The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writers (WGA):

Roland Emmerich (story)
Roland Emmerich (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

28 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

This year, a sweater won't do.

Plot:

A climatologist tries to figure out a way to save the world from abrupt global warming. He must get to his young son in New York, which is being taken over by a new ice age.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Global Warming | Disaster | Climatologist | Weather

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations

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
Austin Nichols	...	J.D.
Arjay Smith	...	Brian Parks
Tamlyn Tomita	...	Janet Tokada
Sasha Roiz	...	Parker
Ian Holm	...	Terry Rapson
Nassim Sharara	...	Saudi Delegate
Carl Alacchi	...	Venezuelan Delegate
Kenneth Welsh	...	Vice President Becker
Michel 'Gish' Abou-Samah	...	Saudi Translator (as Michael A. Samah)

Also Known As:

Tomorrow (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense situations of peril.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Japanese | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #40177) | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:U | France:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The opening weekend gross of this film, along with the second weekend gross of Shrek 2 (2004), represented the most money ever earned in a single weekend in movie history at that point. This has since been passed and is now the 5th highest grossing weekend ever.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When the wave hits New York, it comes at it from the Statue of Liberty and Battery Park. When we see it approach the library, it should be coming up Fifth Avenue, from Battery Park, but it comes from 41st St.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Frank Harris: See how it's done?
Jason Evans: Yeah, I think I got the hang of it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne (#29.19)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me

A lot of fun!

OK, definitely this is not very smart movie and it has many holes in the storyline, but if you like this kind of movies you will got a lot of fun! I mean, you should know what you can expect of this kind of movies. If you like movie "Independence Day" you will know what I mean (BTW good recommendation from IMDb team!). If you want art or some wisdom message or you are searching for holes and sanity in the storyline, forget it. Go and watch some European authors. But if you are looking for fun, want to relax yourself, to see some amazing and very realistic computer effects go and watch it! You will not regret. For true impression big theater screen is mandatory!