The Rock

Name: The Rock
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 1996-06-07
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer, David Morse

Alcatraz. Only one man has ever broken out. Now five million lives depend on two men breaking in.

The Rock (1996)

Timing: 2:17 (137 min)

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Release date

1996-06-07

Country

United States

Production

Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures

Genre

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Budget

$75 000 000

Box office

$335 062 621

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Director

Michael Bay

Actors

Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer, David Morse, William Forsythe, Michael Biehn, Vanessa Marcil, John C. McGinley, Gregory Sporleder
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Scenario

Producer

Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson, Sean Connery, William Stuart, Louis A. Stroller

Camera operator

John Schwartzman

Composer

Hans Zimmer

Artist

Michael White

Audition

Heidi Levitt, Billy Hopkins

Editing

Richard Francis-Bruce
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Short description

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the stills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

What's left behind the scenes

Sean Connery's character, named John Mason, requests to be put up in a hotel that, by a strange coincidence, is located on Mason Street.
According to director Michael Bay, the script was more serious and darker than the finished film. Most of the humorous moments and lines were improvised during filming.
In the chase scene, when Mason's Hummer drives through the city and crashes into a water truck, cracks from the impact are clearly visible on the windshield. In the following shots, the cracks on the car's windshield are gone.
In one of the scenes, Sean Connery says to Nicolas Cage, 'Maybe I'm losing my sex appeal?' This is a nod to the phenomenon of Connery, who, despite his age, is still considered a sex symbol.
Few people know that Quentin Tarantino was one of the co-writers of the screenplay for this film. However, Quentin insisted that his name not appear in the credits.
In this film, Michael Biehn played a Marine officer for the third time in his film career, following his roles in “The Abyss” (1989) and “Navy SEALs” (1990).
In this film, Michael Biehn played a Marine officer for the third time in his cinematic career, following the films 'The Abyss' (1989) and 'Navy SEALs' (1990).
VX gas is 300 times more toxic than phosgene (COCl2), which was used during World War I. It was created in the Experimental Chemical Defence Laboratories, Porton Down, UK, in 1952. Patent applications were filed in 1962 and published only in February 1974. They stated that the substance was ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonothiolate. The lethal dose is 10 mg·min/m3 in air or 0.3 mg internally.
Few people know that Quentin Tarantino was one of the co-authors of the screenplay for this film. Nevertheless, Quentin insisted that his name not appear in the credits.
Sean Connery's character, John Mason, requests to be accommodated in a hotel that, coincidentally, is located on Mason Street.
Incidentally, the poison VX, which causes a person to die in agonizing pain within seven seconds, actually exists. It appeared in the 1950s as a result of an error: they were trying to create a pesticide but ended up with this. VX is held in large quantities by both the American and Russian militaries.
In the chase scene, when Mason drives a Hummer through the city and crashes into a water truck, cracks from the impact are clearly visible on the windshield. In the following shots, the cracks on the car's windshield are gone.
The film's cinematographer, John Schwartzman, is the cousin of Nicolas Cage, who played one of the lead roles.
According to director Michael Bay, the script was more serious and darker than the final film. Most of the humorous moments and lines were improvised during filming.
The film's operator, John Schwartzman, is a cousin of Nicolas Cage, who played one of the leading roles. Schwartzman's mother, actress Talia Shire, is Cage's aunt.
In the scene where Mason opens the prison cells with a rope braided from mattress scraps, he initially opens the wrong door. However, in the next shot, when he finally manages to hook the rope onto his own lever and open his door, the lever of the cell he mistakenly opened first is found to be raised again.
Filming took place in California from October 19, 1995, to January 19, 1996.
Some of the SEAL team fighters were played by actual special forces operators.
The film’s cinematographer, John Schwartzman, is a cousin of Nicolas Cage, who played one of the main roles.
Stanley Anderson, who played the U.S. President, also portrayed the American head of state in the film Armageddon (1998), which was also created by director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Stanley Anderson, who played the US President, also portrayed the head of state in the film "Armageddon" (1998), also directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
The furnace at Alcatraz is inscribed as being made at the 'Bay Foundry,' named after the film's director, Michael Bay.
The photograph of General Hamell (Ed Harris) taken in Vietnam was taken from the film “Borderline” (1980), in which Harris starred with Charles Bronson.
In one scene, Sean Connery says to Nicolas Cage: "Maybe I'm losing my sex appeal?" This is a nod to Connery's enduring appeal as a sex symbol, despite his age.
The film is dedicated to producer Don Simpson, who passed away during filming.
The Finnish band Children of Bodom borrowed a melody from the film's soundtrack. It can be heard in the song "Bodom After Midnight" on the album "Follow The Reaper" (2000).
Arnold Schwarzenegger was offered one of the leading roles, but he turned it down because at the time the script was only eighty pages long with a lot of notes, and it looked unfinished. Arnold later stated that he regretted this.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was offered one of the lead roles, but he declined because the script at the time consisted of only eighty pages with numerous notes and appeared unfinished. Later, Arnold stated that he regretted this decision.
The furnace in "Alcatraz" is labeled as being made at the "Bay Foundry," named after the film's director, Michael Bay.
Some of the 'Navy SEALs' team members were played by actual special forces operatives.
Sean Connery requested that a small cottage be built on Alcatraz. Given the actor's venerable age and authority, as well as his reluctance to spend a significant amount of time every filming day traveling to the island, the producers accommodated him.
While Sean Connery's character gets a haircut in the hotel, the song "Flying on a Jet Plane" plays. The same song is sung by the astronauts in the film "Armageddon" (1998).
The photograph of General Hammell (Ed Harris) in Vietnam was taken from the film 'Borderline' (1980), in which Harris starred alongside Charles Bronson.
Sean Connery asked for a small house to be built on Alcatraz. Considering the actor's advanced age and authority, as well as the reluctance to spend a significant amount of time each shooting day getting to the island, the producers accommodated his request.
When Sean Connery's character gets a haircut at the hotel, the song 'Fly Me to the Moon' plays. The same song is sung by the astronauts in the film Armageddon (1998).