Daylight (1996)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writer (WGA):

Leslie Bohem (written by)

Release Date:

6 December 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Hold your breath

Plot:

Disaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.

Plot Keywords:

Tunnel | Explosion | Dog | Disaster | Rat

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Kit Latura
Amy Brenneman	...	Madelyne Thompson
Viggo Mortensen	...	Roy Nord
Dan Hedaya	...	Frank Kraft
Jay O. Sanders	...	Steven Crighton
Karen Young	...	Sarah Crighton
Claire Bloom	...	Eleanor Trilling
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Grace Calloway
Renoly Santiago	...	Mikey
Colin Fox	...	Roger Trilling
Danielle Harris	...	Ashley Crighton
Trina McGee	...	LaTonya (as Trina McGee-Davis)
Marcello Thedford	...	Kadeem
Sage Stallone	...	Vincent
Jo Anderson	...	Bloom

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disaster-related peril, death and destruction.

Runtime:

115 min | Germany:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #34883) | Iceland:14 (theatrical rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (w) | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Davis Entertainment

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Rob Cohen]as one of the Businessmen in an early scene with Viggo Mortensen's character.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the rolling tunnel explosion happens, there is a shot of the explosion rolling over cars that are already damaged from the explosion, yet it hasn't reached them yet.

Quotes:

Kit Latura: I hope you make it, Roy.
Roy Nord: I always make it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'Daylight' (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

Whenever There Is Love (From 'Daylight')

One Of Slys Better Ones

Daylight is hands down Slys best work of the 90's, and ranks in his top movies made. It ranks under Rocky and Rambo. Many people think Sly is one of the worst actors ever. But he really redeems himself in this film with above average acting. He plays Kit Latura, a taxi driver who used to work in search and rescue missions. Well, on one night, a truck with explosive toxins falls and explodes. Collapsing and destroying the New Jersey Tunnel. Leaving only a few people alive inside the death trap.

Sticking to his favorite role, Sly wants to be the hero of the movie. Due to the cowardliness and pessimistic of the emergency and aid teams, its up to Sly to go in the tunnel and save the trapped civilians, and get them out of there safely. On this journey, you will encounter exciting thrills and suspense dealing with Stallone facing the toughest obstacles ever. Both physically and mentally.

You really start to feel bad for Stallone with all the crap he deals with in this movie. I feel that they did a good job with character development on Kit Latura. The character development for the other survivors are bleak to very descriptive....it ranges. The film has a very effective music score and pertains to the scenes well. The Special effects is above average for a 1996 movie.

Overall, this is a very entertaining film to watch. With explosive and hold your breath thrills. I totally recommend this films to Stallone fans, and i also recommend it to those who want a good hero, save the day, action/suspense movie.