A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 16 nominations
- Martha
- (as Frances De La Tour)
- Hijacker
- (as Keith Davis)
- Hijacker
- (as Don Theerathada)
- Hijacker
- (as Thom Williams)
- Young Woman Hijacker
- (as Lora Martinez Cunningham)
- Directors
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDenzel Washington performed all of his own stunts in the hand-to-hand fight sequences.
- GoofsA wind-up record player would run at 78 rpm - too fast for a 70s disco single and way too fast for a 70s LP. Also, the needle would almost certainly gouge the record rather than follow the vibrations in the groove.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Eli: Dear Lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. Thank you for guiding me straight and true through the many obstacles in my path. And for keeping me resolute when all around seemed lost. Thank you for your protection and your many signs along the way. Thank you for any good that I may have done, I'm so sorry about the bad. Thank you for the friend I made. Please watch over her as you watched over me. Thank you for finally allowing me to rest. I'm so very tired, but I go now to my rest at peace. Knowing that I have done right with my time on this earth. I fought the good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith.
- Crazy creditsAside from the title, there are no opening credits.
- Alternate versionsA montage of deleted scenes on the DVD include a scene where Claudia reads the Braille bible to Carnegie as he lies on his deathbed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Ugly Truth/G-Force/Orphan (2009)
- SoundtracksHow Can You Mend A Broken Heart
Written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
Performed by Al Green
Courtesy of HI Records by arrangement with Fat Possum
- garyvanhorn
- Jan 11, 2011
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $80,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $94,835,059
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $32,789,494
- Jan 17, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $157,107,755
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1