WHITE
SQUALL
(1996)

Directed By:  Ridley Scott

CAST
Jeff Bridges
Caroline Goodall
Scott Wolf
John Savage
Jeremy Sisto
Ryan Phillippe
Eric Michael Cole
Ethan Embry
Balthazar Getty
David Lascher
Julio Mechaso
David Selby
Jason Marsden

THE LOWDOWN: Directed by Ridley Scott, the acclaimed director of Thelma & Louise, Blade Runner, and Alien, the film was somewhat hastily labeled as a Dead Poet's Society at sea.
     Though it's ending does seem overly dramatic and tacked on, the film is actually quite absorbing. The climatic boat wreck scene is superb.
     Given it's many strengths, it's surprising that the film did poorly at the box office.  It did, however, have a healthy run when it hit video in the summer of 1996.

THE PLOT: In 1960 a hardened skipper takes a "floating school," filled with misfit boys, to the sea to teach them to rely on each other. They get more than they bargained for.

RYAN'S PART: As the shy and sweet boy, Ryan was able to catch the attention of many in Hollywood. This film was a launching pad for bigger roles to come.

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