film "The Rock"

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American film action film film thriller film

The film "The Rock" is a 1996 action thriller directed by Michael Bay, starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage as they attempt to thwart a chemical weapons attack launched from Alcatraz Island.

Aliases (3)

The Rock ×62
The Rock (1996 film) ×1
The Rock (film universe) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → action film → film → thriller film →
basedOn	original screenplay →
character	Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel → Dr. Stanley Goodspeed → John Patrick Mason →
cinematography	John Schwartzman →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Michael Bay →
distributedBy	Buena Vista Pictures → Hollywood Pictures →
editedBy	Richard Francis-Bruce →
featuresWeapon	VX gas →
filmingLocation	Alcatraz Island → San Francisco →
genre	action → adventure → thriller →
hasRating	R →
language	English →
musicBy	Hans Zimmer → Nick Glennie-Smith →
notableFor	depiction of Alcatraz Island as a hostage site → high-octane action sequences →
originalLanguage	English →
plotSummary	A chemist and a former SAS captain attempt to stop a rogue general from launching a VX gas attack from Alcatraz Island on San Francisco. →
portrays	Ed Harris as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel → Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed → Sean Connery as John Patrick Mason →
producer	Don Simpson → Jerry Bruckheimer →
productionCompany	Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films →
releaseDate	1996-06-07 →
releaseYear	1996 →
runtimeMinutes	136 →
setIn	Alcatraz Island → San Francisco →
starring	David Morse → Ed Harris → Michael Biehn → Nicolas Cage → Sean Connery → William Forsythe →
writer	David Weisberg → Douglas S. Cook → Mark Rosner →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
David Morse ("The Rock") → Ed Harris ("The Rock") → John Spencer ("The Rock") → Michael Biehn ("The Rock") → Sean Connery ("The Rock") → Touchstone Pictures ("The Rock") →	notableWork
Francis X. Hummel ("The Rock") → Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed ("The Rock") →	createdFor
Michael Biehn ("The Rock") →	appearedIn
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed ("The Rock") →	appearsIn
Francis X. Hummel ("The Rock") →	appearsInWork
Chris Lebenzon ("The Rock (1996 film)") →	edited
Alcatraz Island →	featuredIn
Francis X. Hummel ("The Rock (film universe)") →	fictionalUniverse
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed ("The Rock") →	firstAppearance
William Forsythe ("The Rock") →	playedIn
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films ("The Rock") →	produced