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DAYLIGHT (1996) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Brace yourself for nonstop action and suspense. Sylvester Stallone races against time to lead a group of stranded commuters out of a collapsed tunnel 100 feet below the Hudson River. When an explosion seals off a commuter tunnel, the survivors are faced with toxic fumes, fires and the impending collapse of the tunnel. Their only hope lies in the hands of Kit Latura, a former Emergency Medical Services chief who is haunting by a tragic past. As the walls cave in and the tunnel fills up with water, Latura risks his own life to save others and prevent the disaster from escalating into an even greater catastrophe. |
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| Sylvester Stallone (Kit Latura), Amy Brenneman (Madelyne Thompson), Viggo Mortensen (Roy Nord), Dan Hedaya (Frank Kraft), Jay O. Sanders (Steven Crighton), Karen Young (Sarah Crighton), Claire Bloom (Eleanor Trilling), Vanessa Bell Calloway (Grace), Renoly Santiago (Mikey), Colin Fox (Roger Trilling), Danielle Harris (Ashley Crighton), Trina McGee-Davis (LaTonya), Marcello Thedford (Kadeem), Sage Stallone (Vincent), Jo Anderson (Bloom), Mark Rolston (Chief Dennis Wilson), Rosemary Forsyth (Ms. London), Luoyong Wang (Gem Dealer), Barry Newman (Norman Bassett), Stan Shaw (George Tyrell). |
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NO AIR. NO ESCAPE. NO TIME. |
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DIRECTOR: Rob Cohen. |
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WRITERS: Leslie Bohem and Kevin Wade (uncredited). |
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| PRODUCER: John Davis, Joseph Singer and David T. Friendly. |
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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Tony Munafo. |
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CO-PRODUCERS: Herb Gains and Hester Hargett. |
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| EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Raffaella De Laurentiis. |
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| CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Neesan. |
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| ORIGINAL MUSIC: Randy Edelman. |
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| DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures. |
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| Madelyne Thompson: Don't be scared. They're just shit with feet. |
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FACTS |
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Madelyne Thompson: (singing) Start spreading the news/I'm leaving tonight/I've had it up to here with all your shit/New York, New York. |
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| RELEASE DATE: December 6th, 1996 (USA) |
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| BOX OFFICE OPENING: $10.0 million (USA) |
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| BOX OFFICE RESULT: $32.8 million (USA) |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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| WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE: $152.4 million |
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| BUDGET: $80 million (USA) |
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"Good old-fashioned disaster movie, built on a formulaic foundation...Stallone is credible as an indefatigable (yet still human) hero. Great stunts and special effects." -- Leonard Maltin |
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| - Madelyn is wrong about the reason cars are safe during thunderstorms. She claims it's because the tires are made out of rubber, but it's really because a car is a metal 'cage.' |
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"Daylight does for the tunnel what Psycho did for showers. An explosive film!" -- Pat Collins, WWOR-TV |
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| - Nominated for one Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing. |
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| - Nominated for two Razzie Awards for Worst Actor and Worst Original Song ("Whenever There Is Love"). |
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"Leslie Bohem's script leaps into the municipal mayhem before most cast members even register human characteristics." -- Mike Clark, USA Today |
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