In the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, creating the worst oil spill in American history. This film recounts the extreme moments of bravery and survival in the face of what would become one of the biggest man-made disasters in world history. On ...
just a matter-of-fact statement of intent.Deepwater Horizonis, the title says, a movie about an oil rig. But not just any oil rig — one that was
history. Eleven crew members were lost, more than100 million gallons of oil flowed into the Gulf of Mexico, and the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig burned for over a day before sinking to the ocean floor.Directed by Peter Berg. Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien, ...
The fabricated oil rig – which was constructed to replicate both the interior and exterior of the Deepwater Horizon – was then sectioned off in order to compartmentalize the filming process and streamline production. The three portions of the set recreated the drill floor area, the main deck ...
Get a sneak peek at the new film "Deepwater Horizon," chronicling the harrowing 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion Sep 2, 2016 First look: Deepwater Horizon Dylan O'Brien and John Malkovich discover that they're moments away from disaster in the upcoming movie "Deepwater Horizon" based...
The movie tells of Deepwater Horizon, the infamous British Petroleum oil rig that caught fire and exploded on April 20, 2010, while drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 crewmembers and resulting in the largest offshore oil spill in United States history. Wahlberg is starring as an ele...
Before shit hits the fan, Berg allows the milieu to expand at a creaking pace. It takes an hour for disaster to strike, giving us enough time to wallow in the almost impenetrable lingo of the oilrig workers, whilst giving the time to portray the BP big wigs as “money-hungry sonsabitc...
Rig: KetchFuel: 140 gallons diesel Displacement: 27,000 lbsWater: 170 gallons in 2 tanks Ballast: 9,000 poundsEngine: 60 HP Perkins Prima M60 Morgan 415 ketch layouts: Profile and Sail Plan Deck Layout Interior Layout Current pictures
When extreme pressure leads to a blowout and subsequent fire aboard the rig, Williams risks his life to aid in the evacuation of the facility. “Deepwater Horizon” isn’t really interested in telling a comprehensive story about the enormous catastrophe of the now infamous oil rig. Instead, ...
Was the movie shot on a real oil rig out in the ocean? No. The rig seen in the movie is an 85% scale recreation of the actual Deepwater Horizon rig. The entire rig, which was constructed using 3.2 million pounds of steel, was built inside of a giant two-and-a-half million gallon...