The perfect storm [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures production in association with Radiant Productions, a Wolfgang Petersen film ; produced by Paula Weinstein, Wolfgang Petersen and Gail Katz ; screenplay by Bill Wittliff ; directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Three kings / Warner Bros. presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures/Village-A.M. Partnership, a Coast Ridge Films/Atlas Entertainment production, a David O. Russel film ; produced by Charles Roven, Paul Junger Witt, Edward L. McDonnell ; story by John Ridley ; screenplay by David O. Russell ; directed by David O. Russell.
Title from container. The perfect storm is based on the book by Sebastian Junger. The perfect storm originally released as a motion picture in 2000 ; Three kings originally released as a motion picture in 1999. Special features - The perfect storm, Side A: "HBO first look: creating The perfect storm" documentary; "Witnesses to the storm (1991 events that inspired the book)" documentary; creating an emotion (composer James Horner) documentary; commentary with director Wolfgang Petersen; commentary with author Sebastian Junger; commentary with visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier and visual effects producer Helen Ostenberg Elswit; "Yours forever" photo montage; conceptual art gallery with director commentary; storyboard gallery; cast/crew filmographies; theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM PC enhanced features. Special features - Three kings (Side B): Additional scenes; commentary by writer/director David O. Russell; commentary by producers Charles Roven and Edward L. McDonnell; "Under the bunker" documentary; additional scenes with optional director commentary; "An intimate look inside the acting process with Ice Cube" featurette; "Tour of the Iraqi village set" with production designer Catherine Hardwicke; interview with director of photography Newton Thomas Sigel; stills gallery including exclusive location photos by Spike Jonze; Hidden bunkers: find them and treasure awaits; DVD-ROM PC enhanced features. The perfect storm cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Allen Payne, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John C. Reilly. Three kings cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff Curtis, Said Taghmaoui.
Contents:
The perfect storm (130 min.) -- Three kings (115 min.)
Summary:
The perfect storm: In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer, perfect storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Three kings: American soldiers in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War become determined to steal a huge cache of gold reputed to be hidden somewhere near their desert base. Finding a map they believe will take them to the gold, they embark on a journey that leads to unexpected discoveries and ultimately, enables them to rise to a heroic challenge.
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