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 Francis... Read allA 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.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.
- Director
- Writers
- David Weisberg(story)
- Douglas Cook(story)
- Mark Rosner(screenplay)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- David Weisberg(story)
- Douglas Cook(story)
- Mark Rosner(screenplay)
- Stars
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 9 nominations total
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- (as John C. Mc Ginley)
- Director
- Writers
- David Weisberg(story) (screenplay)
- Douglas Cook(story) (screenplay)
- Mark Rosner(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
- Taglines
- Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.
- Genres
- Certificate
- K-16
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaSir Sean Connery insisted the producers build a cabin for him on Alcatraz, as he didn't want to travel from the mainland to the island every day. He got what he asked for.
- Goofs(at around 1h 5 mins) When Mason is with the troops in the basement of Alcatraz, he states that he studied the timing of the boiler that he must roll through. The question has often been asked why he wouldn't then just be able to open the door during his original escape. However, when Alcatraz was functional, the door may well have been guarded or locked from the other side.
- Quotes
John Mason: [while on the stairs leading to the prison morgue] Are you sure you're ready for this?
Stanley Goodspeed: I'll do my best.
John Mason: Your "best"! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.
Stanley Goodspeed: Carla was the prom queen.
John Mason: Really?
Stanley Goodspeed: [cocks his gun] Yeah.
- Alternate versionsAlthough the film was shot in the Super 35 process, the HDTV version Pans and Scans as if it were shot in Anamorphic Widescreen instead of properly framing it for Full Frame as most Super 35 films are.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Green Fog (2017)
- SoundtracksSan 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
- Quinoa1984
- Jan 15, 2001
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $75,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $134,069,511
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,069,525
- Jun 9, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $335,062,621
- Runtime
- 2h 16min
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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