The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science fiction disaster movie[4] co-written, co-produced, and directed by Roland Emmerich. Based on the 1999 book The Coming Global Superstorm by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, the film depicts catastrophic climatic effects following the disruption of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation, in which a series of extreme weather events usher in climate change and lead to a new ice age.[5][6] The film stars Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Emmy Rossum, and Ian Holm.
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| Directed by | Roland Emmerich |
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| Story by | Roland Emmerich |
| Based on | The Coming Global Superstorm by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber |
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| Music by | Harald Kloser |
| Cinematography | Ueli Steiger |
| Edited by | David Brenner |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125 million[3] |
| Box office | $552.6 million[3] |
Originally slated for release in the summer of 2003, The Day After Tomorrow premiered in Mexico City on May 17, 2004, and was theatrically released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on May 28. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing $552 million worldwide against a production budget of $125 million, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2004.
The movie follows a series of severe weather events that take place around the world as a result of global warming. Among these events:
- Japan is hit by a large hail storm.
- Los Angeles is hit by tornadoes.
- New Delhi is hit by a blizzard.
- New York is hit by a very strong thunderstorm that causes a large storm surge. Later, the storm turns into a blizzard. The storm has a hurricane-like eye with cold air that instantly freezes anything it comes in contact with.
These events cause global cooling, which eventually starts a new ice age.
Cast
- Dennis Quaid as Professor Jack Hall
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Sam Hall
- Ian Holm as Professor Terry Rapson
- Emmy Rossum as Laura Chapman
- Sela Ward as Dr. Lucy Hall
- Dash Mihok as Jason Evans
- Kenneth Welsh as Vice President/President Raymond Becker
- Jay O. Sanders as Frank Harris
- Austin Nichols as J.D.
- Perry King as President Blake
- Nestor Serrano as Tom Gomez
- Adrian Lester as Simon
- Sheila McCarthy Judith
- Arjay Smith as Brian Parks
- Glenn Plummer as Luther
- Tamlyn Tomita as Janet Tokada
References
- ↑ The Day After Tomorrow (2004) – Financial Information. The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ The Day After Tomorrow. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Day After Tomorrow (2004). Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ↑ The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - Roland Emmerich, Roland Emerich, Mark Gordon | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.
- ↑ Lovgren, Stefan. Day After Tomorrow Movie: Could Ice Age Occur Overnight?. National Geographic News (May 18, 2004). Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ↑ Gillis, Justin. Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries. The New York Times (22 March 2016). Retrieved March 22, 2016.
