The Core (2003)

The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.

Director:

Jon Amiel

Writers:

Cooper Layne, John Rogers

Stars:

Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Shyer	...	Dave Perry
Ray Galletti	...	Paul
Eileen Pedde	...	Lynne
Rekha Sharma	...	Danni (as Rékha Sharma)
Tom Scholte	...	Acker
Aaron Eckhart	...	Josh
Glenn Morshower	...	FBI Agent
Anthony Harrison	...	FBI Agent
Tchéky Karyo	...	Serge (as Tcheky Karyo)
Richard Jenkins	...	General Purcell
Bart Anderson	...	Dad
Nicole Leroux	...	Mom
Justin Callan	...	Little Boy
Chris Humphreys	...	GBTV Reporter - Trafalgar Square
Hilary Swank	...	Beck

Storyline

The Earth's core has stopped spinning. Disasters are appearing all over the world: Birds acting crazy, powerful thunderstorms, 32 people die within seconds of each other when their pacemakers quit working. Dr. Josh Keyes and his crew of five (total members: 6) go down to the center of the Earth to set off a nuclear device to make the Earth's core start spinning again or Mankind will perish.

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Plot Keywords:

natural disaster | terranaut | earth | core | scientist | 

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Taglines:

This Spring, Mankind's Greatest Threat Is Earth Itself.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi life/death situations and brief strong language

Details

Country:

USA Germany Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Core

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,053,131, 30 March 2003, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$31,186,896

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$74,208,267

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, David Foster Productions, Munich Film Partners New Century & Company (MFP) Core Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 9 mins) Near the end of the "birds" scene, a trout is seen smashing into a window instead of a pigeon. This was a joke left in by the team that did the CG pigeons.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 7 mins) When they're stuck in the geode and realize the lava is going to reach them, there is no reason they can't all retreat to inside the ship. They can clearly see that the lava is melting the crystals, and the ship can easily handle the temperature of the lava. There is no reason to risk anyone's life to continue trying to cut through the crystal that is jamming the lasers.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dave Perry: [referring to his watch] It stopped.

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Crazy Credits

At the beginning when the Paramount pictures logo is shown there is a transition between the Paramount pictures logo and the film - the camera zooms in on the mountain then starts to move down through the mountain to the core of the earth.

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Connections

Features Pong (1972)

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Soundtracks

Sunblind
by BT (as Brian Transeau) & Jan Johnston
Performed by BT (as B.T.)
Vocals by Jan Johnston
Courtesy of Embrace the Future, Inc.

User Reviews

Better than its reputation

The Core is a solid action-adventure/disaster flick with a novel idea and a great cast. True, it is very silly, and some of the effects don't quite come off, but that's true of most films in its genre. I've watched it on DVD a couple of times now, always late at night, always steeped in alcohol, and I have to say it passes a couple of very easy hours. The opening scene in Trafalgar Square with the crazy pigeons is better than anything in The Day After Tomorrow. And who can resist the beautiful, talented, Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank? So please give The Core a break. Stop taking it so seriously. Down a six pack and accept The Core into your lives.