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Survive the Savage Sea

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1992 | 87 min | TV Movie, Drama, Adventure

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for adventure fans. If you loved Amadeus or True Grit, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

After their 43-foot schooner was stove in by a pod of killer whales, the six members of the Robertson family spend 37 days adrift in the Pacific with no maps, compass, or navigational instruments.They use every survival technique they can as they battle 20-foot waves, marauding sharks, thirst, starvation, and exhaustion.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kevin James Dobson

  • Robert UrichJack Carpenter
  • Ali MacGrawClaire Carpenter
  • Danielle von ZerneckSusan
  • David FranklinWally
  • David DanielsTimmy
  • Gus MercurioMr. Haines
  • Betty BobbittMrs. Haines
  • Peter SumnerBuzz
  • John HeywoodCommander
  • Michael BishopHoward