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 happening around the globe, including; animals acting in bizarre ways, monstrous thunderstorms. Dr. Josh Keyes and his crew of 5 go down to the centre to set off a nuclear device, hoping to make the core start spinning again, or humanity will cease.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

On 16 March 2002, some scenes were filmed on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) while it was in Everett, Washington.

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Goofs

Near the beginning of the movie, Maj. Childs has the silver oak leaves of a Lt. Colonel. Later on, the silver oak leaves are correctly shown as bronze.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

Bruce Greenwood's character, Robert Iverson, is incorrectly referred to as "Richard Iverson" in the credits.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Disaster Movies (2017)

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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

I actually enjoyed this one...

How do you jump start the Earth's core? Well, if you want to find out (and have a few laughs in between) all you need to do is watch 'The Core'...

Yes, it's stupid, yes, it makes no sense, yes, the science is flawed, and yes, it's impossible. Nevertheless, I have to say I enjoyed watching this movie. It's one of those 'get a beer and some popcorn, turn your brain off and enjoy the afternoon' type of pictures. If you are not pretentious and take this film for what it is, you are more likely than not to enjoy it as I did.

All in all, this is a classic disaster flick, and for a disaster flick, this is above average.

Details

Country:

USA Germany Canada UK Italy France

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Core

Filming Locations:

Dodger Stadium - 1000 Vin Scully Avenue, Chavez Ravine, Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,053,131, 30 March 2003

Gross USA:

$31,186,896

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$73,498,611

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 Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1