Gale Force (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Gale Force is an action and drama film directed by Jim Wynorski, running about 96 minutes. “Don't mess with mother nature.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Renegade L.A. detective Sam (Williams) takes a role as a cast member in a reality TV show where he leads a quartet trying to find ten million dollars in buried cash. But Jared (Dudikoff) secretly lands his violent militia on the island in an effort to slay the cast and steal the money. And Jared is successful: Thanks to a corrupt producer, the renegade mercenaries find the cache of cash and start off with it, but Sam and his intrepid, unarmed teammates interrupt them before they can depart. An explosion-filled chase across the island winds up with the good guys trapped by the heavily armed bad guys, and it looks like the game is over for the TV show survivors. However, Mother Nature, in the guises of a hurricane and tidal wave, has other ideas.

Who’s in it. Gale Force stars Treat Williams as Sam Garrett, Susan Walters as Susan Billings, Cliff DeYoung as Stuart McMahon and Tim Thomerson as Philip Edwards, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, Gale Force has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In GB you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Gale Force page.

If you liked it. Fans of Gale Force tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.