Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The final moments of 2016's Deepwater Horizon hint at what happened to BP executives Donald Vidrine and Robert Kaluza after the unprecedented disaster. However, since the film focuses on the tragedy itself, it doesn't spend much time exploring the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon explosion in depth.
Donald Vidrine & Robert Kaluza Were Initially Charged With Manslaughter After The Deepwater Horizon Explosion The BP Managers Disregarded Safety Warnings Close In true movie fashion, Deepwater Horizon foreshadows the true story's impending explosion by having its protagonist, Mike and Mr. Jimmy, point out the lack of sufficient testing when it comes to the integrity of recently completed cement work. When the cement job fails completely, it triggers a massive blowout.
Related Why Deepwater Horizon Was A Box Office Failure Mark Wahlberg's disaster movie, Deepwater Horizon, bombed at the box office, despite receiving optimistic reviews from critics and viewers.
Deepwater Horizon PG-13DramaActionDocumentary Deepwater Horizon is a 2016 disaster film based on the BP oil spill. Directed by Peter Berg and based on a story by Matthew Sand, the film chronicles a mishandling of an oceanic drilling job that leads to a massive explosion and mass amounts of oil leaking into the ocean depths.
Director Peter Berg Release Date September 29, 2016 Studio Lionsgate Distributor Lionsgate , Summit Entertainment Writers Matthew Michael Carnahan , J.C. Chandor , Matthew Sand Cast Kurt Russell , Ethan Suplee , Gina Rodriguez , Brad Leland , John Malkovich , Kate Hudson , J.D. Evermore , Mark Wahlberg Runtime 107minutes Budget $156million Sources: Financial Post, The Guardian, New Orleans Sun