: Boston

Clinton Wayne
prosthetic technician

Production Manager

Todd Arnow
unit production manager

Duncan Henderson
unit production manager

Brian McNulty
post-production supervisor

R.J. Mino
production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

David M. Bernstein
second assistant director

Susan Carpenter
second second assistant director: second unit

David Eric Chapman
additional second second assistant director

Alan B. Curtiss
first assistant director

David R. Ellis
second unit director

Michael Green
first assistant director: second unit

Robert Huberman
first assistant director: second unit

Rebecca Strickland
second assistant director: second unit

Basti Van Der Woude
second second assistant director

Art Department

William Apperson
propmaker foreman

James Arrigo
propmaker foreman

Craig B. Ayers Sr.
head greens coordinator

Beth Bajuk
art department coordinator

Giovanni Bianchini
on-set dresser

William Boyd
general foreman

James Champoux
property maker

Tony Chavez
propmaker

Gary Deaton
construction coordinator

Antonio Faretta
paint foreman

Julia Garrison
painter

Martin J. Gibbons
welding foreman

Kevin Ishioka
assistant art director

Jack Johnson
illustrator

Martha Johnston
assistant art director

Tom Jung
storyboard artist

Philip Keller
storyboard artist

Airick Kredell
lead man

Robert Kusler
tool man

Gerald Lehtola
set decorating coordinator

John Leimanis
senior set designer

John 'Butch' McCarthy
on-set props

Doug J. Meerdink
set designer

Rick Osako
art department staff assistant

William A. Petrotta
property master

Steve Salazar
welder

David Sandefur
assistant art director

Greg Sanger
fixtures foreman

Theodore Suchecki
construction foreman

Bill Taliaferro
set designer

Gary Tuers
props

Bruce West
set designer

Louis Zamora
labor foreman

Michael Goss
toolman

Adam Roffman
set dresser

Sound Department

Kevin Bartnof
foley artist

Stu Bernstein
foley editor

Kelly Cabral
co-supervising sound editor

David E. Campbell
sound re-recording mixer

Kerry Ann Carmean
sound effects editor

Harry Cohen
sound designer, sound effects editor

Valerie Davidson
foley editor

Richard Dwan Jr.
adr editor, dialogue editor

Gregg Frazier
boom operator: second unit

Scott Martin Gershin
sound designer, sound effects editor

Nerses Gezalyan
sound mixer

Hector C. Gika
sound effects editor

Eric Gotthelf
foley mixer

Laura Graham
adr editor

Ellen Heuer
foley artist

Craig S. Jaeger
foley editor

Mark Johnston
sound recordist

Randy Kelley
sound effects editor

Kimaree Long
dialogue editor, adr editor

Jennifer L. Mann
adr editor

Randy Nielsen
utility sound technician, second boom operator

Michele Perrone
adr editor

John T. Reitz
sound re-recording mixer

Gregg Rudloff
sound re-recording mixer

Timothy P. Salmon
boom operator

Scott Sanders
sound effects editor

Douglas J. Schulman
sound mixer: second unit

Katrina Siegmund
first assistant sound editor

Wylie Stateman
supervising sound editor

Jon Title
sound effects designer, sound effects editor

Hugh Waddell
adr supervisor

Keith A. Wester
sound

Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist

Tom Williams
cable person

Wade Wilson
sound effects editor, sound effects designer

Greg Zimmerman
foley recordist

Jeff Glueck
sound engineer

Donnie Saylor
sound intern

Special Effects

H. Barclay Aaris
special effects

David Amborn
special effects foreman

Taylor Ball
special effects assistant

Roy K. Cancino
welding foreman

Walt Conti
animatronic effects supervisor

John Frazier
special effects supervisor, special effects coordinator

Tommy Frazier
special effects

Rocky Gehr
special effects coordinator: second unit

R.J. Hohman
special effects props

Ralph Kerr
special effects foreman

Bruce Y. Kuroyama
mechanical special effects technician

Ken Mieding
special effects technician

Garth Patil
animatronic effects

Brian Ricci
special effects: Gloucester

Eddie Ricci
special effects: Gloucester

Ed Ricci
special effects: Gloucester

Michael Rifkin
special effects

Dominic V. Ruiz
special effects

Bob Stoker
mechanical special effects key: first unit

Christopher A. Suarez
special effects technician

Mario Vanillo
mechanical special effects technician

Kenneth Van Order
special effects

Tim Walkey
special effects foreman

Ray L. Wilkerson
special effects

Bryan Wohlers
special effects technician

Ross Young
special effects

John Ziegler
special effects foreman: second unit

Andrew Ambrose
special effects

Tim Northon
animatronics

David M. Sterner
special effects crew

Gary Zink
special effects

Visual Effects

Julie Adrianson-Neary
digital compositor

Tim Alexander
associate visual effects supervisor: ILM

Joakim Arnesson
CG sequence supervisor: ILM

Joel Aron
CG sequence supervisor: ILM

Scott Balcerek
visual effects editor

Michael Baltazar
digital artist

Tom Barrett
visual effects editor

Aron Bonar
digital artist

Matt Bouchard
digital artist

Steve Braggs
digital artist

Jason Brown
assistant digital artist: ILM

Damien Carr
production buyer

Marc Chu
digital effects animator: ILM

Paul Churchill
digital artist

Robbie Clot
practical effects: ILM

Pat Conran
digital artist

Michael Conte
compositor: ILM

Ryan Cook
assistant technical director

Jay Cooper
digital compositor

Peter Daulton
animation supervisor

Kathleen Davidson
digital artist

Lindy DeQuattro
digital artist

Vince De Quattro
digital compositor

Helen Elswit
visual effects producer

Raul Essig
CG artist

Stefen Fangmeier
visual effects supervisor

Mitchell Ferm
visual effects coordinator

Christian Foucher
digital effects artist

David Fuhrer
digital artist: ILM

Howard Gersh
digital effects artist

Bill Gilman
digital compositor: ILM

Dan B. Goldman
computer graphics supervisor: ILM

Monique Gougeon
visual effects coordinator: ILM

Gerald Gutschmidt
CG sequence supervisor: ILM

David Hanks
digital effects animator: ILM

Jonathan Harb
digital matte artist: ILM

Kimberly Headstrom
CG technician: ILM

John Helms
digital artist: ILM

Neil Herzinger
digital artist: ILM

Bruce Holcomb
digital effects artist

Samir Hoon
CG sequence supervisor: ILM

David Horsley
digital artist

Christopher Horvath
technical director: ILM

Keith Johnson
3D matchmove supervisor: ILM

Randy Jonsson
location matchmover: ILM

Stephen Kennedy
digital compositor

Hilmar Koch
digital artist

Ed Kramer
digital effects artist

Marshall Richard Krasser
digital compositor

Gregor Lakner
digital effects artist: ILM

Jeroen Lapre
digital artist

Kimberly Lashbrook
digital compositor

Mohen Leo
visual effects technical director

Toan-Vinh Le
digital artist

Joshua Levine
digital artist

Stewart Lew
digital model supervisor: ILM

Gretchen Libby
visual effects associate producer: ILM

Jeffrey B. Light
digital artist

Matt Linder
visual effects

Jonathan Litt
digital artist: ILM

Daniel Lobl
digital artist

Sean MacKenzie
digital compositor

Douglas R. MacMillan
digital artist: ILM

Jim Milton
video editorial: ILM

Curt I. Miyashiro
computer graphics supervisor: ILM

Jack Mongovan
digital paint and roto supervisor: ILM

Melissa Mullin
digital effects animator: ILM

Daryl Munton
digital effects artist: ILM

Aaron Muszalski
digital rotoscope and paint artist: ILM

Jai Natarajan
digital artist

C. Andrew Nelson
digital rotoscope and paint artist: ILM

Gregory Nic Nicholson
motion control operator

Jaime Norman
production assistant: ILM

digital artist: ILM

Michael Olague
visual effects gaffer

Khatsho John Orfali
digital artist

David Parrish
digital artist

Eddie Pasquarello
lead digital compositor

Mayur Patel
digital artist

Russell Paul
digital modeler

Anthony Pitone
visual effects editor

Henry Preston
CG sequence supervisor: ILM

Ricardo Ramos
digital artist

Kevin Reuter
digital artist

Stephen Rosenbaum
additional visual effects supervisor

Barry Safley
digital compositor: ILM

Leslie Safley
visual effects coordinator: ILM

Jeff Saltzman
matchmove artist

Robin Saxen
visual effects coordinator

Frederic Schmidt
digital artist

Durant Schoon
digital artist

Anthony Shafer
digital artist: ILM

Jeff Shank
digital effects: ILM

Paul Sharpe
digital artist

Stacey Shear
visual effects coordinator: ILM

Emmanuel Shiu
modeler, view painter

Kenneth Smith
digital color timing supervisor: ILM

Douglas Smythe
associate visual effects supervisor: ILM

Kevin Sprout
digital artist

Jeff Sutherland
digital compositor

Doug Sutton
digital artist

Ginger Theisen
visual effects producer: ILM

Marc Toscano
digital artist

Pat Tubach
compositor

Hans Uhlig
digital artist

John Walker
digital effects artist

Judith Weaver
senior visual effects producer: ILM

Robert Weaver
CG sequence supervisor: ILM

R. Christopher White
digital artist

Ronnie E. Williams Jr.
digital compositor

Andy Wong
animatics

Sylvia Wong
digital effects animator: ILM

Elbert Yen
lead viewpaint artist: ILM, lead digital texture artist: ILM

Habib Zargarpour
associate visual effects supervisor: ILM

Ken Ziegler
digital effects compositor

Katharine Baird
digital rotoscope/paint artist: ILM

Stella Bogh
digital compositor

Michael Ford
technical animator

Jiri Jacknowitz
digital paint and roto arist: ILM

Erik Krumrey
software development

Joseph Metten
digital effects artist: ILM

Kevin Rafferty
visual effects pre-production supervisor

Massimiliano Rocchetti
technical director

Marc Sadeghi
visual effects production

Nicole Samarron
digital effects

Chuck Shuman
blue screen consultant

Brian Sorbo
digital compositor

David Sullivan
digital artist

digital compositor: ILM

R.D. Wegener
digital compositor

Stunts

Brian Avery
stunts

Daniel W. Barringer
stunt coordinator

Richard L. Blackwell
stunts, head stunt rigger

Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi
stunts

Michael T. Brady
stunts, stunt double: John C. Reilly

Richard Bucher
stunts

Mark Chadwick
stunts

Jacob Chambers
stunts

Doug Coleman
stunt coordinator

Eliza Coleman
stunts

J. Mark Donaldson
stunts

Dana Dru Evenson
stunts

Mickey Giacomazzi
stunts

Sean Graham
stunts, stunt double: Mark Wahlberg

Jim Hart
stunts

John Hateley
stunts

Mark Hicks
stunts

Terry Jackson
additional stunt double: George Clooney

Billy Judkins
stunts

David Kilde
stunt double: Josh Hopkins

Kurt D. Lott
stunts

Brad Martin
stunts, stunt double: George Clooney

Harry O'Connor
stunts

Chris O'Hara
stunts

Tim Rigby
stunts

James Ryan
stunts

Paul Sherrod
stunts

Mark Stefanich
stunts

Jennifer Watson-Johnston
stunts

George P. Wilbur
stunts

Keith Woulard
stunts

Joey Box
stunt double: Coast Guard, stunts

Ray Lykins
stunt double: John C. Reilly, 2nd Unit

Tom McComas
stunt double: Josh Hopkins

Chris Palermo
stunts

George Marshall Ruge
stunts

Brandon Sebek
stunt double: Mark Wahlberg, stunts

Pete Turner
stunt double: William Fichtner, stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Alfred Ainsworth
video assist operator

Elizabeth Algieri
camera loader: second unit

Dana Baker
rigging grip

Wayne Baker
assistant camera: underwater unit

Claudette Barius
still photographer

Chris Bennett
lighting programmer: second unit

Richard Brooks Burton
aerial first assistant camera

Gary Capo
underwater director of photography

John Carney
chief lighting technician

Kary Chapman
set grip

James B. Crawford
lamp operator: second unit

Carlos DePalma
rigging grip

Porfirio Dominguez
grip: underwater scenes

Curtis Failor
electrician

Paul Farley
grip

Daniel C. Gold
camera operator: "a" camera

Jeff Graham
first assistant camera: water unit

Rick Harris
rigging grip

Erik Hecomovich
grip

Robert Ikeda
second grip , grip: second unit

Casey Jones
key grip

Brendan Keefe
electrician: Gloucester

Joe Kelly
best boy: second unit

Zach Lazar
electrician

Walt Lloyd
director of photography: second unit

Trevor Loomis
key first assistant camera

Kim Marks
camera operator: "a" camera, second unit

Jesse Mather
lighting technician

Peter McAdams
dolly grip: second unit

Annie McEveety
first assistant camera

John McEveety
assistant camera

James R. Mitchell
set electrician

Patrick Murray
gaffer: underwater unit

David B. Nowell
aerial director of photography

Jeff Pelton
second assistant camera

Brian A. Pitts
rigging electrician

Glen Purdy
grip

Daryl Richardson
grip: second unit

Brian Rosso
grip

Michael Rudolph
electrician

Mike Schwake
dolly grip

Heather Scobie
assistant camera, lighting schematics, camera schematics

Cricket Sloat
dimmer board operator

Joseph T. Terranova
set lighting technician: second unit

John Turk
rigging electrician

rigging grip

Carl A. Vidnic
underwater electrician: underwater unit

Greg Wilson
grip

Greg Wimer
assistant camera

Matthew E. Alper
assistant camera

Michael-Ryan Fletchall
crane operator

Mark Mele
stage rigging gaffer

John Rhode
camera operator

Stephen Thorp
rigging electrician

Animation Department

Andy Wong
animator

Casting Department

Maria Arruda
extras casting associate

Kevin Fennessy
location casting, extras casting

David Rapaport
extras casting assistant

Timothy Rose
extras casting assistant

Kevin Vargus
casting production assistant

Wendy Washbrook
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dominick De Rasmo
costume ager

Lisa A. Doyle
set costumer

April Hunter
costumer

Cookie Lopez
set costumer

Donna Marcione Pollack
costume supervisor

Aimee McCue
costumer

Mark Peterson
costume supervisor

Hayley Stuppel
wardrobe assistant

John M. 'Jack' Wright
set costumer

Editorial Department

Toby Francis-Bruce
apprentice editor

David E. Hall
post-production coordinator

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Robert C. Lusted
first assistant editor

Jennifer Mangan
assistant editor

David Orr
color timer

James Schermerhorn
second assistant editor

Bill Daly
post-production executive

Music Department

Joseph Alfuso
orchestrator

Steven Bernstein
orchestrator

Bob Bornstein
music preparation

Maureen Crowe
music supervisor

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Jim Henrikson
supervising music editor

Carl Johnson
orchestrator

Barbara McDermott
assistant music editor

Joe E. Rand
music editor

J.A.C. Redford
orchestrator

Simon Rhodes
music scoring mixer

J. Eric Schmidt
orchestrator

Dirk Van Fleet
assistant to music supervisor

conductor, orchestrator

Transportation Department

Denise Avallon
transportation co-captain

Don Haggerty
driver

Other Crew

Richard Alonso
computer graphic artist

Daniel Bailey
dive master: second unit

H. Franklin Baker III
location assistant

Alex Barnoya
medic

Jackie Baugh
production controller

Daniel Berkowitz
production assistant

Kevin Bissada
production secretary

Jenifer Bonisteel
production assistant

John Bonnin
head technician: Libra

Joseph Bouvier
production assistant

Francie Brown
additional dialect coach

David Bruno
advisor: weather

Candice D. Campos
assistant production coordinator

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot: second unit

Carlos A. De Castro
production assistant

Carol Demarti
head dyer and ager

script supervisor

Louis Farah
special effects medic

Danielle Fenati
production assistant

Stacy Foot
assistant production office coordinator: second unit

Michelle Gold
on-set production assistant

Angela Goodwin
production assistant

F. Carl Hansen
production assistant

publicist

Dan O. Healy
location assistant

Patrick J. Healy
production assistant

Erik Heiberg
production assistant

Denise Heinrich
production coordinator: second unit

Aaron Huffman
assistant to producer

Jamie Kehoe
craft service

Kevin H. Law
staff assistant

Jim Lipman
boat captain

Jeff Lovely
coordinator

Kris Fullan Martinez
production coordinator

Kevin McNamara
production assistant

Michael John Meehan
location manager

Douglas C. Merrifield
marine coordinator

Cabernet Murray
assistant accountant

Mike Nomad
diver

Ed Nyerick
marine coordinator: second unit

Matthew H. O'Connor
marine best boy

Chris Papajohn
diver

Paris Paul
assistant accountant

Al Perry
diver

Kim Quam
set and construction medic

Humberto Ramirez Jr.
production assistant

Shannon Ratcliffe
assistant: Mr. Clooney

Judith Reeves
storm consultant, story consultant

Jennifer Scott
travel coordinator

Eric D. Shain
assistant accountant

Steven E. Simon
key set production assistant: second unit

Sue Smith
production assistant

Jeffrey D. Stevens
key medic

Kay Sweeney
assistant marine coordinator

Catherine H. Vlasuk
production coordinator: Boston

Andy Weltman
location assistant

Victoria A. Zamora
assistant production accountant

Katie Zaslaw
first assistant accountant

Robert Zullo
underwater unit

Tom Giannazzo
military advisor

T.J. Healy II
marine advisor, location manager: second unit

Rick Hicks
marine technician

Paolo Paci
production assistant

Andrea Stockert
dive master: second unit, diver

Thanks

Philip M. Strub
special thanks

Production Company

Baltimore Spring Creek Productions
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Radiant Productions
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Argentina Video Home
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Fox-Warner

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

SBS6

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland

Sandrew Metronome International

Sandrew Metronome Norge A/S

Sandrews

Varus Video

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
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Special Effects

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Miscellaneous

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

HydroFlex
underwater cameras and lighting equipment

Movie Movers
hair and make-up trailers, star trailers, cast trailers, transportation

Pacific Title
titles and opticals

Panavision
cameras and lenses

Sony Classical
soundtrack

Technicolor
color






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Air Force One (1997)
Das Boot (1981)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Outbreak (1995)
Poseidon (2006)
Shattered (1991)
The Perfect Storm
Troy (2004)