The Rock

The Rock

137 mins | Action, Thriller, Adventure | June 7, 1996

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the stills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

The Rock

137 mins | Action, Thriller, Adventure | June 7, 1996

The Rock
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the stills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Hollywood Pictures, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Original title The Rock
Directors Jeanne Byrd, Karen Golden, Michael Bay
Writers Mark Rosner, Douglas S. Cook, David Weisberg, Jonathan Hensleigh

Cast

Sean Connery

as John Patrick Mason

Nicolas Cage

as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed

Ed Harris

as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC

William Forsythe

as Special Agent Ernest Paxton

David Morse

as Major Tom Baxter

John Spencer

as FBI Director James Womack

Michael Biehn

as Commander Charles Anderson

Vanessa Marcil

as Carla Pestalozzi

Claire Forlani

as Jade Angelou

Tony Todd

as Captain Darrow

Gregory Sporleder

as Captain Frye

John C. McGinley

as Marine Captain Hendrix

Bokeem Woodbine

as Sergeant Crisp

Steve Harris

as Private McCoy

Greg Collins

as Private Gamble

Brendan Kelly

as Private Cox

Danny Nucci

as Lieutenant Shephard

Celeste Weaver

as Stacy Richards

Todd Louiso

as Marvin Isherwood

David Bowe

as Dr. Ling

Raquel Krelle

as Agent Margie Wood

Jim Maniaci

as Private Scarpetti

Billy Devlin

as Navy Seals

Jim Caviezel

as Rear F-18 Pilot

Ingo Neuhaus

as Marine That Dies

John Laughlin

as General Peterson

Willie Garson

as Francis Reynolds

John Enos III

as Sea Stallion Pilot

Xander Berkeley

as Lonner (uncredited)

Raymond Cruz

as Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)

Matthew James Gulbranson

as U.S. Marine (uncredited)

Philip Baker Hall

as Chief Justice (uncredited)

Pat Skipper

as Navy Lt. Commander (uncredited)

Stuart Wilson

as General Al Kramer (uncredited)

Stanley Anderson

as The President (uncredited)

David Marshall Grant

as Chief of Staff Hayden Sinclair (uncredited)

Anthony Clark

as Paul the Hotel Barber

Raymond O'Connor

as Park Ranger Bob

Harry Humphries

as Navy Admiral