The 6th Day (2000)

Futuristic action about a man who meets a clone of himself and stumbles into a grand conspiracy about clones taking over the world.

Director:

Roger Spottiswoode

Writers:

Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn

8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Adam Gibson
Michael Rapaport	...	Hank Morgan
Tony Goldwyn	...	Michael Drucker
Michael Rooker	...	Robert Marshall
Sarah Wynter	...	Talia Elsworth
Wendy Crewson	...	Natalie Gibson
Rodney Rowland	...	P. Wiley (as Rod Rowland)
Terry Crews	...	Vincent
Ken Pogue	...	Speaker Day
Colin Cunningham	...	Tripp
Robert Duvall	...	Dr. Griffin Weir
Wanda Cannon	...	Katherine Weir
Taylor Anne Reid	...	Clara Gibson
Jennifer Gareis	...	Virtual Girlfriend
Don McManus	...	RePet Salesman

Storyline

In the near future, cloning is now technically advanced, but human cloning is still illegal. Adam Gibson (Schwarzenegger) returns home after working with his friend Hank Morgan (Rapaport), only to find a clone of himself with his family. Before he has chance to find out the truth, he is attacked by a group who want him dead. Adam must escape and find out the truth from the creator of the clones, Michael Drucker (Goldwyn). Adam knows for sure he couldn't have been cloned, but isn't ready for what he's about to hear.

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Plot Keywords:

evil man | good versus evil | cloning | clone | future | 

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Taglines:

They picked the wrong man to clone.

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for strong action violence, brief strong language and some sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

On the Sixth Day

Filming Locations:

BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$82,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,020,883, 19 November 2000, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$34,604,280

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$61,481,197

Company Credits

Production Co:

Phoenix Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The incendiary powder Adam (Arnold Schwarzenegger) makes, is never named specifically, but based on its properties and ingredients, it appears to be thermite.

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Goofs

Simpal Cindy's eyes close when Gibson tells her to sleep. When he picks her up and brings her to the house, there is a shot of her eyes opened, but it's possible that the eye servos don't lock closed in sleep mode. Sloppy design, but not a goof.

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Quotes

Clara Gibson: Dad, did Oliver die? Is he a RePet?
Adam Gibson: Why do you say that?
Clara Gibson: You locked him outside.
Adam Gibson: I did? Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, but I haven't been myself lately.

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Crazy Credits

On the Region 1 DVD release, in "The Future Is Coming" making-of featurette, a member of the production crew (Nancy Tate) is credited as a "Cloned Consultant".

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Connections

Featured in On the 6th Day (2001)

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Soundtracks

Powder
Written by Michael Wandmacher
Performed by Khursor

User Reviews

Time To Call It A Day

This latest Schwarzenegger offering is not as execrable as his previous film `End Of Days', but neither is it as clever and slick as `Total Recall' with which it bears some plot similarities. The story of illegal human cloning is set `in the not too distant future' and some of the futuristic sets and devices are quite neat, especially the cloning processes and the versatile helicopters. The plot had potential but comes out more silly than sophisticated. The real problem, however, is the Austrian hunk himself – as Conan or the Terminator, his physique and accent had a place and even style but, as an ‘ordinary' helicopter pilot, he looks out of place and sounds wooden. The lesson of `End Of Days' and `The 6th Day' is that the 53 year old Arnie should call it a day.