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The Rock (1996)

R | | Action, Adventure, Thriller | 7 June 1996 (USA)
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A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... John Patrick Mason
... Stanley Goodspeed
... General Francis X. Hummel
... F.B.I. Director Womack
... Major Tom Baxter
... Ernest Paxton
... Commander Anderson
... Carla Pestalozzi
... Marine Captain Hendrix (as John C. Mc Ginley)
... Captain Frye
... Captain Darrow
... Sergeant Crisp
Jim Maniaci ... Private Scarpetti
... Private Gamble
... Private Cox
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Stanley Goodspeed, who lives in Washington D.C., is a biochemist who works for the FBI. Soon after his fiancée Carla Pestalozzi announces that she is pregnant, Stanley gets a call from FBI director James Womack. Womack tells Stanley that San Francisco's Alcatraz Island has been taken hostage, along with 81 tourists, by marine General Francis Xavier Hummel who, for years, has been protesting the government's refusal to pay benefits to families of war veterans who died during covert military operations. The death of his wife Barbara Hummel on March 9, 1995 drove General Hummel over the edge, and now he's holding hostages in order to get his point across. Stanley is needed because General Hummel has stolen some VX gas warheads and has announced that he will launch them onto San Francisco unless his demands are met. Stanley knows how to disarm the bombs, but Stanley needs someone who knows Alcatraz well enough to get him inside. That man is former British intelligence agent John Patrick ... Written by Todd Baldridge

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two word title | time bomb | colored smoke | alcatraz | general | See All (241) »

Taglines:

Cocked, locked, and Ready to Rock! See more »

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Action | Adventure | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and a sex scene | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

7 June 1996 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,069,525, 9 June 1996

Gross USA:

$134,069,511

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$335,062,621
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2.39 : 1
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Trivia

General Hummel's wife was 48 when she died. See more »

Goofs

During the Pentagon briefing it is mentioned that none of the guards are a help for the layout of Alcatraz and that the last warden died in 1979. Although dead at the time of the movie, Olin G. Blackwell, the fourth and last warden, died in 1986. See 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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Soundtracks

San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)
Written by John Phillips
Performed by Scott McKenzie
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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1 May 2004 | by – See all my reviews

The Rock was an awesome film to see in the cinema. Over the top action, amasing driving scenes, an all round enjoyable film. Excellent casting of Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage, interesting idea, ex-military take tour hostage and threaten chemical warfare. But it's all in a days work for the FBI. Scientist risks life and limb to rescue city while pregnant girlfriend looks on. Sean Connery' character is portrayed as a hard ex SAS spy and Nicholas Cage is the mild mannered Scientist/Chemical Expert. Good film, not too taxing on the brain and overall, very enjoyable! A must see for Action Fans.
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