San Andreas (2015)

In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.

Director:

Brad Peyton

Writers:

Carlton Cuse (screenplay), Andre Fabrizio (story)

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dwayne Johnson	...	Raymond Gaines
Carla Gugino	...	Emma Gaines
Alexandra Daddario	...	Blake Gaines
Ioan Gruffudd	...	Daniel Riddick
Archie Panjabi	...	Serena Johnson
Paul Giamatti	...	Dr. Lawrence Hayes
Hugo Johnstone-Burt	...	Ben Taylor
Art Parkinson	...	Ollie Taylor
Will Yun Lee	...	Dr. Kim Park
Kylie Minogue	...	Susan Riddick
Colton Haynes	...	Joby O'Leary
Todd Williams	...	Marcus
Matt Gerald	...	Harrison
Alec Utgoff	...	Alexi
Marissa Neitling	...	Phoebe

Storyline

In San Andreas, California is experiencing a statewide earthquake that goes on record as easily the biggest earthquake in history. Dwayne Johnson plays Ray Gaines, a helicopter rescue pilot for the Los Angeles Fire Department, who is trying to find his daughter, Blake (Alexandra Daddario), who is in San Francisco amid-st the chaos. Ray's estranged wife, Emma, is forced to turn to Ray for help, as he is her last resort. Together they journey to save their daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

natural disaster | disaster movie | earthquake | san andreas fault | daughter | 

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Taglines:

Ever have one of THOSE days...? Pray you don't.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense disaster action and mayhem throughout, and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

San Andreas

Filming Locations:

Village Roadshow Studios, Oxenford, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$54,588,173, 31 May 2015

Gross USA:

$155,190,832

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$473,990,832

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the third film featuring Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino (Faster (2010) & Race to Witch Mountain (2009) ). The third film featuring Matt Gerald and Dwayne Johnson (Faster & G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) ). The second film featuring Carla Gugino and Matt Gerald (Faster). The second film to feature Dwayne Johnson, Matt Gerald and Carla Gugino. The second film to feature Dwayne Johnson and Janell Islas (Furious 7 (2015) ).

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Goofs

(at around 2 mins) When Natalie in her Subaru Forester goes off the cliff she still has her seatbelt on. When the car flips one more time, she no longer has any seatbelt on and is holding on to where the windshield was broken out - so that when the car abruptly stops, she is flung into the back cargo area instead of remaining in her seat.

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Quotes

Serena Johnson: Are you saying you think the whole San Andreas fault might go off?
Lawrence Hayes: Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
Phoebe: Who should we call?
Lawrence Hayes: Everybody.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits scroll with a bend at the top and bottom of the screen, as though they are on a rotating seismograph drum. Seismic lines, increasing in intensity, can be seen on the left side of the frame.

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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Mariska Hargitay/Chelsea Peretti/Father John Misty/Elle King (2015)

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Soundtracks

Archipelago
Written by Will Holland
Performed by Quantic
Courtesy of Tru Thoughts Recordings

User Reviews

San Andreas.

Going into this film I knew it wasn't going to be one of the best films I've ever seen I just knew I would like the visual effects and the action, although there were some parts that wouldn't have happened in real life but that's standard Hollywood, it's expected. The story line and plot wasn't anything spectacular. It wasn't anything you haven't seen before, very clichéd and predictable. The Rock's performance in this film did give it that extra kick that was needed to make this film a bit more tolerable. If you're planning on seeing this film enjoy the ride for the visual effects and the action, don't expect very much more. I'm not going to say it's bad and I'm not going to say it's good. It's just a clichéd Hollywood work of art. You be the judge.