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Rating: 6.5 stars

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toniap domestic terrorism san francisco rescue special forces alcatraz explosions

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The Rock (1996)

Directed by Michael Bay

Action | Thriller

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Overview

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 skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

Rated R | Length 137 minutes

Actors

Sean Connery | Nicolas Cage | Ed Harris | John Spencer | David Morse | William Forsythe | Michael Biehn | Vanessa Marcil | John C. McGinley | Gregory Sporleder | Tony Todd | Bokeem Woodbine | Jim Maniaci | Greg Collins | Brendan Kelly | Steve Harris | Danny Nucci | Claire Forlani | Celeste Weaver | Todd Louiso | David Bowe | Raquel Krelle | Dennis Chalker | Marshall R. Teague | Duffy Gaver | Steve Decker | Joseph Hawes | Mike Mahrer | Carlos Sandoval | Rick Toms | Billy Devlin | Jack Yates | Juan A. Riojas | Joseph Patrick Kelly | Ingo Neuhaus | John Laughlin | Harry Humphries | Howard Platt | Willie Garson | John Nathan | Robert M. Anselmo | Jack Ford | Thomas J. Hageboeck | Dwight Hicks | Ralph Peduto | Anthony Clark | Andy Ryan | Hans Georg Struhar | Robert C. Besgrove | Sean Skelton | Raymond O'Connor | Jane Sanguinetti | Luenell | John W. Love Jr. | Sam Whipple | Tom Towles | Ronald Simmons | Robert Ben Rajab | Leonard McMahan | Anthony Guidera | Jim Caviezel | John Enos III | Ken Kells | Fred Salvallon | Buck Kartalian | Xander Berkeley | Raymond Cruz | Matthew James Gulbranson | Philip Baker Hall | Pat Skipper | Stuart Wilson | Stanley Anderson | David Marshall Grant

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Pretty ridiculous and over the top but still fun to revisit. Cage’s zaniness plays well against Connery’s straight man routine, which makes this a fun buddy “cop” action movie.

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