Doomsday (2008)

A futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.

Director:

Neil Marshall

Writer:

Neil Marshall

Stars:

Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Caryn Peterson	...	Vagrant Girl
Adeola Ariyo	...	Nurse
Emma Cleasby	...	Katherine Sinclair
Christine Tomlinson	...	Young Eden Sinclair
Vernon Willemse	...	David / Gimp
Paul Hyett	...	Hot Dog Victim
Daniel Read	...	Sergeant #1
Karl Thaning	...	Pilot
Stephen Hughes	...	Soldier #1 / Johnson
Jason Cope	...	Wall Guard
Ryan Kruger	...	Soldier
Nathan Wheatley	...	Patient 'X'
Cecil Carter	...	DDS Assault Trooper
Jeremy Crutchley	...	Richter
Rhona Mitra	...	Eden Sinclair

Storyline

A lethal virus spreads throughout Scotland, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper virus violently resurfaces in London. An elite group of specialists, including Eden Sinclair, is urgently dispatched into Scotland to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

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Plot Keywords:

quarantine | virus | wall | britain | contagion | 

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Taglines:

Mankind has an expiration date

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK USA South Africa Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sudnji dan

Filming Locations:

Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,926,565, 16 March 2008, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$10,955,425, 6 April 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rogue Pictures, Intrepid Pictures, Crystal Sky Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a variety of helicopters used throughout the movie: The helicopter on which Eden is flown out of the quarantine zone at the beginning of the movie is a "Bell UH-1". The helicopter on which Eden flies from London to the quarantine zone is an "Agusta a119". The "gunship" helicopter that picks up Eden at the end of the movie is an "Aerospatiale SA.321 Super Frelon". The helicopter that Nelson uses after receiving the disc from Eden at the end of the movie is a "Bell/Boeing CH-47 Chinook".

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Goofs

The elevator in the scene has a single cable, most western elevators use multiple cables to prevent failure even when a single cable breaks.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kane: Like so many epidemics before, the loss of so many lives began with a single microscopic organism. It's human nature to seek even the smallest comfort in reason, or logic for events as catastrophic as these. But a virus doesn't choose a time or place. It doesn't hate or even care. It just happens.

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Alternate Versions

German DVD release is heavily censored for violence. Approximately six minutes of footage were removed to secure a "Not under 18" rating from the FSK.

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Connections

Referenced in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)

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Soundtracks

Club Foot
Written by Christopher Karloff and Serge Pizzorno
Performed by Kasabian
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
by arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

A good all round action film.

Pretty spot on this rating, a well paced action movie start to finish with plenty for the gore fans. I would rate it 7/10 compared to other British action movies.