Favorite Sailing Movies

[idpnd]

Nothing to add here, seen most of them, Deep Water is definetely my favourite documentary, The Bounty (1984) the best naval film, and Capt Ron the funniest subject-related comedy. Kill Cruise is definetely rubbish but it's underrated rubbish and Paltrow (also the commander in Das Boot - best naval war film) does a classic penniless & alcoholic marina nightmare..

I have a question to the panel, I am trying to identify a film I saw in my childhood, and which I could never find again.

It's about a bunch of children, maybe schoolkids, getting stuck on a tropical island after an airplane crash (not lord of the flies!) with two parental-type figures. They proceed to escape from the island by turning the B-52 type airplane into a massive improvised trimaran. Someone gets eaten by a shark. I can't remember how it ends.

There's certainly some famous faces in there, and I seem to recall the title was something like escape from paradise.. It's a harmless sort of kiddie film, even a bit disneyesque.. Does that ring any bells?

Thanks!

[Sailmonkey]

What about "around alone with jean-de-sud"
Great solo around the world on an alberg 30

[Fishman_Tx]

Originally Posted by liberty16

Coming-of-age sailing: White Squall

War sailing: The Sand Pebble

White Squall
again my all-time fav,
but Mega Ditto on The Sand Pebbles!
awesome movie!

[Allan S]

Sand Pebbles, I agree was the best. I identified with Steve McQueen, I to was a marine engineer who spent half his carreer at the same rank...only I was better looking...lol

[shadow]

-I love "Captain Ron" to just cheer me up
-I watch "Open Water 2" Nearly once a week just to watch the first 15 minutes of that awesome neo-classic 75 foot yacht
-(forgot name)There is a movie with John Travolta where he hand builds these wooden yachts. Not a main function of the film, but there are several shots of him in the boat shed working and one cool scene with him, his son and his ex's new husband
-(forgot name) I just saw this movie about two brothers and their girlfriend/wife and most of the movie is shot on the sailboat and it is a very nice yacht.
-"Triangle" shows people getting on a yacht which I believe to be a hunter 45DS and then they run into trouble.. Actually a pretty cool movie..

Great to hear about these other movies as I will try to look for them..

[iSaint]

Originally Posted by Hyprdrv

What would be great is one of those worthless cable channels switching over to an all sailing/boating channel that showed nothing but all these great old TV and movies.

Steve in Solomons MD

I don't know why there isn't an all sailing/boating channel. You would think the market is there.

[scook1]

I saw "The Thomas Crown Affair" Last week. There is one short scene of two catamarans flying through a harbor. Also is some footage of one capsizing. Warning: no sailboats were harmed in the making of this film!
Spencer

[VirtualVagabond]

A couple of obscure ones... Sandefjord. Probably saw it 5 decades ago. It was a doco of 4 or 5 friends buying and old Colin Archer type yacht, repairing/rebuilding it, and doing a circum.
The other was a TV movie I hooked into halfway through. It was obviously a version of the Scarlet Pimpernel. He had a brilliant yacht, and gave the Dutch credit for it, that looked like a small sailing ship. I seem to remember he referred to it as "... me yot".
He also had a very nautical expression, "...sink me", equivalent I suppose to "... well I'll be damned".
Would love to find the movie because the second half was great.

Vic

[sbenest]

Has anyone seen "The Perfect Storm" staring George Cloony. There are so many rubbish bits in the heavy weather scenes that I gave up and watched golf!

[Extemporaneous]

I don't watch much for Movies or Television, but thought I give this a bit of a bump and ask if anyone knows of anything new out there lately??

Regards,
Extemp.

[itchybro]

Not a movie but some great sailing references in this episode:

Adult Swim Video : The Venture Bros. : The Silent Partners

[Motley]

Errrrr. Jaws?

Motley.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by sbenest

Has anyone seen "The Perfect Storm" staring George Cloony. There are so many rubbish bits in the heavy weather scenes that I gave up and watched golf!

True... but it did get one good point across.... don't abandon your boat till it actually goes down... out of the frying pan into the fire..??

[DannySt]

have you seen hold fast?
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