The Rock (1996)

The Rock is a 1996 action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island and in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was directed by Michael Bay (director of Bad Boys), produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (producers of Top Gun and Crimson Tide) and stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris. The film is dedicated to Simpson, who died five months before its release. This was the first film on which Cage and Bruckheimer worked together. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing at the 69th Academy Awards. According to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Rock is Michael Bay's highest rated film.

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Cast:

• Xander Berkeley
• Michael Biehn
• David Bowe
• Nicolas Cage
• Jim Caviezel
• Anthony Clark
• Greg Collins
• Sean Connery
• Raymond Cruz
• Claire Forlani
• William Forsythe
• David Marshall Grant
• Philip Baker Hall
• Ed Harris
• Steve Harris
• Brendan Kelly
• John Laughlin
• Todd Louiso
• Jim Maniaci
• Vanessa Marcil
• John C. McGinley
• David Morse
• Danny Nucci
• John Spencer
• Gregory Sporleder
• Tony Todd
• Sam Whipple
• Stuart Wilson
• Bokeem Woodbine