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    From three-time Academy Award winner Oliver Stone comes this inspiring true story about courage, family and out nation's unyielding spirit. Oscar winner Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena (Crash) star as John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, two New York City Port Authority policeman who were trapped in the rubble of September 11, 2001. As McLoughlin and Jimeno bond together in a fight for survival, the events of an unimaginable day unfold through the eyes of the two policeman, their loving wives (Maria Bello and Maggie Gyllenhaal), survivors and rescuers throughout the city.

STARRING:

Nicolas Cage: John McLoughlin
Michael Pena: Will Jimeno
Maggie Gyllenhaal: Allison Jimeno
Maria Bello: Donna McLoughlin
Stephen Dorff: Scott Strauss
Jay Hernandez: Dominick Pezzulo
Michael Shannon: Dave Karnes

SCREENWRITER: Andrea Berloff

DIRECTOR: Oliver Stone

RUNNING TIME: 129 minutes

STUDIO: Paramount

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: D

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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

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THE GEEK BOX
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• This movie is based on the real life accounts of John and Donna McLoughlin and Will and Allison Jimeno.
• Oliver Stone had talks with both Mel Gibson and George Clooney to portray John McLoughlin however both declined as they were committed to other projects at the time. The role was then given to Kevin Costner, however he backed out of the role due to pressure from Paramount who was concerned that because Costner had narrated a documentary about what the U.S. Government could have done to prevent the 9/11 attacks that people would associate the movie with that conspiracy theory. The role then ended up being landed by Nicolas Cage.
• Shortly after being cast in this film Maggie Gyllenhaal was quoted as saying: "America is responsible in some way" in regards to the 9/11 attacks, this stirred up quite a bit of controversy and Gyllenhaal went to the real-life Will and Allison Jimeno and offered to quit the movie if her comments had offended them, they instead gave her their blessing to continue on with the project.
• Many people thought that former marine character Dave Karnes was made up to enhance the story, however several eye-witness accounts confirmed that this man existed, however nobody knew who the man really was. It was revealed shortly after the release of this film that man's real name was Sgt. Jason Thomas, a former marine who put on his uniform and drove to ground zero to help with rescue efforts. As soon as he was done with the rescue effort he re-enlisted in the marines and served two tours in Iraq. When the real Sgt. Thomas was identified it was discovered that he was black, while Michael Shannon, the actor who played him in this movie was white. The studio formally apologized for the mistake, but Thomas simply laughed and was just glad the story was being told.

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