Directed by : Michael Bay Produced by : Don Simpson,Jerry Bruckheimer Written by : David Weisberg,Douglas S. Cook,Mark Rosner,Quentin Tarantino[1](uncredited) Aaron Sorkin(uncredited),Jonathan Hensleigh(uncredited) Starring : Sean Connery,Nicolas Cage,Ed Harris,Michael Biehn,William Forsythe,Vanessa Marcil Music by : Nick Glennie-Smith,Hans Zimmer,Harry Gregson-Williams Cinematography : John Schwartzman Editing by : Richard Francis-Bruce Studio : Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Distributed by : Hollywood Pictures Release date(s) : June 7, 1996(United States),June 7, 1996(Canada),June 21, 1996(United Kingdom) July 26, 1996(Australia) Running time : 136 minutes Country : United States Language : Thai Budget : US$75 million Gross revenue : $335,062,621 (worldwide)
The Rock is a 1996 action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island,and the San Francisco Bay area. It was directed by Michael Bay, director of Bad Boys,and stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cageand Ed Harris. It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer,producers of Top Gun and Crimson Tide and released through Disney' s Hollywood Pictures.The film is dedicated to Simpson,[2] who died five mon ths before its release. This was the first film on which Cageand Bruckheimer worked together.A group of r ogue Marines led by disenchanted Brigadier General Francis Hummel (Ed Harris) seizes a stockpile ofrocke ts armed with VX gas, a chemical weapon. Hummel seizes Alcatraz Island and take