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The Rock

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 2h 16m
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7.4/10
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Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, and Ed Harris in The Rock (1996)
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A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francis... Read allA mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.

IMDb RATING
7.4/10
333K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
939
568
  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writers
    • David Weisberg(story)
    • Douglas Cook(story)
    • Mark Rosner(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Ed Harris
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writers
    • David Weisberg(story)
    • Douglas Cook(story)
    • Mark Rosner(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Ed Harris
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 534User reviews
    • 131Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Nicolas Cage in The Rock (1996)
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    Ed Harris, John C. McGinley, David Morse, and Brendan Kelly in The Rock (1996)
    Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery in The Rock (1996)
    Nicolas Cage in The Rock (1996)
    Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery in The Rock (1996)
    Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery in The Rock (1996)
    Ed Harris and David Morse in The Rock (1996)
    Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery in The Rock (1996)
    Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery in The Rock (1996)
    Sean Connery, Michael Biehn, Danny Nucci, and John Spencer in The Rock (1996)
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    Top cast

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    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • John Patrick Masonas John Patrick Mason
    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Stanley Goodspeedas Stanley Goodspeed
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • General Francis X. Hummelas General Francis X. Hummel
    John Spencer
    John Spencer
    • F.B.I. Director Womackas F.B.I. Director Womack
    David Morse
    David Morse
    • Major Tom Baxteras Major Tom Baxter
    William Forsythe
    William Forsythe
    • Ernest Paxtonas Ernest Paxton
    Michael Biehn
    Michael Biehn
    • Commander Andersonas Commander Anderson
    Vanessa Marcil
    Vanessa Marcil
    • Carla Pestalozzias Carla Pestalozzi
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • Marine Captain Hendrixas Marine Captain Hendrix
    • (as John C. Mc Ginley)
    Gregory Sporleder
    Gregory Sporleder
    • Captain Fryeas Captain Frye
    Tony Todd
    Tony Todd
    • Captain Darrowas Captain Darrow
    Bokeem Woodbine
    Bokeem Woodbine
    • Sergeant Crispas Sergeant Crisp
    Jim Maniaci
    • Private Scarpettias Private Scarpetti
    Greg Collins
    Greg Collins
    • Private Gambleas Private Gamble
    Brendan Kelly
    Brendan Kelly
    • Private Coxas Private Cox
    Steve Harris
    Steve Harris
    • Private McCoyas Private McCoy
    Danny Nucci
    Danny Nucci
    • Lieutenant Shepardas Lieutenant Shepard
    Claire Forlani
    Claire Forlani
    • Jade Angelouas Jade Angelou
    • Director
      • Michael Bay
    • Writers
      • David Weisberg(story) (screenplay)
      • Douglas Cook(story) (screenplay)
      • Mark Rosner(screenplay)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Stanley Goodspeed, who lives in Washington, D.C., is a biochemist who works for the F.B.I. Soon after his fiancée Carla Pestalozzi announces that she is pregnant, Stanley gets a call from F.B.I. Director James Womack. Womack tells Stanley that San Francisco's Alcatraz Island has been taken hostage, along with eighty-one tourists, by Marine General Francis Xavier Hummel who, for years, has been protesting the government's refusal to pay benefits to families of war veterans who died during covert military operations. The death of his wife Barbara on March 9, 1995 drove General Hummel over the edge, and now he's holding hostages in order to get his point across. Stanley is needed because General Hummel has stolen some VX gas warheads and has announced that he will launch them onto San Francisco unless his demands are met. Stanley knows how to disarm the bombs, but he needs someone who knows Alcatraz well enough to get him inside. That man is former British Intelligence Agent John Patrick Mason, who has been in prison for the past thirty years without a trial because he was accused of stealing the private files of J. Edgar Hoover. In 1962, John became the only inmate ever to escape from Alcatraz, and he stayed out of Alcatraz long enough to father a daughter named Jade Angelou. Despite his extreme hatred of the F.B.I., John agrees to help Stanley. When John and Stanley are sent into Alcatraz with a Navy S.E.A.L. team, General Hummel's men kill the entire S.E.A.L. team, leaving Stanley and John to work on their own to rescue the hostages. —Todd Baldridge
    • u.s. marine corps
    • u.s. marines
    • fbi federal bureau of investigation
    • u.s. navy seals
    • alcatraz
    • 251 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong violence, language and a sex scene
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sir Sean Connery insisted the producers build a cabin for him on Alcatraz, as he didn't want to travel from the mainland to the island every day. He got what he asked for.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 5 mins) When Mason is with the troops in the basement of Alcatraz, he states that he studied the timing of the boiler that he must roll through. The question has often been asked why he wouldn't then just be able to open the door during his original escape. However, when Alcatraz was functional, the door may well have been guarded or locked from the other side.
    • Quotes

      John Mason: [while on the stairs leading to the prison morgue] Are you sure you're ready for this?

      Stanley Goodspeed: I'll do my best.

      John Mason: Your "best"! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.

      Stanley Goodspeed: Carla *was* the prom queen.

      John Mason: Really?

      Stanley Goodspeed: [cocks his gun] Yeah.

    • Alternate versions
      Although the film was shot in the Super 35 process, the HDTV version Pans and Scans as if it were shot in Anamorphic Widescreen instead of properly framing it for Full Frame as most Super 35 films are.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)
      Written by John Phillips

      Performed by Scott McKenzie

      Courtesy of Epic Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews534

    Review
    Top review
    Big dumb fun!
    In an attempt to get the US Government to pay for soldiers lost on secret missions General Hummel and a group of soldiers steal biological weapons and take control of Alcatraz, threatening to launch on San Francisco if their demands are not met. Running out of options the FBI take Mason out of prison as he has a knowledge of the island, being the only man to have escaped from there. Mason and bio-chemical expert Goodspeed join a group of Navy SEALS to enter the island and destroy the weapons before they can be used. However the death of the whole SEAL unit leaves Mason and Goodspeed to use stealth to avoid the terrorists and destroy the weapons.

    This is nothing more than a big summer blockbuster that relies on plenty of big bangs to get it's audience. It relies on the usual Die Hard set-up of "one man (2 men!) take on heavily armed group in set location". However here the plot is a little iffy - Hummel isn't a terrorist, in fact his stance is almost sympathetic. This makes it all a little funny morally but the film turns it round at one point to go back into traditional good guy/bad guy roles so that the audience don't start to think too much! The action is very good - plenty of bangs for your buck! Even though it's all pretty OTT (like the car chase at the start) the mood of the film is such that it's all a great deal of fun.

    Connery is really good in the lead and is funny and rather dashing! Cage's character is not as good and is too weedy at the start and some of his dialogue is grating. The support cast is deep and really good - usually big budget action movies have some well known support actors but this has tonnes! Check the names - Ed Harris, David Morse, John Spencer, William Forsythe, Michael Biehn, John C. McGinley, Bokeem Woodbine - the list goes on!

    Overall, if you hate big, dumb summer movies then you'll hate this. I'm split down the middle but the sheer sense of fun that this brings combined with a great cast makes this a winner in my book!
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    • bob the moo
    • Jan 23, 2002

    FAQ29

    • When in captivity, what books did Mason have on his shelf to occupy his brilliant mind?
    • What medal did Hummel lay on his wife's headstone?
    • How can VX nerve gas be discovered by accident AND be designed at the same time?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 7, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nhà Tù Đá
    • Filming locations
      • Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $134,069,511
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,069,525
      • Jun 9, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $335,062,621
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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