Doomsday (2008)

A futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.

Director:

Neil Marshall

Writer:

Neil Marshall

Stars:

Caryn Peterson, Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Caryn Peterson	...	Vagrant Girl
Adeola Ariyo	...	Nurse
Emma Cleasby	...	Katherine Sinclair
Christine Tomlinson	...	Young Eden Sinclair
Vernon Willemse	...	David / Gimp
Paul Hyett	...	Hot Dog Victim
Daniel Read	...	Sergeant #1
Karl Thaning	...	Pilot
Stephen Hughes	...	Soldier #1 / Johnson
Jason Cope	...	Wall Guard
Ryan Kruger	...	Soldier
Nathan Wheatley	...	Patient 'X'
Cecil Carter	...	DDS Assault Trooper
Jeremy Crutchley	...	Richter
Rhona Mitra	...	Eden Sinclair

Storyline

A lethal virus spreads throughout the British isles,infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper virus violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists, including Eden Sinclair, is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

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Plot Keywords:

virus | wall | british | major | quarantine | 

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Taglines:

The End Is Nigh.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

UK USA South Africa Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doomsday - El día del juicio

Filming Locations:

Blackness Castle, Blackness, Falkirk, West Lothian, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£311,383 (UK) (9 May 2008)

Gross:

£944,521 (UK) (23 May 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rogue Pictures, Intrepid Pictures, Crystal Sky Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min 113 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The assault weapons used by the DDS troopers are (modified) Vektor CR-21 bullpup assault rifles, a product of South Africa, the major filming location of the movie.

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Goofs

If food is so rare that survivors are eating human flesh, why did the infiltration team encounter cows wandering on the road? Much of Scotland is very rural highlands that would be difficult terrain for anyone on foot. During the initial breakdown in order, it is highly unlikely that the survivors would scour the whole of the country for every last single cow before resorting to cannibalism. Only a few cows would need to survive to account for the herd that is then encountered, 30 years later and numerous (cow) generations later. (However, it *is* somewhat unlikely that none of the characters felt the existence of a large herd of apparently healthy cows to be worth commenting on.)

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kane: Like so many epidemics before, the loss of so many lives began with a single microscopic organism. It's human nature to seek even the smallest comfort in reason, or logic for events as catastrophic as these. But a virus doesn't choose a time or place. It doesn't hate or even care. It just happens.

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Connections

References The Warriors (1979)

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Soundtracks

"Good Thing"
Written by Roland Gift and David Steele
Performed by Fine Young Cannibals
Courtesy of Hollywood Records

User Reviews

So much fun

OK, I'm not claiming its good but it is serious fun. It is basically a mix of the Mad Max films in Scotland but also throw in some scenes from 28 Days Later, Resident Evil, LOTR and Braveheart.

If you can imagine that then you'll have a pretty good idea what to expect - no, I didn't think you could.

It does just massively rip off all the above but as I said, I'm not claiming its good, just a lot of fun.

Added bonus is the great music choices which just add to the fun - "Good Tning" by FYC when the main lunatic introduces himself to the crowd and "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood for the big car chase.

Not gonna win an Oscar but a hell of a ride.