After Earth (2013)

A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.

Director:

M. Night Shyamalan

Writers:

Gary Whitta (screenplay), M. Night Shyamalan (screenplay)

Stars:

Jaden Smith, David Denman, Will Smith

3 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jaden Smith	...	Kitai Raige
Will Smith	...	Cypher Raige
Sophie Okonedo	...	Faia Raige
Zoë Kravitz	...	Senshi Raige (as Zoë Isabella Kravitz)
Glenn Morshower	...	Commander Velan
Kristofer Hivju	...	Security Chief
Sacha Dhawan	...	Hesper Pilot
Chris Geere	...	Hesper Navigator
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Veteran Ranger
David Denman	...	Private McQuarrie
Lincoln Lewis	...	Running Cadet
Jaden Martin	...	Nine-Year-Old Kitai
Sincere L. Bobb	...	Three-Year-Old Kitai
Monika Jolly	...	Female Ranger

Storyline

One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.

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Plot Keywords:

real life father and son playing father and son | post apocalypse | future | space voyage | fear | 

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Taglines:

Danger is real. Fear is a choice.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some disturbing images

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [Brazil]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

1000 A.E.

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,520,040, 2 June 2013

Gross USA:

$60,522,097

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$243,611,982

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eisner Award-winning comic writer Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman and Robert Greenberger produced a 300-page "bible" covering the history of mankind, from their decision to leave Earth to the events depicted in the finished film. It was intended to serve as a resource for all kinds of ancillary materials in the After Earth (2013) franchise.

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Goofs

Right before Kitai reaches the river, his father's cutlass is on his backpack. The cutlass disappears in the next shot, right before he starts building his raft, until Kitai picks up a new one at the crash site.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kitai Raige: I've heard stories of Earth. A paradise. Until we destroyed it.

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Connections

Featured in ReelzChannel Specials: Richard Roeper's Red Hot Summer (2013)

User Reviews

Another Dud From Shyamalan

If there's really anything positive that I can say about After Earth, it's that it's not as bad as The Last Airbender.

With that being said, it's still another terrible entry in Shymalans once promising career. Will Smith is completely wasted here given almost nothing to do and Jaden Smiths acting is anything but enough to carry the film by himself. The films is really poorly written and paced with a script that is so thin and derivative, it feels more like a generic video game than an actual movie. Shyamalans direction is so weak here that it doesn't even feel like he even directed. I will say there is some good cinematography here and there, but the film offers nothing new and ends up being one of the most dull and boring viewing experiences I've had this year.

The worst part of After Earth though might be that it's only a further reminder of how low the once promising Shyamaln's career has sunk.