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Forces of Nature
Directed by Bronwen Hughes
Produced by Susan Arnold
Ian Bryce
Donna Roth
Written by Marc Lawrence
Starring Ben Affleck
Sandra Bullock
Music by John Powell
Cinematography Elliot Davis
David Stockton
Editing by Craig Wood
Studio DreamWorks SKG
Roth–Arnold Productions
Distributed by DreamWorks SKG
Release date(s) March 19, 1999
Running time 105 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $75,000,000 (estimated)[1]
Gross revenue $52,888,180 (Domestic)
$93,888,180 (Worldwide)
Forces of Nature is a 1999 romantic comedy film, directed by Bronwen Hughes, and starring Academy Award winners Ben Affleck, and Sandra Bullock.
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* 1 Plot
* 2 Cast
* 3 References
* 4 External links
[edit] Plot
Ben Holmes (Affleck) is a 'blurb' writer — responsible for writing the short introductions on the sleeves of hardcover books. On his way to Savannah, Georgia for his wedding with Bridget (Maura Tierney), he's already nervous about flying. His nerves aren't helped when he's seated next to Sarah (Bullock), a free–spirit person who seems to get on his nerves. On takeoff, a bird flies into one of the engines, causing a flameout. Now afraid to fly, he reluctantly agrees to travel with Sarah, who also needs to get to Savannah within a few days.
During the course of their trip, things seem to keep happening to prevent them from getting to their destination — from being on the wrong car of a train, to getting caught in various thunderstorms (thus, the title of the film). However, Ben is impressed by Sarah's easy spirit, and starts to feel a connection with her. As they get closer to their destination, Ben starts to wonder if he's making the right choice in getting married to Bridget, or if he should just let fate take him with Sarah, who has a secret of her own.
[edit] Cast
* Ben Affleck as Ben Holmes
* Sandra Bullock as Sarah Lewis
* Maura Tierney as Bridget
* Steve Zahn as Alan
* Blythe Danner as Virginia
* Ronny Cox as Hadley
* Michael Fairman as Richard Holmes
* Richard Schiff as Joe
[edit] References
1. ^ "Forces of Nature at Box Office Mojo". http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=forcesofnature.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
[edit] External links
* Forces of Nature at the Internet Movie Database
* Forces of Nature at Allmovie
* Forces of Nature at Rotten Tomatoes
* Forces of Nature at Box Office Mojo
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Categories: American films | 1999 films | 1990s romantic comedy films | English-language films | DreamWorks films | Films shot in Virginia | Films shot in Jacksonville, Florida | Films shot in South Carolina
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With a depletion rate estimated at 1,900 hectares a day, government projections suggest the Philippines' remaining forests could be gone within 16 years.
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The government did not say how long the farmers will be able to keep the land.
Official data show the southeast Asian archipelago, which once had 16 million hectares of forested land, lost about a third of that in just 15 years to 2005.
With a depletion rate estimated at 1,900 hectares a day, government projections suggest the Philippines' remaining forests could be gone within 16 years.
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