Begged my parents to take me to see it. That and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea were my favorites.Poseidon Adventure. I was enthralled with the suspense when it first came out. Watched it decades later and thought it was pure schlock. Anyway, it was great in its day...and there were a lot of famous actors/actresses in it.
Poseidon Adventure. I was enthralled with the suspense when it first came out. Watched it decades later and thought it was pure schlock. Anyway, it was great in its day...and there were a lot of famous actors/actresses in it.
... and, can you believe it, Leslie Nielsen as the Captain.
Surely he was!:lol:
Don’t call Xlantic Shirley!
The Perfect Storm- fishing boat gets caught in a storm---Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney
In the Heart of the Sea- retelling of the story that inspired Moby Dick.
Moby Dick
White Squall- Jeff Bridges is a training captain in charge of a sailing ship and a class of trainees. Based on a true story.
The Hunt For Red October-cold war submarine drama with Sean Connery and Harrison Ford. I really like the movie but I was so bummed to learn that a quote attributed to Christopher Columbus at the end of the movie is fictional.
No, not Harrison Ford. A man in the news lately for his role in the death of the cinematographer on the film "Rust", Alec Baldwin.
A bit lighter mood, Captain Ron. Also The Finest Hours about the greatest small boat rescue in CG history.
Can't believe no one mentioned "Mister Roberts"! (1955)
Great acting and great cast: Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon.
The Cruel SeaI tend to look for movies, series etc with Nautical themes. Sometime last year I saw a movie named The Lighthouse. Dark and brooding, with some of the best acting from William Dafoe. The curse scene was done in one take; I read he did not blink for over two minutes. This scene is kinda how I feel about my current state of varnish that is in for renewal.
Anyone care to add your favorite movies and/or scenes?
My favorite bad nautical movie?
"All is Lost" in which Robert Redford sleep walks through a sinking and, we think, an eventual drowning.
It's a perennial favorite in the Bubblehead crowd.Another vote for Das Boot - very powerful.
Based on an actual voyage of a journalist/photographer with a Leica camera. I have a copy of the book he wrote with the actual photos he took.
Don’t remember the name of it but we just recently saw the movie about that 16 year old Australian girl who became the youngest ever to circumnavigate the world. Very good movie.
... if we're going to include The Perfect Storm in this list]
Since we're just posting our own opinions... if we're going to include The Perfect Storm in this list then we might as well add The Meg or Piranha.
How about Midway guys?
James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Robert Wagner, to name just a few.
Even Tom Selleck is in there somewhere.
How about Midway guys?
James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Robert Wagner, to name just a few.
Even Tom Selleck is in there somewhere.
Cheesy attempt to use up all the ToraTora Tora outtakes.:lol: