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The Rock (1996)

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User Rating: 7.2/10 (85,766 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Michael Bay
Writers (WGA):
David Weisberg (story) &
Douglas Cook (story) ...
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Release Date:
7 June 1996 (USA) more view trailer
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 & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Actor John Spencer Dies at 58 (From WENN. 16 December 2005)
Who Wants to See a Millionaire? (From Studio Briefing. 22 January 2003)
User Comments:
An absolute classic more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, language and a sex scene.
Runtime:
136 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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Trivia:
Ed Harris, playing Brig. Gen. Hummel here, co-starred with Michael Biehn in The Abyss (1989) (although not as a Marine). In that film, it was Biehn's character who was a renegade soldier and Harris' character was attempting to stop him. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Rubber tires are visible underneath the trolley as it crashes into the SUV. more
Quotes:
[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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The King of Queens: The Rock (#1.7)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
World Without Love more

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70 out of 87 people found the following comment useful:-
An absolute classic, 31 January 2005
10/10
Author: charlie-303 from United Kingdom

What can I say other than Connery at his best as usual? It's good to see Hollywood remembers the best. It's also good to see an American film portray us little Brits in such high regard.

When else would you see a 60+ year old retired SAS agent who's been wrongfully banged up for 30 years and kept away from his daughter, break back into Alcatraz (after successfully breaking out all those years ago), take out an entire SEAL team almost empty handed, save 81 hostages held at gun point and a city of 5 Million held ransom with 15 deadly poisonous VX gas rockets?? Generally excellent acting by Ed Harris as you could expect and an almost convincing performance by Nicolas Cage.

...and thats just the half of it.

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