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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Perfect Storm is a 2000 Disaster Movie, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and adapted from the nonfiction book of the same name by Sebastian Junger, which dramatizes the "Perfect Storm" that hit the Atlantic coast of North America in October 1991, and speculates on the fate of the crew of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat based out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, that was lost in the tempest. It stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, William Fichtner, John C. Reilly, Allen Payne, John Hawkes, Diane Lane, Michael Ironside, Karen Allen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Bob Gunton, and Cherry Jones.In September 1991, the Andrea Gail returns to port with a poor catch, leading Capt. Billy Tyne to take the boat out for one final fishing run, heading out past their usual fishing grounds. However, when their ice machine breaks, they must hurry back to shore in order to preserve their catch, but they discover that between them and safe harbor lurks a confluence of two weather fronts and a hurricane, creating the eponymous Perfect Storm. Caught in the teeth of the storm, the crew is forced to fight for their lives and for their only chance to get home...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Another vessel, the private yacht Mistral, gets caught in Hurricane Grace and a helicopter runs out of fuel looking for the Andrea Gail, which leads to a harrowing rescue by the Coast Guard.
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Adaptational Jerkass: According to his relatives and friends, real-world David Sullivan was an affable and easy-going person (just look at his photo), but in the movie, he is played by William Fichtner, who portrayed him as a bitter and cynical jerk at constant odds with Murph (they get better). The family of real David Sullivan were not happy about it. Granted, he is not a downright nasty person, his animosities are limited mainly to Murph and when the latter one's life is in danger, he comes to his rescue without hesitation (Sully's family commended the movie for including that scene).
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