as Peggy Beaumont Lizzy Mackay as Middy Gieg Ray De-Haan Stunt Performer Production Part of the film was shot using a horizon tank in Malta, with a full-sized mock-up of the ship, the Eye of the Wind, used to depict the Albatross in scenes shot mainly in the Caribbean, on islands such as St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Maurice Jarre was originally scheduled to compose the original score, but was replaced by Hans Zimmer's protégé Jeff Rona. Zimmer was set to replace Jarre but failed to commit due to time difficulties. The song in the end credits is "Valparaiso" by Sting. Reception On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 57% based on 37 reviews. The site's consensus states: "Though it gets occasionally bogged down by touchy-feely sentiment, White Squall benefits greatly from Jeff Bridges' assured lead performance and Ridley Scott's visceral, exciting direction". White Squall, like Scott's previous film, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, was a box office disappointment. Roger Ebert gave it three stars. In his review he said "I enjoyed the movie for the sheer physical exuberance of its adventure." Home media Due to the indie nature of White Squall, it has received very patchy releases over the years, through various locally distributed media companies. When the film was first issued on home entertainment formats, VHS was the current standard. Soon after DVD began to gain popularity and White Squall was issued, in North America, via Largo Entertainment, and in the UK and Europe through BMG DVD. For Blu-ray releases White Squall has been issued as Region-Locked Region 2 in mainlane Europe only, Region 4 in Australia and New Zealand and Region 1 via Kino Lorber in America. A UK pressing has never been available. References External links 1996 drama films 1990s coming-of-age drama films 1990s disaster films 1990s English-language films 1990s teen drama films American films based on actual events American coming-of-age drama films American disaster films American survival films American teen drama films Coming-of-age films based on actual events Disaster films based on actual events Drama films based on actual events Films about animal cruelty Films about educators Films about friendship Films about survivors of seafaring accidents or incidents Films about the United States Coast Guard Films directed by Ridley Scott Films scored by Jeff Rona Films set in 1961 Films set in the Caribbean Films set in Connecticut Films set in Florida Films