The Rock(1996)

Poster of The Rock

Synopsis

For years Brigadier General Francis Xavier Hummel, a decorated military hero, has petitioned the United States government to honor his men who have lost their lives in service to their country during highly covert military operations by providing their families the same benefits and tributes due other war veterans. For years his efforts have been scorned. Now, angry and determined to seek justice, Hummel and a crack team of commandos seize control of Alcatraz Island, taking hostage a group of tourists. If reparations are not immediately forthcoming, Hummel plans to launch a battery of rockets charged with lethal V.X. poison gas on the San Francisco Bay area. The city's only hope for survival is FBI chemical/biological weapons expert, Stanley Goodspeed, and a top-secret federal prisoner, John Patrick Mason, who also happens to be the only known convict to have escaped the island fortress.
For years Brigadier General Francis Xavier Hummel, a decorated military hero, has petitioned the United States government to honor his men who have lost their lives in service to their country during highly covert …
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In Theaters

  • June 7, 1996

MPAA Rating

R

Genres

Action/Adventure, Thriller, Action/Adventure

Run Time

2 hours 11 minutes

Distributors

Walt Disney Studios Distribution

Box Office

$134,067,440

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • San Francisco, California, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

Michael Bay

Director

Ken Bates

Director

CAST

Sean Connery

Patrick Mason

Nicolas Cage

Stanley Goodspeed

Ed Harris

General Francis X Hummel

David Morse

Major Tom Baxter

John C. McGinley

Marine Captain Hendrix

Bokeem Woodbine

Sergeant Crisp
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