Forces of Nature (1999)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Bronwen Hughes

Writer (WGA):

Marc Lawrence (written by)

Release Date:

19 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He went from the eye of the storm, into the arms of a hurricane.

Plot:

A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Geo Metro | Man Forced To Strip | Chick Flick | Airplane Accident

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 8	1:00 AM	TBS
Wed. July 8	10:00 AM	TBS

Cast

Ben Affleck	...	Ben Holmes
Sandra Bullock	...	Sarah Lewis
Maura Tierney	...	Bridget Cahill
Steve Zahn	...	Alan
Blythe Danner	...	Virginia
Ronny Cox	...	Hadley
Michael Fairman	...	Richard Holmes
Richard Schiff	...	Joe
Athena Maria Bitzis	...	Juanita the Bull Tamer (as Athena Bitzis)
Afemo Omilami	...	Cab Driver
David Strickland	...	Steve Montgomery
Jack Kehler	...	Vic DeFranco
Janet Carroll	...	Barbara Holmes
Meredith Scott Lynn	...	Debbie
George Wallace	...	Max (as George D. Wallace)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sensuality, language and a scene of drug use.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36559) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

The driving scene on the island near the end of the film, supposedly Hawaii, is actually Trunk Bay in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Goofs:

Factual errors: To hear an echo you need a flat vertical surface. When they are on top the train, shouting, there is none visible. There are trees around that would actually absorb sound.

Quotes:

Sarah Lewis: I don't deserve heaven.
Ben Holmes: Oh Sarah, you deserve so much more than you think you do.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Forces of Nature (#6.2)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Melodia Del Rio

Nice Enough

Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck star in this romantic comedy. Ben (Affleck) gets stranded in New York when his plane skids out of control, the trouble is he is getting married in 2 days and his only way back seems to be a ride with a free-spirited traveller called Sarah (Bullock)

The duo get into lots of trouble on their road trip and the results are pretty amusing. Affleck and Bullock both provide nice performances without ever excelling in the roles, the screenplay is nicely written and the direction is nice also.

Basically it's a nice movie, with enough humour and charm to entertain, but it will never be a classic. 6/10