Rating: PG13
Genre:
Action
Theatrical Release: 05/28/2004(USA)
Release Date: 10/12/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS/DTS
Run Time: 123 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by
Roland Emmerich, this mega-budget, special-effects-laden
epic revolves around the onset of an international series of crises brought on by the long-term results of the greenhouse effect. At the eye of the storm is paleoclimatologist (a professor dedicated to the study of weather patterns throughout the ages)
Jack Hall (
Dennis Quaid), who voluntarily takes on the preservation of the world in the dawn of the next ice age and all the disaster that comes along with it -- violent hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, tidal waves, massive floods, etc.
Hall must also contact his son,
Sam (
Jake Gyllenhaal), who was in the middle of an academic competition in New York City when the chaos begun. In addition to facing the largest-scale onslaught of natural catastrophes in the history of humankind,
Jack, in his journey north, must contend with the masses fleeing south in an attempt to resettle in a warmer climate.
The Day After Tomorrow also features
Emmy Rossum,
Sela Ward, and
Joe Cobden.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
