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I Am Legend

  • 20072007
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 41m
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7.2/10
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Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
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Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
766K
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POPULARITY
1,274
51
    • Francis Lawrence
  • Writers
    • Mark Protosevich(screenplay)
    • Akiva Goldsman(screenplay)
    • Richard Matheson(novel "I Am Legend")
  • Stars
    • Will Smith
    • Alice Braga
    • Charlie Tahan
    • Francis Lawrence
  • Writers
    • Mark Protosevich(screenplay)
    • Akiva Goldsman(screenplay)
    • Richard Matheson(novel "I Am Legend")
  • Stars
    • Will Smith
    • Alice Braga
    • Charlie Tahan
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    • 65Metascore
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    Will Smith and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
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    Will Smith
    Will Smith
    • Robert Neville
    Alice Braga
    Alice Braga
    • Anna
    Charlie Tahan
    Charlie Tahan
    • Ethan
    Salli Richardson-Whitfield
    Salli Richardson-Whitfield
    • Zoe Neville
    • (as Salli Richardson)
    Willow Smith
    Willow Smith
    • Marley Neville
    Darrell Foster
    Darrell Foster
    • Mike - Military Escort
    April Grace
    April Grace
    • TV Personality
    Dash Mihok
    Dash Mihok
    • Alpha Male
    Joanna Numata
    Joanna Numata
    • Alpha Female
    Abbey
    • Sam
    Kona
    • Sam
    Samuel Glen
    • Military Driver - Jay
    James McCauley
    James McCauley
    • Male Evacuee
    Marin Ireland
    Marin Ireland
    • Woman Evacuee
    Pedro Hector Mojica
    • Sergeant
    • (as Pedro Mojica)
    Anthony C. Mazza
    • Evacuation Cop
    • (as Anthony Mazza)
    Steve Cirbus
    Steve Cirbus
    • Military Police
    Calista Hill
    Calista Hill
    • Little Girl Evacuee
      • Francis Lawrence
    • Writers
      • Mark Protosevich(screenplay)
      • Akiva Goldsman(screenplay)
      • Richard Matheson(novel "I Am Legend")
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    • Trivia
      Will Smith grew so enamored of his canine co-star, Abbey, that he tried to adopt her when filming was finished, but the dog's trainer could not be persuaded to give her up.
    • Goofs
      The central spans of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridge are destroyed, but the towers and side spans remain standing which is impossible. If you cut the suspension cables, the whole bridge will collapse. The towers are not strong enough to hold the cables - the weight of the side spans will pull them down.
    • Quotes

      Neville: [talking to Anna about Bob Marley] He had this idea. It was kind of a virologist idea. He believed that you could cure racism and hate... literally cure it, by injecting music and love into people's lives. When he was scheduled to perform at a peace rally, a gunman came to his house and shot him down. Two days later he walked out on that stage and sang. When they asked him why - He said, "The people, who were trying to make this world worse... are not taking a day off. How can I? Light up the darkness."

    • Crazy credits
      The title doesn't appear on screen until several minutes into the film.
    • Alternate versions
      The ending to the Alternate Theatrical Version varies from the original ending. Instead of blowing himself and the hemocytes up with a grenade, Neville discovers that the hemocytes actually came for the female he captured earlier in the movie. He relieves her of the cure and returns her to the hemocytes. Afterwards, the hemocytes leave and let Neville, Anna, and Ethan be. The three then are seen leaving New York heading to Vermont's safe zone with Anna broadcasting a message telling all other survivors that she is with Neville and is heading to the safe zone.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Arrivals (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Three Little Birds
      Written by Bob Marley

      Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers

      Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group

      Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

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    The 1954 sci-fi/vampire novel "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson has now been filmed three times: as "The Last Man On Earth" in 1964 originally scripted by Matheson himself (which I have never seen), as "The Omega Man" in 1971 without the vampire elements (which I have viewed three times), and now with the original title and expensive sets and special effects. This time the seemingly sole survivor of the worldwide pandemic Robert Neville is played by Will Smith who is an actor with real charisma and charm and considerable box office appeal who has beefed himself up for the role.

    The main strength of this version is the location shots in a deserted New York City (a move from the Los Angeles of the book and earlier films) and, although the filming of these scenes apparently caused traffic chaos and much anger for local residents, they chillingly set the tone for this dystopian thriller. To see the silent streets around Times Square or South Street Seaport or the lone scientist fishing in the Metropolitan Museum of Art or playing golf on the "USS Intrepid" is to view this heaving metropolis as we have never experienced it before. The German shepherd dog who is Neville's sole companion deserves an honourable mention for showing greater thespian skills than most of the extras and stunt men.

    The principal weakness of the movie, however, is the realisation of the surviving victims of the virus. The CGI characters are almost as silly as they are scary but, above all, they are presented as more animalistic than human. "The Omega Man" handled these characters much better presenting them as sad as well as scary. The other serious fault is the lack of clarity in the narrative - at times, it is simply unclear what is happening and why and a longer director's cut would be welcome. Finally the references to Ground Zero and God may play well with American audiences but will not be so resonant to audiences elsewhere in the world.
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    • Release date
      • December 14, 2007 (United States)
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      • Warner Bros. (United States)
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      • West Amwell, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • Weed Road Pictures
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
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