It stars nicolas cage, maria bello, michael pena, maggie gyllenhaal. The twin towers also billed as inside the twin towers is a television special documentary film which uses reenactments and computergenerated imagery to recreate a minutebyminute account of what happened inside the twin towers of the world trade center in new york city during the september 11 attacks. In the united states it premiered on the discovery channel on. Two brothers, one a firefighter, one a police officer, are remembered. Jay hernandez, maggie gyllenhaal, maria bello, michael pena and nicolas cage. With nicolas cage, meryl streep, chris cooper, tilda swinton. Two brothers, one a firefighter, one a police officer, are remembered for their bravery in new york city on september 11. The 10 most significant films about the september 11. The effects of the 911 terrorist attacks are told from different points of view around the. Sep, 2011 twin towers erased from some films after 911. The worlds first generation of superheroes are revered, but their superpowered children.
World trade center is a 2006 american survival disaster drama film directed by oliver stone and based on the september 11, 2001 attacks at the world trade center. Nicolas cage and jimeno, pinned and immobilized, trying to keep each other alive in the pit of. Was one of two 911 inspired films to be released in the same year, the other. In marketing the justreleased oliver stone movie world trade center, the second major feature film about the. Nicolas cage, who plays the taciturn sergeant mcloughlin, says the movie is not meant to entertain. Trespass is a 2011 american crime thriller film directed by joel schumacher, from a screenplay by karl gajdusek. The filmography of american actor, director and producer, nicolas cage includes the year the film was or will be released, the name of his character, the director, and other related notes. Sergeant john mcloughlin nicolas cage and william j.
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A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt the orchid thief by susan orlean for the screen. Original music from the motion picture world trade. Oliver stone directed world trade center released on august 9, 2006, the first featurelength film about the attacks on the twin towers. Twin towers erased from some films after 911 today. Two port authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the world trade center. There is also a list of films he has produced and his. Academy award winner, nicolas cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two port authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on september 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. World trade center 19 movie clip first attack 2006 hd. But paramount, naturally, wants as wide an audience as possible for this film.
This is a decent film, doing its best to depict what actually happened on that most. The sorcerers apprentice nicolas cage pictures cbs news. Nicolas cage in world trade center the world saw evil that day. Nicolas cage was born nicolas kim coppola in long beach, california, the son of comparative. A rescuer, right, tends to nicolas cage, playing one of two port authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble of the world trade center on sept. Nicolas cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two port authority. Cage has appeared in over 110 films throughout his career. It also has the interpretation as the protagonist of nicolas cage. World trade center is about two men who, against all odds, survived the collapse of the twin towers on september 11, 2001. Courage depicted realistically in world trade center film.
The film is centered around the lives of two port authority police officers played by nicolas cage and micheal pena who become trapped in the collapse of the twin towers in the process of trying to evacuate civilians. Movies that feature the world trade center twin towers imdb. Dramatised account of the rescue of two policemen from the rubble of the twin towers in the wake of 911. Original music from the motion picture world trade center. The film was shot between october 2005 and february 2006, and released on. It combines fragments of two movies the one that stone describes above, and the other that cal thomas flips over. There is also a list of films he has produced and his appearances in television. World trade center the film 911, the day that shook. World trade center is a drama based on the terrorist attacks of september 11 at the twin towers of world trade center in new york. John mcloughlin, who leads a squad of first responders into the buildings to help with rescue efforts. Jon bernthal, nicolas cage, jay hernandez, michael pena.
Product description world trade center is a film about heroism and the best in all of us, raves good morning america s joel siegel. Cage has been nominated for numerous major cinematic awards, and won an academy award, a golden globe, and screen actors guild award for his performance in leaving las vegas 1995. It stars nicolas cage and nicole kidman as a married couple taken hostage by extortionists. Jul 02, 2006 but paramount, naturally, wants as wide an audience as possible for this film. The film features academy awardwinning actor nicolas cage as new york city port authority police officer john mcloughlin. Oliver stones world trade center seeks truth in the. Mcloughlin and his colleague officer will jimeno, played by michael pena, are emergency first responders who get trapped in the debris after the hijacked airplane causes tower 1 to collapse.
Nicolas kim coppola born january 7, 1964, known professionally as nicolas cage, is an american actor and filmmaker. Production was financially backed by summit entertainment. This was led by threetime oscar winner, oliver stone. Working under treacherous conditions, an army of dedicated rescuers struggles to find anyone who survived the world trade centers tragic collapse. Faceoff castor troy 1997 leaving las vegas ben sanderson 1995 the rock stanley goodspeed 1996 next cris johnson 2007 grand isle walter 2019 primal frank walsh 2019. The 10 most significant films about the september 11 attacks from twin towers to sex and the city 2, sukhdev sandhu selects the most significant cinematic portraits of the consequences of the 911. The five on trump touting victory while dems reel from iowa. Pedestrian cloakanddagger yarn which was reportedly butchered in post. Director oliver stone once again offers a powerful and provocative story based on reallife events in this drama. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under columbia pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by escape artists.
Nicolas cage foreground and michael pena far right play nyc firefighters who were trapped in the rubble of the world trade center. Oliver stone directs nicolas cage in this gutwrenching yet uplifting story of rescue workers on 911. It stars nicolas cage as port authority police officer john mcloughlin, one of the first men called to the scene of the 911 attacks. Nicolas cage played a port authority police office who become trapped in the rubble of the twin towers following the 911 attacks, in oliver stones world trade center. The debris field of when the twin towers fell was spot on in the film, it was like it was filmed on the day 911 happened. Sep 18, 2016 two port authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the world trade center. Aug 10, 2006 oliver stones new film, world trade center, tells the story of two nyc port authority cops who astonishingly survived the destruction of the twin towers. World trade center 39 movie clip collapse 2006 hd youtube. With nicolas cage, michael pena, maria bello, maggie gyllenhaal. A nineyearold amateur inventor, francophile, and pacifist searches new york city for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the world trade center on september 11, 2001. Lapaglia played a fire captain who lost eight men in the towers collapse. John mcloughlin, who leads a squad of first responders into the buildings to. Cage has been nominated for numerous major cinematic awards, and won an academy award, a golden globe, and. It also stars ben mendelsohn, cam gigandet, liana liberato, jordana spiro, dash mihok, emily meade and nico tortorella.
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