The Finest Hours (2016 film)
| The Finest Hours | |
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| Directed by | Craig Gillespie |
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| Based on | The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias & Casey Sherman |
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| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| Edited by | Tatiana S. Riegel |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 117 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70–80 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $13.8 million[4] |
The Finest Hours is a 2016 American historical disaster drama film directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Walt Disney Pictures from a screenplay written by Eric Johnson, Scott Silver, and Paul Tamasy, based on The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman.[5] The film stars Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, and Eric Bana, and chronicles the true account of the 1952 United States Coast Guard rescue of the SS Pendleton, after it split apart during a nor'easter off the New England coast.[6][7][8]
The Finest Hours was released in the Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D formats on January 29, 2016 and received mixed reviews.[9]
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[show]Plot[edit]
Bernard "Bernie" Webber, a crewman at the Coast Guard station in Chatham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, has fallen in love with a local girl, Miriam Pentinen. The two plan to marry on April 16, but as per Coast Guard regulations, Bernie must seek permission from the station's commander, Daniel Cluff. on the day he is due to ask permission, Bernie is dispatched to pilot his lifeboat, CG 36500, to rescue the oil tanker, SS Pendleton, which broke in half off the Chatham coast after getting caught in a nor'easter. Bernie takes Andrew Fitzgerald, Ervin Maske, and Richard P. Livesey as his crew.
When Miriam hears about this, she, like a number of other townspeople, thinks this is a suicide mission. Few people in Chatham trust Cluff, since he isn't from the area and doesn't know its treacherous weather. Miriam even goes as far as to drive to the station and urge Cluff to call Bernie back. Cluff refuses, and brusquely orders Miriam out.
Bernie steers CG 36500 to the stricken tanker, even though he loses his compass along the way. Even though his boat is only designed to take on 12 people, Bernie manages to rescue 32 crewmen. Relying on his knowledge of the coast in place of his compass, he turns CG 36500 toward home--a task made more difficult when Chatham loses power. However, Miriam and the other townspeople drive their cars to the pier and turn on their headlights to guide Bernie in.
Two months later, Bernie and Miriam are married; they stay together for 58 years until Bernie's death in 2009. Webber and his crew receive the Gold Lifesaving Medal.
Cast[edit]
- Chris Pine as Boatswain's Mate First Class Bernard "Bernie" Webber[10]
- Casey Affleck as Ray Sybert[11]
- Ben Foster as Seaman Richard Livesey[12]
- Holliday Grainger as Miriam Pentinen Webber[12]
- John Ortiz as Seaman Wallace Quirey[13]
- Eric Bana as Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff[14]
- Josh Stewart as Tchuda Southerland[15]
- Graham McTavish as Frank Fauteux[16]
- Kyle Gallner as Engineman Third Class Andrew Fitzgerald[17]
- Keiynan Lonsdale as Eldon Hanan[13]
- Rachel Brosnahan as Bea Hansen[13]
- Michael Raymond-James as A.B. Seaman D.A. Brown[13]
- John Magaro as Seaman Ervin Maske[18]
- Matthew Maher as Carl Nickerson[18]
- Benjamin Koldyke as Donald Bangs[18]
- Beau Knapp as Mel Gouthro[18]
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Walt Disney Pictures acquired the screen rights to the 2009 novel, The Finest Hours in August 2011.[7][19] Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson wrote the script based on the book and interviews they conducted with survivors.[7][20] In May 2013, Robert Schwentke was hired to direct the film.[21] However, Schwentke left the project to direct The Divergent Series: Insurgent, and was replaced with Craig Gillespie in April 2014.[10] Casting was done from April through October 2014.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on September 8, 2014, in Quincy, Massachusetts.[22] on October 27, the film was being shot at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy.[23] They were also set to film at various South Shore locations and then move to Chatham, Massachusetts in December.[23][24] In early December, filming was taking place in the town of Marshfield.[25] Affleck was seen playing piano at Symphony Hall in Boston on December 12, during the Chatham shoot,[26] and expressed to the Boston Globe that his experience shooting the film was one of [his] best".[26] Production designer Michael Corenblith reproduced the interior of the Pendleton.[27] Post-production lasted a year, with the film requiring nearly 1,000 visual effects shots.[3]
Release[edit]
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures originally set The Finest Hours for release on April 15, 2016 and then October 9, 2015,[28] until announcing a final release date of January 29, 2016.[9] The first trailer for the film was released on July 8, 2015.[29] A second trailer was released on November 11, 2015.[30] The Finest Hours opened the Coronado Island Film Festival on January 15, 2016.[31] The film held its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on January 25, 2016.[32]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
As of January 31, 2016[update], The Finest Hours has grossed $10.3 million in North America and $1.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $11.9 million, against a budget of around $80 million.[4]
The film was released in North America on January 29, 2016, alongside Kung Fu Panda 3, Fifty Shades of Black, and Jane Got a Gun. The film is projected to gross $10–13 million from 3,143 theaters in its opening weekend.[33][34] The film grossed $375,000 from its Thursday night previews and $3.3 million on its first day.[35] It went on to gross $10.3 million in its opening weekend, finishing 4th at the box office.[36]
Critical response[edit]
The Finest Hours has received mixed reviews from critics. on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 59%, based on 107 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's consensus states, "Old-fashioned to a fault, The Finest Hours will satisfy those seeking a traditional rescue drama – but may leave more adventurous viewers wanting more."[37] on Metacritic, the film has a score of 58 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[38] on CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[36]
Soundtrack[edit]
| The Finest Hours (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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| Film score by Carter Burwell | ||||
| Released | January 29, 2016 | |||
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| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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All music composed by Carter Burwell[39].
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Meeting Miriam" | |
| 2. | "It's Starting to Snow" | |
| 3. | "Pendleton Jump" | |
| 4. | "Split" | |
| 5. | "Lost Our Lights" | |
| 6. | "You Don't Have to Come Back" | |
| 7. | "I Hope You Didn't Kill Us" | |
| 8. | "Volunteers" | |
| 9. | "The 36500" | |
| 10. | "The Bucket Line" | |
| 11. | "The Man Shouldn't Have Sent Them" | |
| 12. | "Crossing the Bar" | |
| 13. | "Pendleton Push" | |
| 14. | "We're All Alone" | |
| 15. | "Four Men Lost" | |
| 16. | "Rescue" | |
| 17. | "Big Man, Big Sea" | |
| 18. | "The Going Down" | |
| 19. | "Safe Harbor" | |
| 20. | "Haul Away Joe" (performed by Kodaline) |
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