THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
What would happen if all of the warnings about
global warming and the greenhouse effect
suddenly became an immediate reality? Director
Roland Emmerich is delighted to give you his big
screen rendition of the return of the Ice Age,
using all the bells and whistles that modern
technology has to offer. You can watch as
Mother Nature, with the help of a careless world
population, wipes out our major cities and
landmarks. At least you can see one
pseudoscientific take on the topic.
Paleoclimatologist Adrian Hall (Dennis Quaid)
has dedicated his career to studying weather
patterns of the past in order to prevent weather
catastrophes in the future. Since most of his
predictions involve hundreds and even
thousands of years hence, no one in government
is particularly interested in what he has to say.
That is, until all of his predictions begin to happen
at a very fast pace, measured in weeks, not
centuries.
Paralleling the scientist vs. government plot are
Professor Hall's relationships with is ex-wife and
with his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal). Separated
during the worst phase of the global storm, the
question is whether they can overcome the
weather and reunite as a family.
global warming and the greenhouse effect
suddenly became an immediate reality? Director
Roland Emmerich is delighted to give you his big
screen rendition of the return of the Ice Age,
using all the bells and whistles that modern
technology has to offer. You can watch as
Mother Nature, with the help of a careless world
population, wipes out our major cities and
landmarks. At least you can see one
pseudoscientific take on the topic.
Paleoclimatologist Adrian Hall (Dennis Quaid)
has dedicated his career to studying weather
patterns of the past in order to prevent weather
catastrophes in the future. Since most of his
predictions involve hundreds and even
thousands of years hence, no one in government
is particularly interested in what he has to say.
That is, until all of his predictions begin to happen
at a very fast pace, measured in weeks, not
centuries.
Paralleling the scientist vs. government plot are
Professor Hall's relationships with is ex-wife and
with his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal). Separated
during the worst phase of the global storm, the
question is whether they can overcome the
weather and reunite as a family.
Mary’s comment
Great special effects, but a bust of a plot.
Made for TV movies have put more thought
into their storylines than this big budget
spectacular. The shame is that the visuals
are so good, they actually deserved more
substance. The fact that some politics may
have been caught sneaking onto the big
screen is a shame, too. It is a science
fiction movie, not real science, not a
campaign ad, just pure entertainment. Why
try to make it into something else?
Great special effects, but a bust of a plot.
Made for TV movies have put more thought
into their storylines than this big budget
spectacular. The shame is that the visuals
are so good, they actually deserved more
substance. The fact that some politics may
have been caught sneaking onto the big
screen is a shame, too. It is a science
fiction movie, not real science, not a
campaign ad, just pure entertainment. Why
try to make it into something else?
Brenda’s comments
The pseudoscientific jargon and graphics
make the whole scenario plausible. I
suppose I am so used to seeing the
meteorologist on television going from
screen to screen with his weather
prognostications, that it all looks very real
to me. The oceans may have been rising
rapidly, but the plot stayed shallow. Emmy
Rossum (Nola) does a good job as Sam's
love interest.
The pseudoscientific jargon and graphics
make the whole scenario plausible. I
suppose I am so used to seeing the
meteorologist on television going from
screen to screen with his weather
prognostications, that it all looks very real
to me. The oceans may have been rising
rapidly, but the plot stayed shallow. Emmy
Rossum (Nola) does a good job as Sam's
love interest.
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Movie Details
Official Movie Website
Theatrical Release
2004
Home Video
10/12/04
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense
situations of peril
Running Time
2 hour 4 minutes
Directed by
Roland Emmerich
\Cast
Dennis Quaid, Jake
Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Ian
Ward, Emmy Rossum, Dash
Mihok, Kenneth Welsh,
Austin Nichols, Jay O.
Sanders, Perry King, Nestor
Serrano, Adrian Lester,
Sheila McCarthy, Glen
Plummer, Tamlyn Tomita
Studio
20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release
2004
Home Video
10/12/04
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense
situations of peril
Running Time
2 hour 4 minutes
Directed by
Roland Emmerich
\Cast
Dennis Quaid, Jake
Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Ian
Ward, Emmy Rossum, Dash
Mihok, Kenneth Welsh,
Austin Nichols, Jay O.
Sanders, Perry King, Nestor
Serrano, Adrian Lester,
Sheila McCarthy, Glen
Plummer, Tamlyn Tomita
Studio
20th Century Fox
DVD Details
Disc Specs
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Running Time: 2 hrs. 4 mins.
Number of Discs: 2
Features:
Disc 1:
· Widescreen Feature
· Commentary by Director/Co-Writer
Roland Emmerich, Producer Mark
Gordon
· Commentary by Co-Writer Jeffrey
Nachmanoff, Ueli Steiger, Editor David
Brenner, and Production Designer
Barry Chusid
Disc 2:
· Pre-Vizualization
· Pre-Production Meeting
· Storyboard Gallery
· Concept Art Gallery
· Production: Two Kings and a Scribe
· Post Production:Visual Effects,
Scoring
· Audio Anatomy: The Final Mix,
Interactive Demo (8 tracks of audio)
· Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio
Commentary by Director/Co-Writer
Roland Emmerich and Producer Mark
Gordon
· THE FORCE OF DESTINY: The Science
and Politics of climate change
· Theatrical Teaser
· Theatrical Trailer A
· Theatrical Trailer B