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The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

PG_13  124 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama   -  28 May 2004 (USA)
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A climatologist tries to figure out a way to save the world from abrupt global warming. He must get to his young son in New York, which is being taken over by a new ice age.

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writers:

Roland Emmerich (story), Roland Emmerich (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Quaid ...
Jake Gyllenhaal ...
Emmy Rossum ...
Dash Mihok ...
Jay O. Sanders ...
Sela Ward ...
Austin Nichols ...
Arjay Smith ...
Tamlyn Tomita Tamlyn Tomita ...
Sasha Roiz ...
Ian Holm ...
Nassim Sharara Nassim Sharara ...
Carl Alacchi ...
Kenneth Welsh ...
Michel 'Gish' Abou-Samah ...
Saudi Translator (as Michael A. Samah)
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Storyline

As Paleoclimatologist named Jack Hall was in Antartica, he discovers that a huge ice sheet has been sheared off. But what he did not know is that this event would trigger a massive climate shift that would effect the world population. Meanwhile, his son, Sam was with friends in New York to attend an event. There they discover that it has been raining non-stop for the past 3 weeks, and after a series of weather related disasters that occurred over the world. Everybody soon realizes that the world is going to enter a new ice age, as the rest of the world population tries to evacuate to the warm climates of the south. Jack makes a daring attempt to rescue his son and his friends who are stuck in New York, who have to survive not only a massive wave, but freezing cold temperatures that could possibly kill them. Written by John Wiggins  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

New York | Global Warming | Climate | Disaster | Professor  | See more »

Taglines:

10,000 years ago, one storm changed the face of our planet. On May 28, It will happen again. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense situations of peril See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | French | Arabic | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El día después de mañana See more »

Filming Locations:

Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$85,807,341 (USA) (30 May 2004) (3425 Screens)

Gross:

$542,771,772 (Worldwide) (17 November 2004)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The end credits run 8 minutes. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: During the destruction of Los Angeles, one of the buildings is apparently shaking violently yet the bottles on the shelf in the background are standing quite steadily. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Frank Harris: See how it's done?
Jason Evans: Yeah, I think I got the hang of it.
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Crazy Credits

Greenhouse gases neutralized by future forests. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Yes Man (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
Written by Boy George (as George O'Dowd), Jon Moss, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig) and Roy Hay
Performed by Culture Club
Courtesy of Virgin Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music See more »