Product Details

• Actors: Treat Williams, Susan Walters, Cliff De Young, Tim Thomerson, Marcia Strassman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Live / Artisan
• DVD Release Date: January 15, 2002
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005T304
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,824 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gale Force" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What Could Have Been..., January 22, 2002

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"[e-mail]" (Essexville, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gale Force [VHS] (VHS Tape)

What could have been a REALLY great B Flick with a very different plot ended up just another average B Flick. The plot:"Treasure Hunt" is tv's hottest new reality based show-$10 million dollars is buried on a remote island and it's between 8 contestants to find it and bring it home.(I can hear the idea being pitched now to a major tv studio to actually go through with this) Rogue theives have infiltrated the island and are also looking for the hidden cash but wait another disaster has beset these islanders: a violent tropical storm is heading towards them. Sounds good right?The Bad: Well the opening car chase scene is STOLEN from "Last Action Hero" it is the original scene but edited with Treat Williams in place of Arnold! (Look for the Slater 1 license plate on the car!) Even when the "house" where a hostage is held up blows up (STOLEN from Last Action Hero) it reeks of being from another movie.Didn't the director trust his production company or are B flicks that tight on a budget due to the economy? I thought I could overlook this flaw but alas another scene has a group of ex-Navy Seals flying in by helicopter to the island. This was lifted right from Predator!The somewhat Good:Overall I found it to be entertaining just to find the "borrowed" scenes from better action movies. I was disappointed in Michael Dudikoff playing a bad guy. (First Olivier Gruner in Extreme Honor and now Dudikoff for shame!) Its bad when B actors are playing bad guys instead of the usual "good guy" we see them play in countless other movies. What could have been will probably be when a Big Budget Movie Co. remakes this plot and releases it to a national audience. Bottom Line:Check it out just for a good laugh then check out the better produced movies they borrowed from.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Has some fun moments, July 1, 2004

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Logan Ratty (California, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gale Force (DVD)

Gale force is not necessarily a great B flick, but it's entertaining, takes jabs at reality TV shows and their hosts), has recognizable actors in it that do a decent enough job, and is done well enough to be enjoyable (especially if you like the actors). Though a few scenes of footage are used from other movies (helicopters flying over jungle in Predator, some car stuff and opening concepts from Last Action Hero) such doesn't really bring the picture down. It's meant to be a fun romp, not a spectacular, or entirely original film. Special effects get the job done and aren't too hideous. The kind of movie you might see on a weekend on a miscellaneous cable channel. If you're a fellow Treat Williams fan, I strongly recommend DEEP RISING (a far better fantastic movie), but he's cool in Gale Force as has some fun moments. You might consider turning off Gale Force in the first ten minutes, but it picks up. All in all, a simple flick, with a simple `who lives and who dies' plot, with some fun moments. It's worth it for the actors, and the jab at reality shows. Good movie to rent on the cheap, or buy in a discount bin somewhere.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Worse Movie Ever!, February 5, 2011

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Garrett R. Hylltun - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gale Force (DVD)

This is a horrible movie, really it is. Low budget, poor special effects, directing and script leave so much to be desired, but! somehow this movie keeps you sucked in! You keep watching thinking it's going to get better but it never does, but yet, you know it's not going to get better and you still keep watching. It's a paradox and every time I see this movie I keep waiting for the universe to collapse in on it's self.

I think the reasons you continue to watch is due to the acting ability of some of the players in the movie. Not all of the actors pull off a good role, but some of them do, such as Treat Williams. This man is a very underrated actor and always seems to end up in low budget movies, but yet, he makes those low budget movies his own with his presence and ability. That and the movie does have story in there somewhere that wants to bring you along, but it's kept at bey due to the low budget.

This movie is now a cult classic in my collection and my family and I are turning it into a Friday Night popcorn throwing and interacting movie. It's fun to comment at the movie as you watch it. Like when they are running through hurricane force winds and rain and end up in a shack, Treat's hair is as dry as can be and not a hair out of place.. Even a tidal wave is no match for the strength of Treat's perfect and dry hair!

Had this movie been backed with more money, I imagine it could have been more than a cult classic B style movie. It has a good story in there, it almost had the cast it needed and hell, the director might have actually shined through on this one with some money behind it. Treat Williams does a fine job, Michael Dudikoff did as he should and of course how could you not jump on a movie with Curtis Armstrong. It was nice to see William Zabka again, but I wish his role had more meat to it. He always seems to take second seat, but it is nice to see he's still working in the industry.

Do not buy this movie if you're looking for a world renowned critically acclaimed movie, buy this movie because it's the best worse cult classic style poke fun at and still enjoy it movie.

I give this one 5 stars because it's a hidden gem that will never shine.