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'''''Captain Phillips''''' is a 2013 American [[Action film|action]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] film directed by [[Paul Greengrass]] and starring [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Barkhad Abdi]]. The movie is inspired by the 2009 [[Maersk Alabama hijacking|''Maersk Alabama'' hijacking]], an incident during which merchant mariner [[Richard Phillips (merchant mariner)|Captain Richard Phillips]] was taken hostage by [[Piracy in Somalia|pirates in the Indian Ocean]] led by [[Abduwali Muse]].
'''''Captain Phillips''''' is a 2013 American [[Action film|action]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] film directed by [[Paul Greengrass]] and starring [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Barkhad Abdi]]. The movie is inspired by the 2009 [[Maersk Alabama hijacking|''Maersk Alabama'' hijacking]], an incident during which merchant mariner [[Richard Phillips (merchant mariner)|Captain Richard Phillips]] was taken hostage by [[Piracy in Somalia|pirates in the Indian Ocean]] led by [[Abduwali Muse]].


The screenplay was written by [[Billy Ray (screenwriter)|Billy Ray]], and is based on the book ''[[A Captain's Duty|A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea]]'' (2010) by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. [[Scott Rudin]], [[Dana Brunetti]] and [[Michael De Luca]] served as producers on the project. The film received six [[Academy Award]] nominations, including [[Best Picture]] and [[Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sonypicturespublicity.com/dom/secured/title/titleContainer.seam?terrtitleId=1105&cid=415154 | title = Captain Phillips |publisher =Sony Pictures Publicity |accessdate=October 8, 2013}}</ref> It premiered at the 2013 [[New York Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23501131 |title=Paul Greengrass film to open New York Film Festival |publisher=BBC News |date=August 1, 2013 |accessdate=August 23, 2013}}</ref> and was released on October 11, 2013.<ref name=DailyMail>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2132249/Tom-Hanks-climbs-aboard-film-Captain-Phillips-biopic-hes-captured-Somali-pirates.html |title=Tom Hanks climbs aboard to film Captain Phillips biopic in which he's captured by Somali pirates |work=[[Daily Mail]] |location=London |date=April 20, 2012 |author=Daily Mail Reporter |accessdate=July 26, 2013}}</ref>
The screenplay was written by [[Billy Ray (screenwriter)|Billy Ray]], and is based on the book ''[[A Captain's Duty|A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea]]'' (2010) by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. [[Scott Rudin]], [[Dana Brunetti]] and [[Michael De Luca]] served as producers on the project. The film received six [[Academy Award]] nominations, including [[Best Picture]] and [[Best Supporting Actor]] for Abdi.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sonypicturespublicity.com/dom/secured/title/titleContainer.seam?terrtitleId=1105&cid=415154 | title = Captain Phillips |publisher =Sony Pictures Publicity |accessdate=October 8, 2013}}</ref> It premiered at the 2013 [[New York Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23501131 |title=Paul Greengrass film to open New York Film Festival |publisher=BBC News |date=August 1, 2013 |accessdate=August 23, 2013}}</ref> and was released on October 11, 2013.<ref name="DailyMail">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2132249/Tom-Hanks-climbs-aboard-film-Captain-Phillips-biopic-hes-captured-Somali-pirates.html |title=Tom Hanks climbs aboard to film Captain Phillips biopic in which he's captured by Somali pirates |work=[[Daily Mail]] |location=London |date=April 20, 2012 |author=Daily Mail Reporter |accessdate=July 26, 2013}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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===Filming===
===Filming===
Principal photography for ''Captain Phillips'' began on March 26, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title="Captain Phillips" is a retelling of the headline grabbing events |url=http://www.studiosystemnews.com/captain-phillips-is-a-retelling-of-the-headline-grabbing-events-that-occured-on-the-high-seas-in-april-2009-when-cargo-ship-captain-richard-phillips-surrendered-himself-to-a-group-of-four-somali-pirat/ |publisher=Studio System News |accessdate=October 8, 2013|date=March 2012}}</ref> Filming took place off the coast of [[Malta]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref name=DailyMail/><ref>{{cite web|last=Lombardi|first=Ken|title=Tom Hanks, the real Captain Phillips attend N.Y. Film Festival premiere |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57605136/tom-hanks-the-real-captain-phillips-attend-n.y-film-festival-premiere/ |publisher=[[CBS News]] |accessdate=October 8, 2013 |date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> Nine weeks were spent filming aboard the ''Alexander Maersk'', a [[container ship]] identical to the ''Maersk Alabama''; it was chartered on commercial terms.<ref>{{cite web |last=McCabe |first=Robert |title=Norfolk's Maersk hosts preview of 'Captain Phillips' |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2013/10/norfolks-maersk-hosts-preview-captain-phillips |accessdate=October 12, 2013|date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The [[USS Truxtun (DDG-103)|USS ''Truxtun'']], an [[Arleigh Burke-class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer]] and sister ship of USS ''Bainbridge'', served as a set piece in the film.<ref name="Sailors share screen with Tom Hanks in 'Captain Phillips'">{{cite|title = Sailors share screen with Tom Hanks in 'Captain Phillips'|url = http://www.navytimes.com/article/20131011/NEWS/310110011/Sailors-share-screen-Tom-Hanks-Captain-Phillips-|publisher = Navy Times|date = 11 Oct 2013|accessdate = 12 Jan 2014}}</ref>
Principal photography for ''Captain Phillips'' began on March 26, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title="Captain Phillips" is a retelling of the headline grabbing events |url=http://www.studiosystemnews.com/captain-phillips-is-a-retelling-of-the-headline-grabbing-events-that-occured-on-the-high-seas-in-april-2009-when-cargo-ship-captain-richard-phillips-surrendered-himself-to-a-group-of-four-somali-pirat/ |publisher=Studio System News |accessdate=October 8, 2013|date=March 2012}}</ref> Filming took place off the coast of [[Malta]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref name="DailyMail" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Lombardi|first=Ken|title=Tom Hanks, the real Captain Phillips attend N.Y. Film Festival premiere |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57605136/tom-hanks-the-real-captain-phillips-attend-n.y-film-festival-premiere/ |publisher=[[CBS News]] |accessdate=October 8, 2013 |date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> Nine weeks were spent filming aboard the ''Alexander Maersk'', a [[container ship]] identical to the ''Maersk Alabama''; it was chartered on commercial terms.<ref>{{cite web |last=McCabe |first=Robert |title=Norfolk's Maersk hosts preview of 'Captain Phillips' |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2013/10/norfolks-maersk-hosts-preview-captain-phillips |accessdate=October 12, 2013|date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The [[USS Truxtun (DDG-103)|USS ''Truxtun'']], an [[Arleigh Burke-class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer]] and sister ship of USS ''Bainbridge'', served as a set piece in the film.<ref name="Sailors share screen with Tom Hanks in 'Captain Phillips'">{{cite|title = Sailors share screen with Tom Hanks in 'Captain Phillips'|url = http://www.navytimes.com/article/20131011/NEWS/310110011/Sailors-share-screen-Tom-Hanks-Captain-Phillips-|publisher = Navy Times|date = 11 Oct 2013|accessdate = 12 Jan 2014}}</ref>


===Music===
===Music===
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===Box office performance===
===Box office performance===
''Captain Phillips'' grossed $25.7 million in its opening weekend, good for second place at the box office behind [[Gravity (film)|Gravity]]'s $43.2 million. As of January 14, 2014, the film has grossed $105,010,295 in North America, and $109,603,525 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $214,613,820.<ref name="BoxOffice-Captain Phillips"/>
''Captain Phillips'' grossed $25.7 million in its opening weekend, good for second place at the box office behind [[Gravity (film)|Gravity]]'s $43.2 million. As of January 14, 2014, the film has grossed $105,010,295 in North America, and $109,603,525 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $214,613,820.<ref name="BoxOffice-Captain Phillips" />


===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
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|rowspan=3|[[Detroit Film Critics Society]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Long|first=Tom|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131209/ENT02/312090098/Detroit-Film-Critics-Society-nominates-top-films|title=Detroit Film Critics Society nominates top films|publisher=The Detroit News|date=December 9, 2013|accessdate=December 10, 2013}}</ref>
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Captain Phillips
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Greengrass
Written byBilly Ray
Produced byMichael De Luca
Dana Brunetti
Scott Rudin
StarringTom Hanks
Barkhad Abdi
CinematographyBarry Ackroyd
Edited byChristopher Rouse
Music byHenry Jackman
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 11, 2013 (2013-10-11)
Running time
134 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Somali
Budget$55 million
Box office$215,346,525[2]

Captain Phillips is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. The movie is inspired by the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, an incident during which merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage by pirates in the Indian Ocean led by Abduwali Muse.

The screenplay was written by Billy Ray, and is based on the book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea (2010) by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca served as producers on the project. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Abdi.[3] It premiered at the 2013 New York Film Festival,[4] and was released on October 11, 2013.[5]

Plot

Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) takes command of the MV Maersk Alabama, an unarmed container ship from Port of Salalah in Oman, with orders to sail through the Gulf of Aden to Mombasa, round the Horn of Africa. Wary of pirate activity off the coast of Somalia, the captain orders strict security precautions on the vessel and carries out practice drills.

During a drill, the vessel is chased by Somali pirates in two skiffs; Phillips succeeds in outrunning them when one gives up after hearing Phillips on the radio calling for immediate military air support (a bluff) and the other loses engine power after running into the rough water Captain Phillips created. The next day one of the skiffs returns with four heavily armed pirates led by Abduwali Muse (Barkhad Abdi); they are carrying a ladder they had hastily welded the night before. Despite the best efforts of Phillips and his crew, the pirates board and take control of the Maersk Alabama, capturing Captain Phillips after he cuts the ship's engine power and tells the crew to hide in the ship's engine room. Phillips offers Muse the contents of the ship's safe ($30,000), but under orders from his boss (the local Somali faction leader) Muse's plan is to ransom the ship and crew in exchange for millions of dollars of insurance money from the shipping company.

A crew member manages to cut the ship's emergency power, plunging the lower decks into darkness. As Muse, the pirate captain, attempts to search the engine room, the crew members overpower him. Negotiating with the other three pirates, one with badly injured feet, the crewmen arrange to trade Phillips for Muse and the ship's lifeboat. The pirates force Phillips onto the lifeboat and launch it, intending to hold the captain for ransom.

As the lifeboat heads for the shore, tensions flare between the pirates as they run low on the stimulant herb khat, lose contact with their mother ship, and are later intercepted by the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Bainbridge. Once additional U.S. Navy ships arrive, Phillips attempts to negotiate with Muse, who asserts that he has come too far and will not surrender. In the meantime, the Bainbridge's captain Frank Castellano (Yul Vazquez) is ordered to prevent the pirates from reaching the mainland by whatever means necessary.

That night, Phillips is able to escape and swims towards the ships. The navy cannot identify the swimmer as Phillips, and therefore they take no action. The pirates fire shots at him; he swims back to the lifeboat. The further agitated pirates are also unaware that a SEAL Team has parachuted in to intervene.

While three SEAL marksmen get into positions to fire a simultaneous shot at each of the pirates on the lifeboat, Castellano and the SEALs continue to try to negotiate with the pirates, eventually taking the lifeboat under tow. Eventually, Muse agrees to board the Bainbridge, believing he will join his clan elders in negotiating Phillips's ransom. In the lifeboat, one of the more agitated pirates, Najee, catches Phillips writing a goodbye note to his wife. When he tries to take the note away, Phillips attacks Najee, but is quickly restrained and beaten.

Najee decides to take full control; the pirates tie Phillips up and blindfold him, and the Bainbridge crew stop the tow. As Phillips is about to be executed, the three SEAL marksmen finally get three clear shots and simultaneously kill the pirates. On board the Bainbridge, Muse is taken into custody and arrested for piracy. Phillips is rescued and treated. He is in shock and disoriented, but he thanks the rescue team for saving his life.

Cast

Tom Hanks (left) portrayed Richard Phillips (right).

Production

Development

Barkhad Abdi portrayed Abduwali Muse

Shortly after the publication of Richard Phillips's memoir A Captain's Duty in 2010, Sony Pictures optioned the film rights. In March 2011, actor Tom Hanks attached himself to the project after reading a draft of the screenplay by Billy Ray.[7] During the following June, director Paul Greengrass was offered the helm of the then-untitled film adaptation.[8] A worldwide search subsequently began to find the film's supporting Somali cast. From this search, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, and Mahat M. Ali were chosen from among more than 700 participants at a 2011 casting call at the Brian Coyle Community Center in Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis. According to the search casting director, Debbie DeLisi, the four actors were selected because they were "the chosen ones, that anointed group that stuck out."[9]

Producers visited the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum to see the bullet-scarred, five-ton fiberglass lifeboat aboard which the pirates held Capt. Phillips hostage so that they could accurately re-create the boat and interiors for the set.[11] They were also able to view an example of the Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAV, used to monitor the crisis,[12] as well as the Mark 11 Mod 0 (SR-25) sniper rifle (the type used by the U.S. Navy SEALs), both on display at the museum also.

Filming

Principal photography for Captain Phillips began on March 26, 2012.[13] Filming took place off the coast of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea.[5][14] Nine weeks were spent filming aboard the Alexander Maersk, a container ship identical to the Maersk Alabama; it was chartered on commercial terms.[15] The USS Truxtun, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and sister ship of USS Bainbridge, served as a set piece in the film.[16]

Music

The film score to Captain Phillips was originally to be composed by Henry Jackman.[17] However, director Paul Greengrass was reportedly unsatisfied with the score and demanded several re-writes. Al Clay and Jack Dolman wrote replacement music, as well as Hans Zimmer and other associates from Remote Control Productions, but attribution of cues to each composer was unclear and Zimmer remained uncredited for his contribution.[18] A soundtrack album for the film was released in physical forms on October 15, 2013 by Varèse Sarabande.[19] Additional songs featured in the film include:[20]

Release

Box office performance

Captain Phillips grossed $25.7 million in its opening weekend, good for second place at the box office behind Gravity's $43.2 million. As of January 14, 2014, the film has grossed $105,010,295 in North America, and $109,603,525 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $214,613,820.[2]

Critical reception

Captain Phillips premiered on September 28, 2013, opening the 2013 New York Film Festival. The film was praised for its direction, screenplay, production values, cinematography, and the performances of Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi.[21][22][23]

Captain Phillips received widespread critical acclaim. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a 93% approval critic response based on 228 reviews, with a "Certified Fresh" and an average score of 8.3/10. The site's consensus reads: "Smart, powerfully acted, and incredibly intense, Captain Phillips offers filmgoers a Hollywood biopic done right—and offers Tom Hanks a showcase for yet another brilliant performance."[24] Metacritic gives the film a score of 83/100 based on 48 reviews of a "Universal Acclaim".[25] Film critic David Palmer gave the film a rare 10 out of 10, stating it was unbelievably intense and the climax featured some of the best acting he had ever seen. It was his top film of 2013.

The film was nominated for 4 Golden Globes, including Best Picture (Drama), Best Actor in a Drama (Hanks), Best Supporting Actor (Abdi) and Best Director (Greengrass). It did not win in any of the categories.

Home media

Captain Phillips was released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 21, 2014.

Accolades

Awards
Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
67th British Academy Film Awards[26] Best Film Pending
Best Director Paul Greengrass Pending
Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks Pending
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi Pending
Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Pending
Best Cinematography Barry Ackroyd Pending
Best Original Music Henry Jackman Pending
Best Sound Pending
Best Editing Christopher Rouse Pending
71st Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Tom Hanks Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Barkhad Abdi Nominated
Best Director Paul Greengrass Nominated
86th Academy Awards Best Picture Pending
Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Pending
Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Pending
Best Film Editing Christopher Rouse Pending
Best Sound Editing Oliver Tarney Pending
Best Sound Mixing Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munrod Pending
AACTA International Awards[27] Best Film Nominated
Best Direction Paul Greengrass Nominated
Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi Nominated
Best Screenplay, Adapted Billy Ray Nominated
Best Editing Christopher Rouse Nominated
American Film Institute[28] Top Ten Films of the Year Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti and Scott Rudin Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated
Most Promising Performer Barkhad Abdi Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society[29] Best Director Paul Greengrass Nominated
Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated
Online Film Critics Society[30] Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite Dramatic Movie Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society[31] Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Paul Greengrass Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks Nominated
Best Screenplay - Adaptation Billy Ray Nominated
Best Film Editing Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards[32] Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society[33] Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Nominated
Best Editing Christopher Rouse Won
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated
Best Editing Christopher Rouse Nominated
Satellite Awards[34] Best Motion Picture Pending
Best Director Paul Greengrass Pending
Best Actor – Motion Picture Tom Hanks Pending
Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Pending
Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, and Oliver Tarney Pending
Screen Actors Guild Awards[35] Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks Nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi Nominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association[36] Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Nominated
Best Scene The scene near the end of the film when Phillips is being checked out by military medical personnel and breaks down. Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association[37] Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Nominated

Historical accuracy

In a New York Post article, some of the crew members of the Maersk Alabama accused the film of being inaccurate in facts and the portrayal of Phillips.[38]

Mike Perry, the Chief Engineer of the Maersk Alabama, also asserted in a CNN interview that the film does not tell the true story.[39]

Despite complaints of inaccuracy with how the film portrays the events surrounding the hijacking, the film's director, Paul Greengrass, publicly stated that he "stands behind the authenticity of Captain Phillips [...] at the end of the day, it is easy to make anonymous accusations against a film [...] but the facts are clear [...] Captain Phillips' ship was attacked, and the ship and the crew and its cargo made it safely to port with no injuries or loss of life [...] That's the story we told, and it's an accurate one."[40]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. August 9, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
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  3. ^ "Captain Phillips". Sony Pictures Publicity. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
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