World Trade Center (2006)

Regisseur:

Oliver Stone

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Andrea Berloff (written by)
John McLoughlin (true story) ...

Premierendatum:

9. August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Historienfilm

Werbezeile:

The World Saw Evil That Day. Two Men Saw Something Else.

Plot:

Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center.

Plot Keywords:

Airplane | Leg Amputation | Ferry | Working Title | Emergency Room

Filmpreise:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A surprisingly good film

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26	1:50 PM	SHOW
Wed. July 30	4:45 PM	SHOW

Besetzung

Nicolas Cage	...	John McLoughlin
Maria Bello	...	Donna McLoughlin
Connor Paolo	...	Steven McLoughlin
Anthony Piccininni	...	JJ McLoughlin
Alexa Gerasimovich	...	Erin McLoughlin
Morgan Flynn	...	Caitlin McLoughlin
Michael Peña	...	Will Jimeno
Armando Riesco	...	Antonio Rodrigues
Jay Hernandez	...	Dominick Pezzulo
Joe Starr	...	Subway Rider
Jon Bernthal	...	Christopher Amoroso
William Jimeno	...	Port Authority Officer (as Will Jimeno)
Nick Damici	...	Lieutenant Kassimatis
Jude Ciccolella	...	Inspector Fields
Martin Pfefferkorn	...	Homeless Addict #1

Alternativ:

September (USA) (working title)
Untitled Oliver Stone/September 11 Project (USA) (working title)
World Trade Center (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense and emotional content, some disturbing images and language.

Länge:

129 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Malaysia:U | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | Argentina:16 | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Spain:13 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIA | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42823) | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Brazil:12

Drehorte:

Clifton, New Jersey, USA

Firma:

Paramount Pictures

Dies und das:

Test audiences believed that Dave Karnes (Michael Shannon), the former Marine, was a Hollywood invention. This is, in fact, a true story that occurred. Karnes later re-enlisted in the Marine Corps and served two tours of duty in Iraq. Also, as reported by the Associated Press on August 14, 2006, the Marine identified only as Sergeant Thomas (who disappeared shortly after 9/11) has been identified as Jason Thomas, a former Marine who grabbed his uniform and immediately drove to Ground Zero to help. Because his identity was unknown at the time of filming, Sgt. Thomas - who is black - was portrayed by William Mapother, a white man. The producers have since apologized to Sgt. Thomas for the miscasting. Thomas has laughed it off and told them not to be concerned, stating, "I don't want to shed any negativity on what they were trying to show."

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: The mall shows Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream being a store when in reality it was a kiosk.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Radio announcer: You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you the world
[1010 WINS Radio]
Radio announcer: .

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Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt Zoolander (2001)

Soundtrack:

Theme from Starsky & Hutch (Gotcha)

A surprisingly good film

I went into this film without expectations. I saw Flight 93 and enjoyed it and I am very interested in all events surrounding September 11th, so this film appealed to me. Now, I must say that I am not an Oliver Stone fan, however, upon hearing this movie was nothing like an Oliver Stone film I decided to check it out.

The storyline for the film, as stated, was based on the stories of a few Port Authority police who survived the collapse of the building while being trapped for hours in the rubble. At the beginning we are introduced to each of the characters and their families. It's enough to get us involved with each of them but leaves enough room to elaborate as the film unfolds. The film moves rather nicely without going too fast or slow. The vast amount of the film takes place after the towers collapse while the men are trapped in the rubble. The story is told through the trapped police officers current situation as well as what their families are going through at the same time.

I felt this story to be very natural and not Hollywood-ized, something I had been worried would happen. All the events seemed plausible, they didn't throw anything in for added drama. All of the characters were completely believable and you ended up loving all of them by the end. I will caution you though, there are some intense scenes in this movie so if you are unable to deal with some of the events from that day you may not want to see the film.

The cinematography and sound really aided this film. All of the filming was crisp and clean, the special effects were great and you could hardly tell this had been filmed after the towers were gone (the shots containing the towers that is). There were some great scenes from life in new york; shots of the skyline and the subway as well as some breathtaking aerials. The sound was spot on, you could feel the building collapse as the scenes unfolded on the screen. It was a great job all around.

Overall I was pleasantly surprised at how good this was, it lived up to Flight 93, although it has an entirely different feel to it. This film is not ground-breaking work, but it wasn't meant to be. It was meant to tell the story of a few brave men and their families and their experiences during September 11th, and it accomplished this very well.