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This article is about 2016 American historical disaster drama film. For the documentary about Winston Churchill, see The Finest Hours (1964 film). For other uses, see Finest hour.

The Finest Hours
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCraig Gillespie
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Dorothy Aufiero
  • James Whitaker
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Edited byTatiana S. Riegel
Music byCarter Burwell
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
  • January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29) (United States)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70–80 million[2][3]
Box office$11.9 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]

Plot

Main article: History of the United States Coast Guard § Pendleton rescue

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 in April, but as per Coast Guard custom, 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 S. S. 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. Livsey as his crew.

When Miriam hears about this, she, like a number of other townspeople, thinks this is a suicide mission. They don't 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 Lifesaving Medal.

Cast

Production

Development

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

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, Massachusetts.[23] They were also set to film at various South Shore locations and then move to Chatham 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

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

Box office

As of January 31, 2016, 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

The Finest Hours has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 60%, based on 102 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. 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 35 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

Untitled

All music is composed by Carter Burwell[39]

No.TitleLength
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) 

Notes

Citations
  1. ^ "THE FINEST HOURS [2D] (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 29, 2016). "Chris Pine's 'Finest Hours' Limps Out of Port With $375,000 at Thursday-Night Box Office". The Wrap. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. ^ a b McGrath, Charles (January 7, 2016). "'The Finest Hours' Relives a Perilous, Forgotten Rescue". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "The Finest Hours (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  5. ^ The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue. New York, NY, USA: Simon and Schuster. 2009. ISBN 1416567305. Retrieved January 27, 2016. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Barbo and Webster, pp 87-89
  7. ^ a b c Fleming Jr, Mike (August 12, 2011). "Disney Acquires Coast Guard Rescue Saga 'The Finest Hours'". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  8. ^ Dan Lamothe (July 13, 2015). "The real-life story behind Disney's forthcoming Coast Guard rescue movie, 'The Finest Hours'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. The daring rescue of those mariners is the subject of a forthcoming Disney movie, 'The Finest Hours.' The first trailer for the film was released last week, underscoring the bravery of the Coast Guardsmen involved in the Feb. 18, 1952, recovery. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b Cunnigham, Todd (April 9, 2015). "Chris Pine Thriller 'The Finest Hours' Pushed to 2016 by Disney". TheWrap. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  10. ^ a b c Kit, Borys (April 17, 2014). "Chris Pine in Talks to Star in Disney Coast Guard Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  11. ^ a b Fleming, Mike, Jr. (August 6, 2014). "Casey Affleck In 'Finest Hours' Talks". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 7, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ a b c Kroll, Justin (September 15, 2014). "Ben Foster Joins Chris Pine in Disney's 'Finest Hours' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  13. ^ a b c d e "'Mother's Day' Adds Paul Wesley; More Join Disney's 'The Finest Hours'". Deadline.com. September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  14. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 2, 2014). "Eric Bana Cast In 'The Finest Hours', Disney's Sea-Rescue Pic". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  15. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (August 25, 2014). "'Dark Knight Rises' Actor Josh Stewart Joins Chris Pine in 'Finest Hours'". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  16. ^ a b Yamato, Jen (August 26, 2014). "'The Finest Hours' Adds 'Outlander's Graham McTavish". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  17. ^ a b Yamato, Jen (September 9, 2014). "Kyle Gallner Joins Disaster-At-Sea Drama 'The Finest Hours'". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  18. ^ a b c d "The Finest Hours: Press Kit" (PDF). wdsmediafile.com. The Walt Disney Studios. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  19. ^ Zakarin, Jordan (September 9, 2014). "Disney Sets Sail on Chris Pine Coast Guard Drama 'The Finest Hours'". TheWrap. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  20. ^ Graser, Marc; Kroll, Justin (September 20, 2012). "Tim Van Patten eyes 'Finest Hours'". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  21. ^ Han, Angie (May 29, 2013). "'Red' Director Robert Schwentke to Helm Disney's 'The Finest Hours'". /Film. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  22. ^ Gettell, Oliver (September 9, 2014). "Chris Pine Coast Guard thriller 'The Finest Hours' shoving off". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  23. ^ a b "More locations for filming of 'The Finest Hours' on Cape Cod". On Location Vacations. October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  24. ^ Leggett, Doreen (October 3, 2014). "Disney filming scenes for 'The Finest Hours' in Chatham". wickedlocal.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  25. ^ "Wednesday, Dec. 3 Filming Locations for Forever, Madam Secretary, Sleepy Hollow, Empire, House of Lies, NCIS L.A., Hail Caesar!, Paper Towns, & more!". On Location Vacations. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  26. ^ a b "'Finest Hours' is the finest shoot for Casey Affleck". The Boston Globe. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  27. ^ Turan, Kenneth (January 28, 2016). "'The Finest Hours' stares down the fiercest of storms without blinking". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  28. ^ McNary, Dave (January 13, 2015). "Disney Sets Several 2016 Release Dates". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  29. ^ Petski, Denise (July 8, 2015). "'The Finest Hours' Trailer: Chris Pine At The Helm Of Harrowing Rescue Mission". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  30. ^ McNary, Dave (November 11, 2015). "Watch: Chris Pine Braves the Waves in 'Finest Hours' Trailer". Variety. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  31. ^ Galuppo, Mia (December 15, 2015). "Coronado Island Film Festival Unveils Opening, Closing Night Screenings". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  32. ^ Emery, Debbie (January 25, 2016). "Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Eric Bana Honor US Coast Guard at 'Finest Hours' Premiere". The Wrap. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  33. ^ "'Kung Fu Panda 3' Will Dig Box Office Out Of The Snow With $40M+ Opening – Preview". deadline.com.
  34. ^ McClintock, Pamela (January 29, 2016). "Box Office: 'Kung Fu Panda 3' Trouncing Competition on Friday for $45M Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  35. ^ McNary, Dave (January 29, 2016). "Box Office: Chris Pine's 'Finest Hours' Opens to Choppy $375,000 on Thursday". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  36. ^ a b "'Kung Fu Panda 3' Kicking Up $13M Friday & $44M-$45M Opening Weekend". deadline.com.
  37. ^ "The Finest Hours (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  38. ^ "The Finest Hours". Metacritic. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  39. ^ "Walt Disney Records Set To Release "The Finest Hours" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Press release). PR Newswire. Burbank, California. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
References used
Further reading
  • Official website
  • The Finest Hours at IMDb
  • The Finest Hours at Box Office Mojo
  • The Finest Hours at Rotten Tomatoes
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  • The Finest Hours at History vs. Hollywood
  • The Finest Hours 2016 at Borobudur Cinema
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