Forces of Nature

Director: Bronwen Hughes, George Casey, Ian Bryce, Brownen Hughes, Donna Arkoff Roth, Susan Arnold

Overview

Ben has two days to get from New York to Georgia for his wedding to Bridget Cahill. Everything is running smoothly until his plane skids off the runway. Ben inadvertently saves the life of his seatmate, Sarah, who becomes his new companion for the longest two days of his life.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/01/2013
UPC:	0883929303960
Original Release:	0000
Source:	Paramount Catalog
Language:	English
Sales rank:	22,395

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sandra Bullock	Sarah
Ben Affleck	Ben
Maura Tierney	Bridget
Steve Zahn	Alan
Blythe Danner	Virginia
Ronny Cox	Hadley
Michael Fairman	Richard
Janet Carroll	Barbara
Richard Schiff	Joe
David Strickland	Steve
Meredith Scott Lynn	Debbie
George D. Wallace	Max,Actor
Steve Hytner	Jack
Jack Kehler	Vic
Anne Haney	Emma
Bert Remsen	Ned
Julie Ivey	Beth
Maia Lien	Sandy
Carter Reedy	Groomsman No. 1
Rafiki Smith	Groomsman No. 2
Franklin H.D. Ecker	Groomsman No. 3
Taylor Gilbert	Dr. Keller
Francisco De Ramirez	Bus Driver
Pat Crawford Brown	Florence
Bill Erwin	Murray
William Marquez	Herman
Michael Cudlitz	Bartender
Athena Bitzis	Juanita the Bull Tamer,Actor
Libby Whittemore	Car Rental Agent
Dan Albright	Officer McDonnell
Marshall Rosenblum	Ticket Vendor
Mike Pniewski	Conductor
Wes Kennemore	Thief
Brandon McLaughlin	Delivery Man
Marc McPherson	Hotel Manager
Justin Michael Benassi	Sarah's Son
Shelly Desai	Cabbie
Cordell Nichols	Child on Train
Dan Biggers	Justice of the Peace
Lester Cohen	Post Authority Spokesman
Natalie Hendrix	Airport Reporter
Scott Pierce	News Anchor
Shannon Welles	Lady in Wheelchair
John Powell	Composer
Antone Calandra	Sunseeker
Tommy Chappelle	Sunseeker
Danny Scalf	Skycap
James Chirbas	Sunseeker
Bill Coates	Sunseeker
Francisco De Ram?rez	Bus Driver
John Doe	Carl
Vivian Edwards-Ashford	Sunseeker
Damon Frost	Sunseeker
Jean Gates	Sunseeker
Joan Glover	Sunseeker
Winnie Hammer	Sunseeker
Bob King	Sunseeker
Leon Lamar	Sunseeker
Judith Maltenfort	Sunseeker
Eddie Miller	Sunseeker,Sunseeker
Danny Nelson	Sunseeker
Joanne Pankow	Sunseeker Gladys
Ginnie Randall	Sunseeker
Beverly Shelton	Sunseeker
George Stoba	Sunseeker
Jacki Wilson	Sunseeker
Afemo Omilami	Actor

Technical Credits

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence	Screenwriter,Producer
Susan Arnold	Producer
Ian Bryce	Producer
John Frazier	Special Effects
Cal Johnson	Stunts
Junie Lowry Johnson	Casting
Donna Arkoff Roth	Producer
Donna Roth	Producer
Nancy Ellen Anzalone	Stunts
Erik Aadahl	Sound Effects
Steve Bunyea	Special Effects
David Beadle	Sound Effects
David Blizard	Special Effects
Anna Behlmer	Sound Effects
Michael Babcock	Sound Effects
David Betancourt	Sound Effects
Geoffrey Patterson	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

After debuting with the charming but forgettable family flick Harriet the Spy, director Bronwen Hughes proved herself to be a director not really worth watching by taking a stab at this cliché, opposites-attract romantic comedy. Forces of Nature doesn't offer up anything new to the ubiquitous genre, with the male protagonist trying to get to his wedding to marry the woman who is almost perfect, but just seems to be missing something, when along comes the fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants, slightly eccentric woman who "changes everything." From there, the movie tries to become a sort of romantic Planes, Trains and Automobiles, but falls short of capturing any of the good qualities that that film so effortlessly pulls off. But many romantic comedies work quite well, despite the familiarity of their story lines, because they feature a likeable, charming couple. Because of this, the majority of the blame for Forces of Nature's downfall should probably be pinned on Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock. Not only do they have no onscreen chemistry, but they were just plain miscast in the roles. Unless pressed for time and in need of a headache, one would be advised to pass this one up and instead take in a double feature of My Best Friend's Wedding and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.