Adrift tells the heartbreaking true story of tami oldhams miraculous trek across the pacific ocean after she became caught up in a hurricane. Callahan has contributed writings, illustrations, and photos. Callahan recounted his ordeal in the bestselling book adrift. Its a tale of love and survival on the high seas an unforgettable story about resilience of the human spirit, and the transcendent power of love. Adrift is the story of tamis miraculous fortyoneday journey to safety on a ravaged boat with no motor and no masts, and with little hope for rescue. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Starring shailene woodley and sam claflin, adrift is based on the inspiring true story of two free spirits whose chance encounter leads them first. An incredible tale, yes, but believe it or not, its actually based on a true storyand the 2002 memoir written by tami herself titled red sky in mourning. I just watched open water adrift 2 and was mortified thinking it was a true story. Heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the reallife tale is. If youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you know that its based on a true story. A true story of love, loss, and survival at sea by. Adrift is about one mans solitary journey, both internal and external, on the perilous ledge between life and death. But much of this movie is authentic to oldhams account, which she shared in the memoir red sky in mourning.
Adift was based on ashcrafts 2002 book, originally titled red sky at mourning, and now republished by harpercollins. In 1981, he survived for 76 days adrift on the atlantic ocean in a liferaft. A true story of love, loss, and survival at sea ashcraft, tami oldham on. The book is much better and i would have been disappointed if i had read it first. Shailene woodley and sam claflin play tami oldham ashcraft and richard. Despite the trauma of her ordeal, ashcraft continues to sail to this day. Steven callahan is the author of adrift, seventysix days lost at sea, which chronicles his liferaft drift across half the atlantic in 1982, became an nyt bestseller and has been translated into 15 languages. This post contains spoilers for the movie adrift if youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you know that its based on a true story. The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp. The real survival story behind adrift outside online. The adrift movie true story reveals that nearly everything on the hazana pictured below was broken and strewn about. Adrift was adapted from the 2002 book red sky in mourning. Baltasar kormakur direct the catastrophe at sea based on the book by tami oldham ashcraft, who survived the ordeal at sea.
Starring shailene woodley fault in our stars, divergent films and sam claflin me before you, the hunger games films, adrift is based on the inspiring true story of two sailors who set out to journey across the ocean from tahiti to san diego. Shailene woodley and sam claflin star in the adventure drama adrift, which features a big twist befitting the true survival story. The movie is based on the true story taken from the book oldham wrote years afterwards called red sky in mourning. Oldham wrote about the ordeal in her 1998 book, red sky in mourning. Starring shailene woodley and sam claflin, adrift is based on the inspiring true story of two free spirits whose chance encounter leads them first to love, and then to the adventure of a lifetime. The details of the hurricane and her 41 days adrift are dedicatedly captured. This is a beautifully written book and it always helps when it is a true story. Based on a true story and set in 1983, the film stars shailene woodley and sam claflin as a couple who are adrift in the middle of the pacific ocean after a. Shailene woodley plays the lead role as tami oldham in the move realising in june. Shailene woodley and sam claflin star in adrift, the harrowing and heartbreaking real story based on tami oldham ashcrafts book. Steven callahan is attempting to cross the atlantic ocean from the canary islands to antigua, but before he departs, an elderly fisherman points to his vessel, the 21 long napoleon solo, and says. Shailene woodley discusses adrifts shocking, true twist spoilers. The 23yearold is suddenly fighting for her life on the open seas after a.
The true story of adrift tami oldham and richard sharp real. With shailene woodley, sam claflin, jeffrey thomas, elizabeth hawthorne. Its amazing what you can do when you have to survive, says shipwreck survivor tami oldham ashcraft. Coming to theaters june 1, the movie adrift is based on a terrifying reallife story of survival. Ari asters horror flick midsommar tells the story of a young couple who travel to sweden with friends in tow, and visit a small towns midsummer festival. Adrift is tami oldham true story of survival at sea. Adrift faithfully tells the true story of tami oldham, whose romantic sailboat trip with fiance richard sharp in 1983 turned into a survival story when. As the two avid sailors set out on a journey across the ocean, tami oldham woodley and richard sharp claflin couldnt anticipate they would be. In a 2003 interview with the chicago tribune, ashcraft revealed that she.
The real life story behind new film adrift the telegraph. The harrowing, heartbreaking reallife story behind new movie adrift. Before the perfect storm, before in the heart of the sea, steven callahans dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the new york times bestseller list for more than thirtysix weeks. Shailene woodley, sam claflin star in true story about tami oldham and her harrowing tale of survival. Based on a true story, adrift, which hits theaters june 1, stars shailene woodley as the fiercely brave tami oldham. Based on a true story and set in 1983, the film stars shailene woodley and sam claflin as a couple who are adrift in the middle of the pacific ocean after a hurricane, and must find their way to hawaii with a damaged boat and no radio. Shailene woodley stars in this survival saga thats based on truebutscrewedwith events. Adrift is a 2018 american romantic drama film produced and directed by baltasar kormakur and written by david branson smith, aaron kandell and jordan kandell. This movie is based on the true story of a couple who were. Adrift is based on the reallife story of tami oldham ashcrafts fight for survival after the boat she was sailing on was caught in a major hurricane. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. Telling the story of several teens trying to survive at sea, it wasnt a bad book and although i didnt find it all that great, i still liked it. Adrift is a book that has the sort of premise that isnt often seen in ya.
Expect to see some gory, icky wounds with streaming andor clumping blood. Based on a true story, adrift tells the journey and survival of a couple shailene woodley, sam claflin lost at sea for 41 days after getting too close to a hurricane. But overall, adrift is a compelling addition to the cannon of survival movies, a genre that, until recently, has been overwhelmingly dominated by men. The questions were answered in the book and i highly recommend the book. A true story of love, loss and survival at sea which has since been rereleased by dey street books as adrift. I enjoyed the movie very much and read the book because i had questions.
On october 12, 1983, tami oldham ashcraft and her fiance, richard sharp, found themselves in the path of hurricane raymond as they sailed. Adrift movie true story of tami oldham ashcraft shailene. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month. Seventysix days lost at sea paperback october 17, 2002.
Only the reallife version is even more heartbreaking. The masts had snapped off, and like in the 2018 movie, the sails were waterlogged and floated nearby. A true story of survival, as a young couples chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. Stx films adrift is based on a true story, but there is one major change. Shailene woodley discusses adrifts shocking, true twist. Parents need to know that adrift is a romance and survivalatsea movie based on a true story. He also wrote capsized for survivor jim nalepka who spent four months with four other men on an overturned, halfflooded boat. Steve callahan survived being adrift at sea for 76 days. Steven callahan born 1952 is an american author, naval architect, inventor, and sailor. In 1983, engaged couple tami oldhamashcraft and richard sharp. When did the events depicted in the adrift movie take place in real life in researching tami oldham and the adrift true story, we discovered that the reallife events depicted in the 2018 movie spanned the months of september, october and november 1983. Heartbreaking true story behind adrift the movie the. Shailene woodley and sam claflin as oldham and sharp in the adrift 2018 movie.