The Rock
Sign in to save1996 film directed by Michael Bay
Film · TMDB
7.1When 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 skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
Released: 1996-06-07137 minDir: Michael BayAction, Adventure, Thriller
Cast
- Sean Connery as John Patrick Mason
- Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
- Ed Harris as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
- John Spencer as FBI Director James Womack
- David Morse as Major Tom Baxter
- William Forsythe as Special Agent Ernest Paxton
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.4/10
377,015 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Metacritic
58/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 10 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Michael Bay
- Screenplay by
- David Weisberg Douglas S. Cook Mark Rosner
- Story by
- David Weisberg Douglas S. Cook
- Produced by
- Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer
- Starring
- Sean Connery Nicolas Cage Ed Harris Michael Biehn William Forsythe
- Cinematography
- John Schwartzman
- Edited by
- Richard Francis-Bruce
- Music by
- Nick Glennie-Smith Hans Zimmer
- Production companies
- Hollywood Pictures Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release date
- June 7, 1996 ( 1996-06-07 )
- Running time
- 136 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 1 October 1996
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
- Genre
- prison film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- Michael Bay
- Cast member
- Willie Garson
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Don Simpson
Article
The Rock is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, and written by David Weisberg, Douglas S. Cook and Mark Rosner. It stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris, with supporting roles played by Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, David Morse, and John Spencer. The plot follows a former SAS captain (Connery) and an FBI chemist (Cage), who attempt to disarm missiles from a rogue group of Force Recon Marines who have taken control of the former prison on Alcatraz Island.
The Rock was dedicated to the memory of Simpson, who died five months before its release. It was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution through the Hollywood Pictures label on June 7, 1996. It received generally positive reviews and was nominated for Best Sound at the 69th Academy Awards. It earned over $335 million at the box office on a production budget of $75 million, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of 1996. The Rock was remade in India in 2003 as Qayamat: City Under Threat.