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Release Date:
7 June 1996 (USA)
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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
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 7 wins
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6 nominations
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(85 articles)
6 Actors That Should Probably Not Watch Their Own Movies
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Cage: 'I was stalked by a mime artist'
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(From FilmSchoolRejects. 23 November 2009, 7:16 PM, PST)
Cage: 'I was stalked by a mime artist'
(From digitalspy. 13 November 2009, 1:54 AM, PST)
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Too watchable, only the music gets tiresome
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Connery | ... | John Patrick Mason | |
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Dr. Stanley Goodspeed | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC | |
| John Spencer | ... | FBI Director James Womack | |
| David Morse | ... | Major Tom Baxter | |
| William Forsythe | ... | Special Agent Ernest Paxton | |
| Michael Biehn | ... | Commander Anderson | |
| Vanessa Marcil | ... | Carla Pestalozzi | |
| John C. McGinley | ... | Marine Captain Hendrix (as John C. Mc Ginley) | |
| Gregory Sporleder | ... | Captain Frye | |
| Tony Todd | ... | Captain Darrow | |
| Bokeem Woodbine | ... | Sergeant Crisp | |
| Jim Maniaci | ... | Private Scarpetti | |
| Greg Collins | ... | Private Gamble | |
| Brendan Kelly | ... | Private Cox |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, language and a sex scene.
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Runtime:
136 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Taiwan:R-12 |
Netherlands:12 (TV version) (slightly cut) |
Germany:12 (heavily cut) |
New Zealand:R16 |
USA:R (certificate #34620) |
Australia:MA |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Malaysia:18SG |
Brazil:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R (DVD rating) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Chile:14 |
Denmark:16 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:16 (cut) |
Germany:18 (w) (uncut version) |
Ireland:15 |
Italy:VM14 |
Norway:18 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:M18 |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
New Zealand:PG (cut) |
Canada:PG (tv edition) |
Canada:14A (Ontario)
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Body Count: 25
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Factual errors: Much emphasis is placed on the delicacy of the "string-of-pearls" configuration of the VX gas balls, and they are even shown to break with very minor force. Yet on launch, a tactical missile can experience over 10g of acceleration. So the balls would shatter at the point of launch; not impact.
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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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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Nowhere Fast (2006/II)
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Soundtrack:
Rocket Man
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FAQ
How does VX cause such horrible symptoms?Is The Rock connected to Armageddon?
How was VX gas discovered 'by accident', as Goodspeed says?
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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