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When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
Theatrical
Jun 7, 1996
Box Office
$335.1M
Budget
$75.0M
Return
4.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 3, 1997
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Keywords
san francisco, california
war veteran
fbi
mercenary
gas attack
alcatraz prison
prison escape
shootout
u.s. navy seal
terrorism
british spy
chemist
commando
hostage situation
tourist attraction
u.s. marine
military
island prison
tourists in peril
nerve gas
disillusioned
terrorist threat
chemical weapon
fbi agent
chemical warfare
conspiracy thriller
ambivalent
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Cast
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Sean Connery
John Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
E
Ed Harris
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
J
John Spencer
FBI Director James Womack
D
David Morse
Major Tom Baxter
W
William Forsythe
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
M
Michael Biehn
Commander Charles Anderson
V
Vanessa Marcil
Carla Pestalozzi
J
John C. McGinley
Marine Captain Hendrix
G
Gregory Sporleder
Captain Frye
T
Tony Todd
Captain Darrow
B
Bokeem Woodbine
Sergeant Crisp
J
Jim Maniaci
Private Scarpetti
G
Greg Collins
Private Gamble
B
Brendan Kelly
Private Cox
S
Steve Harris
Private McCoy
D
Danny Nucci
Lieutenant Shephard
C
Claire Forlani
Jade Angelou
T
Todd Louiso
Marvin Isherwood
D
David Bowe
Dr. Ling
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Honey, you wanna know who really killed J.F.K.?
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Prepared for Action and Excitement
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Cocked, locked, and Ready to Rock!
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