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Director:
Writers (WGA):
David Weisberg (story) &
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Release Date:
7 June 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in. more
Plot:
A group of U.S. marines, under command of a renegade general, take over Alcatraz and threat San Francisco Bay with biological weapons. A chemical weapons specialist and the only man to have ever escaped from the Rock are the only ones who can prevent chaos. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 6 nominations more
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(88 articles)
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Too watchable, only the music gets tiresome more (368 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, language and a sex scene.
Runtime:
136 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Stanley Anderson, who is uncredited as the President in this film, also plays the President in Armageddon (1998/I), another Michael Bay/Jerry Bruckheimer film, creating a connection between the two movies. In both films, there is a scene where he stands in silhouette against a bright window while contemplating a decision that would doom the heroes. more
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Factual errors: VX is supposed to be resistant to napalm's heat (over 3000 degrees F), so when the missile was "aborted" over the ocean, it would still have released all its gas. more
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[first lines]
General Hummel: Congressman Weaver and esteemed members of the Special Armed Services Committee, I come before you to protest a grave injustice... It has to stop.
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Referenced in "Game K N B: (2006-11-28)" (2006) more
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World Without Love more

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How was VX gas discovered 'by accident', as Goodspeed says?
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48 out of 69 people found the following comment useful.
Too watchable, only the music gets tiresome, 5 July 2004
Author: Tony Gillespie

Fantastically made. Undoubtedly one of the best action films in the last 20 years, Bruckheimer had a fantastic effect on this as his oh so loud impact fashioned this movie into what it is, quite possibly one of the finest in its' genre. Connery puts in a sturdy performance as does Cage but the show is stolen by the one and only Edd harris. His commanding performance carried the movie through small snippets where boredom may have set in, his emotion in the delivery of his lines left nothing to be desired and the role seemed so fitting for such a man, although his height was comic in comparison with the other marines.

All round great film with good acting with just the right amount of comic relief when it was most required. thumbs up fellas

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