Skyscraper (2018)

A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.

Director:

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Writer:

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dwayne Johnson	...	Will Sawyer
Neve Campbell	...	Sarah Sawyer
Chin Han	...	Zhao Long Ji
Roland Møller	...	Kores Botha
Noah Taylor	...	Mr. Pierce
Byron Mann	...	Inspector Wu
Pablo Schreiber	...	Ben
McKenna Roberts	...	Georgia Sawyer
Noah Cottrell	...	Henry Sawyer
Hannah Quinlivan	...	Xia
Adrian Holmes	...	Ajani Okeke
Elfina Luk	...	Sergeant Han
Kevin Rankin	...	Ray
Gretal Montgomery	...	Ray's Wife
Jett Klyne	...	Ray's Son

Storyline

FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in Hong Kong he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who are trapped inside the building - above the fire line.

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Plot Keywords:

skyscraper | fire | terrorism | evil man | prosthetic leg | 

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Taglines:

The sky is the limit.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of gun violence and action, and for brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Architect Adrian Smith was brought in to consult during the writing process. Smith led the work on Dubai's Burj Khalifa, which at the time of this movie's release is the tallest building in the world, and Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower, the building proposed to surpass the record held by the former.

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Goofs

Around 11 minutes in, Ben talks about titanium (he even says "solid titanium"), calling it an alloy. Titanium is an element, not an alloy.

Completely pure titanium is not that useful, it is almost always used as an alloy, making the description correct.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[first lines] Attention all units, attention all units, probable of domestic situation with hostage situation. 10-24, officer down. Perp is a caucasian male, no known priors. Considered extremely dangerous. Proceed with caution.: [over the radio] Attention all units, attention all units, probable of domestic situation with hostage situation. 10-24, officer down. Perp is a caucasian male, no known priors. Considered extremely dangerous. Proceed with caution.

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Crazy Credits

When the title is shown on screen in the opening credits, it's shown vertically alongside the Pearl building. This also happens in the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Incredible New Record (2018)

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Soundtracks

Walls
Written by Jamie N. Commons, Mike Mac and Jordan Baum
Produced by Jamie N. Commons and Mike Mac
Performed by Jamie N. Commons
Courtesy of KidInaKorner/Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

100% What You See is What You Get!

Well, I was not expecting a Cannes Film Festival breakout, or Academy Award contender. To all those reviews that say the movie is cliched, predictable, just another Die Hard knock off... WTF were you expecting!? This movie delivered on the action, and the skyscraper was very, very cool! Yes the acting was not deep, but it was not bad either...The Rock looks great whatever he does, I mean come on people, Arnold and Stallone were not Shakespearean actors either!! I have seen literally hundreds of " Mediocre" action flicks, and this one ranks a point or two higher IMO. If you want to kick back and watch a mostly mindless, ridiculous, silly, and fun action movie, then you will enjoy this one.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site [Japan]

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

13 July 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Skyscraper

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,905,015, 15 July 2018

Gross USA:

$68,420,120

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$304,868,961

Company Credits

Production Co:

Legendary Entertainment, Flynn Picture Company, Seven Bucks Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 DTS Auro 11.1

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1