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1996 film directed by Rob Cohen

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A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to lead the band of survivors out of the tunnel before the structure collapses.

Released: 1996-12-06115 minDir: Rob CohenAction, Adventure, ThrillerBudget: $80.0MBox office: $159M

Cast

  • Sylvester Stallone as Kit Latura
  • Amy Brenneman as Madelyne Thompson
  • Viggo Mortensen as Roy Nord
  • Stan Shaw as George Tyrell
  • Barry Newman as Norman Bassett
  • Dan Hedaya as Frank Kraft

Themes

  • new york city
  • taxi
  • race against time
  • hero
  • helicopter
  • new jersey
  • taxi driver
  • river
  • guard
  • survival

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Ratings

IMDb

6/10

80,494 votes

Year
1996
Runtime
114 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama

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Key facts

Produced by
John Davis David T. Friendly Joseph M. Singer
Starring
Sylvester Stallone Amy Brenneman Viggo Mortensen Dan Hedaya Jay O. Sanders Karen Young Claire Bloom Barry Newman Stan Shaw
Cinematography
David Eggby
Edited by
Peter Amundson
Music by
Randy Edelman
Production company
Davis Entertainment
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
December 6, 1996 ( 1996-12-06 ) (United States)
Running time
114 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$80 million
Box office
$159 million
Directed by
Rob Cohen
Written by
Leslie Bohem

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Wikidata facts

Duration
114
FilmAffinity ID
396206
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publication date
1997-02-06
title
Daylight
review score
47/100
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Daylight is a 1996 American disaster film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, Stan Shaw, Jay O. Sanders, Karen Young and Danielle Harris. The plot follows a group of people trapped inside a collapsed roadway tunnel beneath the Hudson River in Manhattan, as they struggle to escape to safety.

Daylight was released by Universal Pictures on December 6, 1996, in the United States and on December 26 in the United Kingdom. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $159 million worldwide.

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