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The Day After Tomorrow

2004, Movie, PG-13, 124 mins

The Day After Tomorrow: Review

Roland Emmerich's eco-conscious disaster picture features breakout performances by the twisters that suck up the "Hollywood" sign, the killing frost that covers the Statue of Liberty with icicles and the tsunami that swamps Manhattan. If only the flesh-and-blood cast had such material with which to work. Divorced workaholic paleoclimatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) tries to warn the world's leaders that global warming is melting the polar ice caps and paving the way for a n... read more leave a comment

The Day After Tomorrow: Cast & Details

Year: 2004
Rated PG-13

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Cast
Dennis Quaid: Jack Hall
Jake Gyllenhaal: Sam Hall
Emmy Rossum: Laura Chapman
Dash Mihok: Jason Evans
Jay O. Sanders: Frank Harris
Sela Ward: Dr. Lucy Hall

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The Day After Tomorrow: TV Guide News

Day After Director Anti-NY? | Today's News: Our Take | 5/28/2004
He's destroyed New York three times — first by aliens, then by a giant lizard, and now with a massive tidal wave — but Day After Tomorrow director Roland Emmerich swears he doesn't have a grudge against the Big Apple. "I think New Yorkers should be proud that their town plays such a big part in so many movies," the German-born filmmaker says. "And after 9/11, I love seeing New York onscreen even more than before. We discussed beforehand whether it would be appropriate to use New York in this movie, but since it was a natural disaster we felt it would be okay. Also, we were very sensitive about what we did. For example, the Statue of Liberty would have fallen over if that much water hit it, but in the movie it remains standing." Besides, it's not like New York is the only city that's menaced by out-of-control weather in the film. Scotland turns into an arctic wasteland, giant chunks of hail rain down on Tokyo and, most impressively, Los An read more

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