World Trade Center (2006)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Oliver Stone

Writers (WGA):

Andrea Berloff (written by)
John McLoughlin (true story) ...

Release Date:

9 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History

Tagline:

The World Saw Evil That Day. Two Men Saw Something Else.

Plot:

Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center.

Plot Keywords:

Rescue | Rubble | Trapped | Police | Rescue Team

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	John McLoughlin
Maria Bello	...	Donna McLoughlin
Connor Paolo	...	Steven McLoughlin
Anthony Piccininni	...	JJ McLoughlin
Alexa Gerasimovich	...	Erin McLoughlin
Morgan Flynn	...	Caitlin McLoughlin
Michael Peña	...	Will Jimeno
Armando Riesco	...	Antonio Rodrigues
Jay Hernandez	...	Dominick Pezzulo
Joe Starr	...	Subway Rider
Jon Bernthal	...	Christopher Amoroso
William Jimeno	...	Port Authority Officer (as Will Jimeno)
Nick Damici	...	Lieutenant Kassimatis
Jude Ciccolella	...	Inspector Fields
Martin Pfefferkorn	...	Homeless Addict #1

Also Known As:

September (USA) (working title)
Untitled Oliver Stone/September 11 Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense and emotional content, some disturbing images and language.

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42823) | UK:12A | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | Italy:T | Spain:13 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Brazil:12 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Clifton, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Nicolas Cage was the first actor to be given the script. Producers Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher circulated the Andrea Berloff's screenplay over to Creative Artists Agency, where it was given to Oliver Stone and Cage.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Will is talking about his family, we see a shot of him talking with two rocks on his shoulder. However, after a few other cuts, in the next shot the rocks are gone. Then they are back on in the following shot.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Radio announcer: You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you the world
[1010 WINS Radio]
Radio announcer: .

Movie Connections:

Featured in Common Sacrifice (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Ed, Edd N Eddy Cues

Total Disappointment

I'm absolutely disappointed with this film. When you are about to see a film of this magnitude, you expect to see something that can touch your heart, and make you feel. The only thing that I fell with this movie was boredom. OK, yes... I'm from Argentina and I don't lived with my own flesh and blood the S-11, so I can't know how it feels for the Americans. I totally agree. And there's where the film fails! Oliver Stone directed the film for Americans, not for outsiders. There's no great FXs, and the script and the history it's completely boring for those who not live on the US. (Honestly, I don't know where'd go all those millions that cost this movie.)

The characters -and specially the marine- are crude imitations: They don't make you feel the pain, the despair, the fury, the hopeless and the grief that America lived in S-11 (unless, obviously, that you lived it).

And in my humble opinion, all the fault falls down on Oliver Stone. He failed on every key matter of the film.