WATCH Captain Richard Phillips Rescue Press
Conference on 4-17-2009Following his rescue and subsequent
journey back to the United States, the
real Captain Richard Phillips, who is the
basis for the 2013 Tom Hanks movie, speaks
to the press roughly twenty minutes after
touching down on U.S. soil at Burlington
International Airport in Burlington,
Vermont. His wife Andrea Phillips speaks
first and they both thank the Navy SEALs
and the crew of the USS
Bainbridge for their efforts in
getting Richard home safely. |
WATCH Captain Phillips TrailerDirected by Paul Greengrass and starring
Tom Hanks in the title role, Captain
Phillips tells the true story of the
2009 hijacking of the cargo ship
Maersk Alabama by Somali Pirates.
The biopic is based on these events in the
life of Captain Richard Phillips, as
conveyed in his book A Captain's Duty:
Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous
Days at Sea. This is the second
Captain Phillips movie trailer. |